Josephine Sato

Josephine Y. Ramirez-Sato is a Filipino politician. Sato is the current Congresswoman of Occidental Mindoro under the Liberal Party in the Philippine House of Representatives.

Josephine Sato
Sato in 2017
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Occidental Mindoro's Lone District
Assumed office
June 30, 2013
Preceded byMa. Amelita A. Calimbas-Villarosa
In office
June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2004
Preceded byRicardo V. Quintos
Succeeded byMa. Amelita A. Calimbas-Villarosa
Governor of Occidental Mindoro
In office
2004–2013
Preceded byJose T. Villarosa
Succeeded byMario Gene Mendoza
In office
1992–2001
Preceded byPeter Medalla Jr.
Succeeded byJose T. Villarosa
Vice Governor of Occidental Mindoro
In office
1988–1992
Personal details
Born
Josephine Y. Ramirez

(1954-04-29) April 29, 1954
Spouse(s)William Nobuo Sato[1]

Education

Sato attended St. Theresa's College where she attained a BA Major in Political Science in 1973 where she was included at her college's dean's list. She also attended University of the Philippines where she graduated as a Bachelor of Laws and top 14 among her graduating batch in 1978.[2]

In 1986, she accomplished a program on Instructions of Lawyers-International Law and Taxation at Harvard University School of Law and in 1987 she completed her Urban Studies and Planning at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[2]

Career

In 1988, Sato was elected as Vice Governor of Occidental Mindoro until 1992. After her term as vice governor she was elected as governor for three consecutive terms (1992–1995, 1995–1998, 1998–2001.) Then served her first term as congresswoman at the House of Representatives from 2001–2004 and was barred by law to run for a fourth consecutive term. After Sato's first term as congresswoman, she again served for three consecutive terms as governor of her province (2004–2007, 2007–2010, 2010–2013). Then after her sixth term as governor, she was again elected as congresswoman of Occidental Mindoro.[2]

In 2015, she was appointed as secretary general of the Liberal Party.[3] She left Liberal in 2016 and transferred to PDP–Laban of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte.

References
  1. "HON. GOVERNOR JOSEPHINE Y. RAMIREZ-SATO" (PDF). Official Website of San Jose, Occidental Mindoro. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  2. "Hon. Sato, Josephine R." House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  3. Lopez, Melissa Luz (29 September 2015). "LP to 'confirm' Roxas as standard-bearer". BusinessWorld Online. BusinessWorld Publishing Corporation. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
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