Aurelio "Dong" Dueñas Gonzales Jr. (born October 27, 1962) is the

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of the 3rd District of

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in the

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. He was formerly a member of Lakas-Kampi-CMD but switched to

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in the

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s. Gonzales was born and raised in Brgy. Anao in the town of Mexico, Pampanga. He was married to Elizabeth Panlilio Gonzales and together they share a son named Brenz (after the late Governor Bren Z. Guiao). Elizabeth was among the victims killed in the

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on June 2, 2017. Before becoming a congressman, he was a board member for the same district for one term before running for Congress and winning against Dinan Labung and Tiger Lagman. He ran for representative in the 2013 elections and received a total of 108,275 votes. He was one of the signatories of House Resolution 1109 calling for a constituent assembly to amend the Constitution.

Personal life

He has five children named Aurelio III, Aurelio Brenz who is a Civil Engineer, Aurelio Michaeline, Michael Aurelio and Alyssa Michaela.

References

*http://ph.rappler.com/people/dong-gonzales

External links

Hon. Aurelio "Dong" D. Gonzales, Jr. - Republic of the Philippines House of Representatives
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gonzales, Aurelio 1962 births Living people Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Pampanga Deputy Speakers of the House of Representatives of the Philippines Members of the Pampanga Provincial Board Mapúa University alumni Filipino engineers Filipino civil engineers Kapampangan people