GILBERT TEODORO Jr.
Gilbert “Gibo†Teodoro
- Bithday:Â Â Jun 14, 1964
- Nationality: Filipino
- Political Party: Administration
- Spouse: Congresswoman Monica “Nikki” Prieto-Teodoro
- Child: Jaime
- Position: Secretary of National Defense
- Website: www.gilbertteodoro.com
He completed his secondary education at the Xavier School, he was elected President of the Kabataang Barangay for Tarlac in 1980 and concurrently assumed Presidency of the Kabataang Barangay for Central Luzon until 1985. He also became a member of the Sanguniang Panlalawigan of Tarlac from 1980 to 1986.
He completed his Bachelor of Science in Commerce, Major in Financial Institutions at the De La Salle University in 1984. In 1989, he completed his Law studies at the University of the Philippines where he was awarded the Dean’s Medal for Academic Excellence. In the same year, he topped the Philippine Bar exams.
For seven years, he honed his skills as a lawyer in the famed EP Mendoza Law firm. Armed with years of experience, he went to the Harvard Law School in Cambridge for his Master of Laws and completed it in 1997. He was also admitted to the State Bar of New York during the same year.
He is also a licensed commercial pilot and a Colonel in the Philippine Air Force Reserve. He is the son of the former SSS Administrator Gilberto, Sr., and Mercedes Cojuangco and is married to Representative Monica Prieto and have one son.