Luis Jose Angel Nakpil Campos Jr. (born October 16, 1967) is a Filipino lawyer, politician, and businessman who served in the

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representing

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's 2nd district from 2016 to 2025.

Early life and education

Campos was born on October 16, 1967 in

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. A member of the Nakpil clan, he was raised in

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. Campos attended

De La Salle Zobel The De La Salle Santiago Zobel School, also referred to by its acronym DLSZ or De La Salle Zobel ( Filipino: Paaralang De La Salle Santiago Zobel), is a private Catholic basic education institution for boys and girls run by the Philippine Di ...

for his elementary and high school educations. He later attended

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, where he obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science in 1989 and

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degree in 1991. He later attended Ateneo de Manila Law School to pursue legal education.

Business career

Campos opened the Botong’s Resto Bar in

and was a partner in Andres, a Filipino restaurant.

Political career

Campos started his political career as the successor to his wife and current

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Abby Binay Mar-len Abigail "Abby" Sombillo Binay-Campos (born December 12, 1975) is a Filipino lawyer and politician who has been the Mayor of Makati since 2016. She formerly served in the Congress as Representative of Makati's 2nd District from 2007 to ...

on the congressional seat for the 2nd district in

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

. During his first term in the 17th Congress, he was the deputy minority leader, member of the House Committee on Rules, vice chairperson of the House Committee on Public Accounts, and district chairman of the

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for Makati. He was re-elected in

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and in

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. He is the vice chairperson of the House Committee on Appropriations and member of the House Committee on Metro Manila Development and

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during the 19th Congress. As representative, he supported the

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bill in 2017 and the absolute divorce bill in 2024. When he was term-limited alongside his wife Abby as mayor, Campos filed his candidacy for

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, with fellow Makati representative

Kid Peña Romulo "Kid" Valderama Peña Jr. (born August 5, 1969) is a Filipino politician who is the vice mayor-elect of Makati. He previously held the position from 2010 to 2015 under the mayoralty of Jejomar Binay Jr., which ended with Peña as acting ...

from the 1st district as his vice mayoralty running-mate. While Peña won, Campos lost to his sister-in-law

Nancy Binay Maria Lourdes "Nancy" Sombillo Binay Angeles (born May 12, 1973) is a Filipino politician who is the mayor-elect of Makati, having been elected in 2025 to replace her sister Abby. She has served as a senator of the Philippines since 2013. ...

by 29,234 votes, having placed second with 85,664 votes.

Electoral performance

2025

2022

2019

2016

Personal life

Campos married fellow lawyer

in 2008. They first met at the Ateneo Law School in 1998. Together, they have a daughter named Martina.

References

{{Jejomar Binay 1967 births Living people Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Makati 21st-century Filipino businesspeople 21st-century Filipino lawyers People from Dasmariñas United Nationalist Alliance politicians Nationalist People's Coalition politicians De La Salle University alumni Ateneo de Manila University alumni