Edgardo Pamintuan Sr.

Edgardo "Ed" Dizon Pamintuan Sr. (; born February 23, 1949) is a Filipino lawyer and former politician. He is currently serving as chairman of Clark Development Corporation since 2021. He served as 33rd mayor of Angeles City from 2010 to 2019, a position he previously held as 30th mayor from 1992 to 1998. He also served as vice mayor of Angeles City from 1988 to 1992.

Early life and career Pamintuan was born on February 23, 1949, in the then-municipality of Angeles in Pampanga to Alberto Pamintuan, a former Vice Mayor of Angeles City and Leonila Dizon. He studied Holy Angel College (now Holy Angel University) for his secondary education. He took up Bachelor of Laws at the San Beda College. In 1979, Pamintuan passed the Philippine Bar Examination.

Pamintuan served as a human rights lawyer during the Marcos dictatorship in the 1980s.

Political career Vice Mayor of Angeles City (1988–1992) Pamintuan started his career in politics as vice mayor of Angeles City from 1988 to 1992.

Mayor of Angeles City (1992–1998) In 1992, Pamintuan was elected as mayor of Angeles City, serving until 1998.

1998 House of Representatives bid In the 1998 elections, Pamintuan ran for representative of the first district of Pampanga but lost to Francis Nepomuceno.

Arroyo administration official In 2001, Pamintuan was appointed as General Manager of the National Housing Authority by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

Pamintuan served as Presidential Adviser for External Affairs from 2004 to 2010. He also a chairman of Subic-Clark Alliance for Development from 2008 to 2010.

Return to Mayor of Angeles City (2010–2019) In the 2010 elections, Pamintuan returned as mayor of Angeles City after a landslide victory over re-electionist Mayor Francis Nepomuceno.

In 2016, Pamintuan served as national president for League of Cities of the Philippines until 2019.

In August 2016, Pamintuan became a member of the panel for the peace process between the government and the CPP-NPA-NDF in Oslo, Norway.

2019 House of Representatives bid In the 2019 elections, Pamintuan was the first nominee of ABE Kapampangan Partylist but failed to obtain a seat and garnered only 83,379 votes.

CDC Chairman (2021–present) In February 2021, Pamintuan was appointed as chairman of the Clark Development Corporation by President Rodrigo Duterte.

Personal life Pamintuan is married to Herminia de Guzman and has three children including Edu Pamintuan.

On September 28, 2021, Pamintuan announced his retirement from politics.

Electoral performance

2016

2013

2010

1998

Ancestry