Aurelio Gonzales Jr.

Early life and education Gonzales was born at the Virgen de los Remedios Hospital in Barangay San Jose in San Fernando, Pampanga on October 27, 1962 to Aurelio Gonzales Sr. and Cezaria Dueñas. He was raised in Barangay Anao in Mexico, Pampanga. He studied Anao Elementary School and Anao National High School for his primary and secondary education. He took up Civil Engineering at the Mapua Institute of Technology. In 1987, He passed the Civil Engineering board exam.

Political career

Pampanga Provincial Board (2004–2007) Before becoming a congressman, he was a board member for the same district for one term before running for Congress.

House of Representatives (2007–2013; 2016–2025)

He won the 2007 election against Dinan Labung and Tiger Lagman.

He was one of the signatories of House Resolution 1109 in 2009 calling for a constituent assembly to amend the Constitution.

He ran for representative in the 2013 elections and received a total of 108,275 votes, but lost to Oscar Samson Rodriguez.

In 2020, Gonzales supported the franchise renewal of ABS-CBN.

In November 2023, Gonzales left PDP-Laban to join the Lakas–CMD party. On February 5, 2025, Gonzales was among the 95 Lakas–CMD members who voted to impeach vice president Sara Duterte.

Controversies The Court of Appeals of the Philippines' Fourth Division Decision dated May 23, 2024, granted Gonzales Jr.'s certiorari annulling Regional Trial Court, Branch 42, San Fernando, Pampanga's judgment. The ruling allowed Gonzalez' intervention in the compromise agreement between San Fernando City and Premier Central, Inc.'s sale of Paskuhan Village. The "deed of donation" transferred to San Fernando of the sold to Premier Central, Inc. and a 2-story building, and a company would construct an amphitheater. Gonzales was granted the right to file complaints on the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority sale decision of Paskuhan Village to Premier Central Inc. (PCI) in 2014 for .

Personal life Gonzales was married to Elizabeth Mendiola Panlilio until her death at the 2017 Resorts World Manila attack on June 2, 2017. Their only child named Aurelio Brenz (incumbent Vice Mayor of San Fernando, Pampanga and named after Bren Guiao).

Gonzales later married his second wife, Michaeline "My-My" de Guzman Mercado. Mercado is currently serving as a member in the Pampanga Provincial Board for the 3rd district since 2025. Together, they have children named Aurelio III, Aurelio Michaeline, Michael Aurelio and Alyssa Michaela (incumbent Representative from Pampanga's 3rd district).

Electoral history