Matias Defensor (born September 23, 1943) is a

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politician. A member of

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, he represented the 3rd District of Quezon City in the

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for two terms from 2004 to 2010. He failed to win a third term as

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, losing to Jorge Banal. He ran again for the same position in the 2013 elections but lost. He is married to Florence Defensor. He is the father of

Mike Defensor Michael Tan Defensor (, born June 30, 1969) is a Filipino politician who most recently served as the Party-list Representative for Anakalusugan from 2019 to 2022. He is also the CEO of Pax Libera Mining, Inc. Defensor began his political car ...

and Ma. Theresa Defensor, both former congressmen of the same district he represented. Mike represented the district for two terms (1995-1998 and 1998-2001) while Ma. Theresa for one term (2001-2004). He graduated from University of the Philippines College of Law.

References

House of Representatives Official Website

GMA News Online: Defensor Clan
{{DEFAULTSORT:Defensor, Matias Jr. 1943 births Living people Lakas–CMD (1991) politicians Lakas–CMD politicians Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Quezon City United Nationalist Alliance politicians Politicians from Quezon City People from Iloilo