Biography of senator nene pimentel

Aquilino Quilinging Pimentel Jr. (December 11, &#; October 20, ), also known as Nene, was a politician in the Philippines.

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Career

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He was first elected as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention. He then went into exile when PresidentFerdinand Marcos declared martial law. He came back in and was elected as mayor of Cagayan de Oro City in Misamis Oriental. He was removed as mayor He returned as mayor again in He was elected as an Assemblyman in the Batasang Pambansa (National Assembly), serving from to

After the EDSA Revolution, President Corazon Aquino appointed him as Minister of Local Government and Presidential adviser/chief negotiator with the Musliminsurgents in Mindanao.

He then was elected Senator (–).

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As senator, he wrote the Local Government Code. He tried to become Vice President in He ran under the Liberal Party with Jovito Salonga running for president. He finished fifth among the vice presidential candidat Astra Pimentel - Biography Profiles WITE