Joaquin Carlos "JC" Rahman Araño Nava (born November 19, 1962) is a Filipino politician and physician who serves as governor of

Guimaras Guimaras (), officially the Province of Guimaras (; ), is an island province in the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. The capital is Jordan, while the largest local government unit is the municipality of Buenavista. The provin ...

Education

Nava completed his elementary education at

Colegio del Sagrado Corazon de Jesus The Colegio del Sagrado Corazon de Jesus (simply referred to as Sagrado and abbreviated as CSCJ), translated in English as ''College of the Sacred Heart of Jesus'', is a private, Catholic, and co-educational institution of learning owned and a ...

and his secondary education at

University of San Agustin The University of San Agustin – Iloilo, also known as UniSAg or San Ag, is a private Roman Catholic institution in Iloilo City, Philippines. It is operated by the Augustinian Province of Santo Niño de Cebu, Philippines, belonging to the Orde ...

. He obtained his

Doctor of Medicine A Doctor of Medicine (abbreviated MD, from the Latin language, Latin ) is a medical degree, the meaning of which varies between different jurisdictions. In the United States, and some other countries, the ''MD'' denotes a professional degree of ph ...

degree at

West Visayas State University West Visayas State University (WVSU, referred to colloquially by locals as West; ) is a Public university, public Normal University, normal research university located in La Paz, Iloilo City, Western Visayas region of the Philippines. It was es ...

Career

Nava entered government when he served as a legislative staff officer of the Guimaras Lone District, which was then represented by Edgar Espinosa during the

10th Congress of the Philippines The 10th Congress of the Philippines (), composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives, met from July 24, 1995, until June 5, 1998, during the last three years of Fidel Ramos's presidency. The convening of the 10th Congress fo ...

. Nava was governor of the province of

from 1998 to 2007. He later served as representative of Guimaras from 2007 to 2016. He returned as Guimaras governor after winning in the 2022 election.

Personal life

Nava is part of a

political family A political family (also referred to as political dynasty) is a family in which multiple members are involved in politics — particularly Election, electoral politics. Members may be related by consanguinity, blood or marriage; often several gene ...

. He is married to Maria Lucille Nava who serves as Guimaras' representative in the

House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entities. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often ...

since 2016, while his brother Felipe "Nene" Nava is a provincial board member of the same province.

References

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