Luzviminda Gaba Tancangco is the first non-lawyer woman commissioner of the Philippine Commission on Elections. She was also its first female acting chairman (1998–1999).

Luzviminda Tancangco
Chairman of the Commission on Elections
Acting
In office
October 8, 1998 – January 10, 1999
Appointed byJoseph Estrada
Preceded byBernardo P. Pardo
Succeeded byHarriet Demetriou
Commissioner of the Commission on Elections
In office
August 5, 1998[1] – February 2, 2004[1]
Appointed byJoseph Estrada
Personal details
BornBustos, Bulacan
NationalityFilipino
AffiliationTau Gamma Sigma

Service

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She served from 1998 to 2004,[1] and is one of the six women to have been appointed to the Commission as of 2014.

Controversies

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GMANews.TV reported that in August 2002, "NAMFREL and other civil society organizations" filed an "impeachment complaint" against "COMELEC Commissioner Luzviminda Tancangco", and that the complaint was "endorsed by Rep. Monico Puentevella".[2] The Congress of the Philippines dismissed the complaint on February 3, 2003 and found it "not sufficient in substance".[3] Ms. Tancangco continued to serve on the COMELEC until February 2, 2004.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "The Commission on Elections from 1940 to the present". Archived from the original on 2009-03-07. Retrieved February 8, 2009.
  2. ^ "Past impeachment complaints filed against top Comelec officials". 2007-09-27. Retrieved February 8, 2009.
  3. ^ "Plenary Action on the Preliminary Determination by the Committee on Justice of Insufficiency in Substance of an Impeachment Complaint: Tancangco Case" (PDF). December 2, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 4, 2011. Retrieved February 1, 2009.
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Government offices
Preceded by COMELEC Chairman
October 08, 1998– January 10, 1999
Succeeded by