Edelmiro A. Amante, Sr. (April 21, 1933 – March 10, 2013), was a Filipino politician.

Early life

Amante was born in

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. He attended Ampayon Elementary School, then Mindanao Institute, where he graduated from high school as a

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. He then studied at

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, where he received an Associate in Arts degree in 1954, then a Bachelor of Laws in 1958.

Career

Amante started his career as a barrio lieutenant in Ampayon,

. He held that position for only one year, 1959, before becoming a

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, from 1960 to 1964. He represented

Agusan del Norte Agusan del Norte, officially the Province of Agusan del Norte ( ceb, Amihanang Agusan; Butuanon: ''Probinsya hong Agusan del Norte''; tl, Hilagang Agusan), is a province in the Caraga region of the Philippines. Its capital is the city of Cabadba ...

at the 1973 Constitutional Convention. He had also represented

as an Assemblyman of the defunct

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from 1978 to 1984. Since 1984, he was elected to four terms to the

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representing the 2nd District of Agusan del Norte. He was most recently elected in 2007, succeeding his daughter Angelica. Amante was a close ally of

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, under whose administration he served as the

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from 1992 to 1993 when he decided to return to Congress. Prior to his death, he was a member of the

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party.

References

* * * 20th-century Filipino lawyers People from Agusan del Norte 1933 births 2013 deaths Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino politicians Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Agusan del Norte Executive Secretaries of the Philippines Ramos administration cabinet members Silliman University alumni Members of the Batasang Pambansa Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Merit (Philippines) {{Philippines-politician-stub