Nina Ricci Alcantara Ynares-Chiongbian (born October 19, 1970) is a Filipina businesswoman and politician serving as
governor
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of
Rizal
Rizal, officially the Province of Rizal ( fil, Lalawigan ng Rizal), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region in Luzon. Its capital is the city of Antipolo. It is about east of Manila. The p ...
,
Philippines
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* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
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since 2022. Prior to joining politics, she served as a member of the Board of Directors of
Manila Hotel
The Manila Hotel is a 550-room, historic five-star hotel located along Manila Bay in Manila, Philippines. and a member of the Board of Trustees of
Government Service Insurance System
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(GSIS) until her resignation in 2021. She is the eldest daughter of the former governors Casimiro "Ito" Ynares Jr. and
Rebecca "Nini" Alcantara Ynares and the sister of former governor and
Antipolo
Antipolo, officially known as the City of Antipolo ( fil, Lungsod ng Antipolo), is a 1st class component city and capital of the province of Rizal, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 887,399 people. It is the mo ...
Mayor
Casimiro "Jun" Ynares III.
Personal life
She was married to James Chiongbian II, member of Chiongbian political dynasty in the province of
Sarangani
Sarangani, officially the Province of Sarangani ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Sarangani; hil, Kapuoran sang Sarangani; Maguindanaon: ''Dairat nu Sarangani'', Jawi: دايرت نو سارڠني; fil, Lalawigan ng Sarangani), is a province in the Philipp ...
.
References
1970 births
Living people
Governors of Rizal
21st-century Filipino businesspeople
Nationalist People's Coalition politicians
Women provincial governors of the Philippines
De La Salle University alumni
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