Hernando Perez

{{Short description|Filipino lawyer and academic}} {{BLP sources|date=September 2022}} {{Philippine name|Benito|Perez}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Hernando Perez | image = President Hernando B. Perez.png | image_size = | honorific_prefix = [[The Honorable]] | caption = [[Department of Justice (Philippines)|Department of Justice]] Portrait of Perez (2002) | office = President Emeritus of the [[University of Batangas]] | term_start = September 2023 | term_end = | appointer = | predecessor = ''Position established'' | successor = | office1 = President of the [[University of Batangas]] | term_start1 =  April 2007 | term_end1 = September 2023 | appointer1 = | predecessor1 = Abelardo Perez | successor1 = Lily Marlene Hernandez | office2 = [[Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines|Deputy House Speaker]] | term_start2 = July 24, 1995 | term_end2 = June 30, 1998 | 1blankname2 = [[Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines|Speaker]] | 1namedata2 = [[Jose de Venecia Jr.]] | predecessor2 = | successor2 = | office3 = [[Minority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines|House Minority Leader]] | term_start3 = July 27, 1992 | term_end3 = June 9, 1995 | predecessor3 = Victor Ortega | successor3 = [[Ronaldo Zamora]] | office4 = 51st [[Secretary of Justice (Philippines)|Secretary of Justice]] | term_start4 = January 24, 2001 | term_end4 = January 2, 2003 | president4 = [[Gloria Macapagal Arroyo]] | predecessor4 = Artemio Tuquero | successor4 = [[Merceditas Gutierrez]] ''(acting)'' | office5 = [[Secretary of Transportation and Communications (Philippines)|Secretary of Transportation and Communications]] Minister of Transportation and Communications (February 25–March 25, 1986) | term_start5 = February 25, 1986 | term_end5 = March 16, 1987 | president5 = [[Corazon Aquino]] | 1blankname5 = {{nowrap|[[Prime Minister of the Philippines|Prime Minister]]}} | 1namedata5 = [[Salvador Laurel]] (1986) | predecessor5 = Jose P. Dans | successor5 = Rainerio Reyes | office7 = Member of the [[House of Representatives (Philippines)|House of Representatives]] from [[Batangas]]'s [[Batangas's 2nd congressional district|2nd district]]<ref name="abs-cbn">{{cite web|url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/nation/regions/10/27/15/nani-perez-to-withdraw-from-congress-race |title=Nani Perez to withdraw from Congress race |publisher=[[ABS-CBN]] |author=Arnell Ozaeta |date=28 October 2015 |access-date=28 October 2015}}</ref> | term_start7 = June 30, 1987 | term_end7 = June 30, 1998 | predecessor7 = ''District re-created'' | successor7 = Edgar L. Mendoza | office8 = [[Regular Batasang Pambansa|Mambabatas Pambansa (Assemblyman)]] from [[Batangas]]<ref name="abs-cbn" /> | term_start8 = June 30, 1984 | term_end8 = March 25, 1986 | alongside8 = [[Manuel Collantes]], [[Jose Laurel Jr.]] and Rafael Recto | office9 = Member of [[Batangas Provincial Board]] from 2nd district<ref name="abs-cbn" /> | term_start9 = 1980 | term_end9 = 1984 | predecessor9 = | successor9 =  | birth_name = Hernando Benito Perez<ref name=fullname>{{Cite web |last=scph |title=People of the Philippines Vs. Honorable Sandiganbayan [Fifth Division] and Hernando B. Perez {{!}} Supreme Court of the Philippines |url=https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/19007/ |access-date=2022-11-17 |language=en-US}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1939|09|27}}<ref name=bday>{{Cite web |title=University of Batangas |url=https://www.facebook.com/ubatangas/posts/pfbid02bACds672GWj9NoehjARLraSQokgoo2jkgsWXwRvYnrQ7dee8TiXhhTQBWbM8fKgVl |access-date=2022-09-27 |website=www.facebook.com |language=en}}</ref> | birth_place =  [[Batangas]], Philippines | party = [[Independent politician|Independent]] (1998–present) | other_party = [[Nacionalista Party|Nacionalista]] (1980–1987) [[United Nationalist Democratic Organization|UNIDO]] (until 1987) [[Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino|LDP]] (1988–1992) [[Lakas ng Bansa|LnB]] (1987–1992) [[Lakas–CMD (1991)|Lakas]] (1992–1998) | occupation = [[Chancellor (education)|University executive]] | profession = [[Lawyer]]<ref name="law">{{cite web|url=https://www.chanrobles.com/phsupremecourt/p.php |title=LAWLIST |publisher=CHAN ROBLES|author=CHAN ROBLES |access-date=26 September 2022}}</ref> | education = Western Philippine Colleges ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]]) [[Ateneo de Manila University]] ([[Bachelor of Laws|LL.B.]]) ([[Master of Business Administration|MBA]]) | spouse = | children = | website = | footnotes = }}

'''Hernando Benito Perez'''<ref name=fullname /> ({{IPA|tl|ɛr'nando 'peɾes|local}}; born September 27, 1939),<ref name=bday /> also known as '''Nani Perez''' and [[colloquially]] as '''Nani''', is a [[Filipinos|Filipino]] lawyer, academic, and a former politician who is previously served in the [[Presidency of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo|Arroyo administration]] as the [[Secretary of Justice (Philippines)|Secretary of Justice]], and as the [[Secretary of Transportation (Philippines)|Secretary of Transportation and Communications]] under former President [[Corazon Aquino]].<ref name="abs-cbn" /><ref name="philstar">{{cite web|url=https://www.philstar.com/other-sections/starweek-magazine/2001/11/25/141384/justice-secretary-hernando-b-perez-justice-full-bloom |title=Justice Secretary Hernando B. Perez: Justice in full bloom |publisher=[[PhilStar]] |author=Vanni de Sequera |date=25 November 2001}}</ref>

Currently, he serves as the President Emeritus of the [[University of Batangas]].

== Life and education == Perez was born on 1939 in [[Batangas]]. He studied law at [[Ateneo de Manila University]] and was admitted to the bar in 1962.<ref name="law" />

== Career == === Political career === ==== Provincial politics (1980-1984) ==== Perez is a lawyer by profession, but is a law professor. He was elected and became a member of the [[Batangas Provincial Board]] from 1980 to 1984.

==== Regular Batasang Pambansa (1984-1986) ==== {{main|1984 Philippine parliamentary election}} After his tenure on the [[Batangas Provincial Board]] expired in 1984. He served as [[Regular Batasang Pambansa|Mambabatas Pambansa]] from June 1984 until March 1986, when [[Corazon Aquino]] became the president in February 1986 and the [[Provisional Government of the Philippines (1986-1987)|provisional government]] was put into place in March 1986.

==== Transportation department (1986-1987) ==== He served as [[Secretary of Transportation (Philippines)|Minister of Transportation and Communications]] after President [[Corazon Aquino]] succeeded President [[Ferdinand Marcos]] through [[EDSA Revolution]].

==== Congress (1987-1998) ==== [[File:Hernando Benito Perez.jpg|thumb|175px|left|Perez official portrait during the [[8th Congress of the Philippines|8th Congress]].]] After his stint as secretary, Perez ran for Congress, then eventually won. From 1987 to 1998, He became the minority leader and have served as deputy speaker until his term end.<ref name="abs-cbn" />

==== Justice department (2001-2003) ==== After [[President of the Philippines|President]] [[Joseph Estrada]] was overthrown by his own [[Vice President of the Philippines|Vice President]] [[Gloria Macapagal Arroyo|Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo]] through [[Second EDSA Revolution|EDSA II]]. Perez was appointed as [[Secretary of Justice (Philippines)|Secretary of Justice]] and served from 2001 to 2003.<ref name="abs-cbn" /><ref name="philstar" /> During his stint as justice secretary, the former head of the [[Commission on Audit (Philippines)|Commission on Audit]] and former [[Solicitor General of the Philippines|Solicitor General]] [[Jose Calida]] served as undersecretary to him.

=== Post political career (2003-present) ===

==== President of the University of Batangas ==== {{main|University of Batangas}} In 2007, he took over as president of the university until his brother Abelardo Perez's demise. His brother served in this capacity until his death on April 18, 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=http://ub.edu.ph/history |website=University of Batangas}}</ref>

==== Attempts to return to the House of Representatives ==== {{main|2016 Batangas local elections}} In 2016, Perez ran for [[House of Representatives (Philippines)|representative]] of the newly created [[Batangas's 5th congressional district|5th district]]. He placed third and lost to then-board member [[Marvey Mariño]], garnering 15,951 votes (10.52% of the total votes).

==== President Emeritus of the University of Batangas ==== {{main|University of Batangas}} In 2023, he resigned as the [[University of Batangas|University President]] in favor of his successor Lily Marlene Hernandez-Bohn. Perez became the President Emeritus, while maintaining his membership in the board of regents.

== See also == * [[University of Batangas]]

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