Guillermo Lorenzo Tolentino Eleazar (, born November 13, 1965) is a Filipino retired police officer who previously served as

Chief of the Philippine National Police The Chief of the Philippine National Police (abbreviated as C, PNP; Filipino: ''Hepe ng Pambansang Pulisya ng Pilipinas'') is the head of the Philippines' national police body, the Philippine National Police (PNP). The position is invariably held ...

. He previously served as Deputy Chief for Administration of the

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before his appointment as PNP Chief in 2021. On May 5, 2021,

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Secretary

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announced his designation as the next Chief of the Philippine National Police. He was succeeded by

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as PNP Chief on November 13, 2021.

Career

On January 31, 2000, Chief Inspector Eleazar received the award for Junior Police Commissioned Officer of the Year from the

when he was at the Police Regional Office 4 (PRO-4).

Politics

Eleazar ran for senator in the

2022 Philippine Senate elections The 2022 Philippine Senate election was the 34th election of members to the Senate of the Philippines for a six-year term. It was held on May 9, 2022. The seats of the 12 senators elected in 2016 were contested in this election, and the senato ...

as a Reporma candidate under the Lacson-Sotto senatorial ticket. He substituted the candidacy of radio commentator and PWD advocate Paolo Capino which was withdrew on November 12, 2021. His platform focused on improving the peace and order and security situation of the Philippines.

Personal life

Guillermo Eleazar was born on November 13, 1965 in

Tagkawayan, Quezon Tagkawayan, officially the Municipality of Tagkawayan ( tgl, Bayan ng Tagkawayan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 54,003 people. It is the easternmost tow ...

. He is called "Guillor" or "Gemo" by his peers. Eleazar is married to Lally Hernandez, and they have four children together.

References

1965 births Filipino police chiefs Filipino Roman Catholics Politicians from Quezon Philippine Military Academy alumni Living people People of the Philippine Drug War Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma politicians {{Philippines-law-bio-stub