Rene Relampagos


Rene Lopez Relampagos is a Filipino politician. He is currently the Vice-Governor of the Province of Bohol after having been elected in the local elections as part of the 2019 Philippine General Election. He has also served three terms as a member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines representing the 1st congressional district of the Province of Bohol.

Biography and career

Rene Lopez Relampagos was born on December 28, 1963 in Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines. He is the son of the former Loon, Bohol mayor Juan "Aning" M. Relampagos and Esperanza "Nene" Lopez Relampagos.

Political career

He started his political career as Technical Consultant for Youth and Sports Development of the Bohol Provincial Government from 1988 to 1989. He then became board member of the Province of Bohol from 1989 to 1992. In 1992, he was elected as Vice Governor of the Provincial Government of Bohol and served until 1995. He served as Governor of the province of Bohol from 1995 to 2001. In the local elections as part of the 2010 Philippine General Election, he ran and won as a member of the House of Representatives as representative of the first district of Bohol. He continued to win his re-election bids for 2013 and 2016 respectively, allowing him to serve a full three terms as the 1st District Representative of the Province of Bohol. During the 2019 Philippine General Election, he ran for the position of Vice-Governor of Bohol and won after securing 317,318 votes against his opponent's 277,933 votes.

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