Reynolds Michael Tee Tan (born November 18, 1988) is a Filipino politician from the province of

Samar Samar ( ) is the third-largest and seventh-most populous island in the Philippines, with a total population of 1,909,537 as of the 2020 census. It is located in the eastern Visayas, which are in the central Philippines. The island is divided in ...

. He currently serves as Philippine House of Representatives member for the 2nd District of

since 2022. He formerly served as

Governor of Samar The governor of Samar is the local chief executive of the Philippine province In the Philippines, provinces ( fil, lalawigan) are one of its primary political and administrative divisions. There are 82 provinces at present, which are furthe ...

and

Vice Governor A lieutenant governor, lieutenant-governor, or vice governor is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction. Often a lieutenant governor is the deputy, or lieutenant, to or ranked under a governor — a "second-in-comm ...

Political career

In 2019, Tan ran and won as Vice Governor of Samar beating former Vice Governor Jesus Redaja. He succeeded the post from his brother Stephen James Tan who held the position for three terms. In November 30, 2019, Tan succeeded the position of Governor after the untimely demise of his mother, Governor

Milagrosa Tan Milagrosa Tee Tan (24 February 1958 – 30 November 2019) was a Filipina politician from the province of Samar in the Philippines. She was from the town of Palompon in the province of Leyte and married a Catbaloganon. She was the first female gov ...

. In 2022, Tan although still eligible to run for Governor did not file for re-election but instead ran for Congressman of the 2nd District of Samar, switching places with his sister

Sharee Ann Tan Sharee Ann Tee Tan-de los Santos (born May 11, 1982) is a Filipino politician from the province of Samar. She currently serves as Governor of Samar The governor of Samar is the local chief executive of the Philippine province In the Phi ...

. Both Reynolds Michael and Sharee Ann won the elections.

Tan Political Clan

Reynolds Michael is a member of the ruling Tan political clan of Samar. His sister

is the incumbent Governor. She served the same position from 2010 to 2019. Sharee Ann was Samar's 2nd District Congresswoman from 2007 to 2010 and from 2019 to 2022. His older brother Stephen James Tan is the incumbent Congressman of Samar's 1st District and was the Vice Governor from 2010 until 2019. His mother

served as Sangguniang Panlalawigan Member for Samar's 2nd District from 1998 to 2001, Governor from 2001 to 2010, Samar's 2nd District Congresswoman from 2010 to 2019 and again Governor from 2019 until her death. His uncle, Arnold V. Tan is the incumbent Vice Governor. His other uncle Ruben V. Tan was a Sangguniang Panlalawigan Member for Samar's 2nd District from 1995 to 1998. He was a replacement candidate for Reynolds Michael's father Ricardo Tan who died before the election.

Governorship

In 2021, a known anti-

mining Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the Earth, usually from an ore body, lode, vein, seam, reef, or placer deposit. The exploitation of these deposits for raw material is based on the economic via ...

advocate, Tan proposed for the redesign of the provincial seal of Samar to remove the logging and mining symbols and replace with a Philippine eagle.

Personal life

He is a husband to Ma. Rocca Socorro Tizon and father to River Markus Tan. He is the youngest child of Ricardo Tan and

, and brother to Angelie,

and Stephen James Tan.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tan, Reynolds Michael Living people Governors of Samar (province) Politicians from Samar (province) PDP–Laban politicians Nacionalista Party politicians 1988 births