Jose David Lina Jr., KGCR (born December 22, 1951), better known as Joey Lina, is a Filipino lawyer, businessman, public servant, radio personality, and politician who is the former governor of

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and former Senator of the

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Political career

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as representatives of presidential candidate

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. From 1995 to 2001, he served as

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, and from 2001 to 2004, he was then appointed as

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. He is the current president of

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References

External links

Joey Lina's website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lina, Joey 1951 births Living people Arroyo administration cabinet members Governors of Laguna (province) Governors of Metro Manila Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino politicians Liberal Party (Philippines) politicians PDP–Laban politicians People from Laguna (province) Secretaries of the Interior and Local Government of the Philippines Senators of the 8th Congress of the Philippines Senators of the 9th Congress of the Philippines University of Santo Tomas alumni