Leonard Mayaen
Leonard Mayaen | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Mountain Province | |
| In office June 30, 2010 – March 31, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Maximo Dalog Sr. |
| Succeeded by | Bonifacio Lacwasan |
| In office June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Maximo Dalog Sr. |
| Succeeded by | Sario Malinias |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Leonard Gabas Mayaen March 14, 1953 Besao, Mountain Province, Philippines |
| Died | March 31, 2016 (aged 63) Bontoc, Mountain Province, Philippines |
| Occupation | Politician |
Leonard Gabas Mayaen (March 14, 1953 – March 31, 2016) was a
Early life and education
Mayaen was born in
Career
In 1980, Mayaen left his position as a teacher at Tublay School of Home Economics to establish his own law office.[1] He entered politics in 1988 when he was elected as a Mountain Province board member.[1]
Mayaen was elected the Vice Governor of Mountain Province in 1992. He won re-election as Vice Governor in 1995.[1] In 1998, Mayaen was elected Governor of Mountain Province, a position he held from 1998 to 2001 for one-term.[1] He lost his gubernatorial re-election bid in 2001.[1]
Mayaen launched a political comeback nearly a decade later when he was once again elected governor in 2010.[1] In 2013, Mayaen won re-election in a landslide victory.[1] Mayaen was running unopposed for a third, and final, term in the upcoming gubernatorial election on May 9, 2016, when he unexpectedly died in office.[1]
Death
Mayaen died in office of a heart attack on March 31, 2016, at the age of 63.
References
- ^ Sun.Star. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
- ^ Sun.Star. Retrieved April 26, 2016.