Draft:Jan Rurik Padiernos
Jan Rurik Padiernos | |
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Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Galing sa Puso Party | |
Assumed office June 30, 2025 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Jan Rurik Padiernos January 16, 1990 Quezon City, Philippines |
Alma mater | University of Southern California (BS) Ateneo de Manila University (JD) |
Occupation | politician |
Profession | Lawyer |
Jan Rurik De Leon Padiernos is a Filipino lawyer and politician currently serving as a member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, representing the Galing sa Puso Party in the 20th Congress.
Early life and education
[edit]Jan Rurik Padiernos was born on January 16, 1990, in Quezon City, Philippines. He is the son of politician Jose Gay Padiernos and Jeanette De Leon.
He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business, with concentrations in entrepreneurship, finance, and management, studying from 2009 to 2012. He later obtained his Juris Doctor degree from the Ateneo de Manila University School of Law, where he studied from 2012 to 2016. Padiernos passed the Philippine Bar Examination in 2017.
Political career
[edit]Padiernos assumed office on June 30, 2025, after being elected as a party-list representative under the Galing sa Puso Party in the House of Representatives of the Philippines. In the 20th Congress, he aligned himself with the opposition bloc and joined other lawmakers in expressing support for the continued leadership of Marcelino Libanan as House Minority Leader.[1]
His father, GP Padiernos, publicly expressed pride in Jan Rurik after he passed the 2016 Bar Examination, alongside his cousin, Maricel Padiernos.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Porcalla, Delon (July 7, 2025). "Libanan likely to keep House minority leader post". The Philippine Star.
- ^ "Vice Gov. Padiernos is a proud daddy to son who passed the Bar". Politiko Central Luzon. May 16, 2017.