Arthur Defensor Jr.

Arthur Defensor Jr.
Arthur Defensor Jr.
	Official portrait, 2016
32nd Governor of Iloilo
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; June 30, 2019
Vice Governor	Christine S. Garin (2019–2025); Nathalie Ann F. Debuque (since 2025)
Preceded by	Arthur Defensor Sr.
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Iloilo's 3rd district
	In office; June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2019
Preceded by	Arthur Defensor Sr.
Succeeded by	Lorenz Defensor
Member of the Iloilo Provincial Board from the 3rd district
	In office; June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2010
Personal details
Born	Arthur Rivera Defensor Jr.; October 8, 1969 (age 55); Iloilo City, Philippines
Political party	PFP (2023–present); Uswag Ilonggo (2024–present) (party-list)
Other political; affiliations	NUP (2021–2023) ; PDP–Laban (2018–2021); Liberal (2012–2018); Lakas (2007–2012)
Relations	Arthur Defensor Sr. (father); Cosette Rivera (mother)
Relatives	Lorenz Defensor (brother)
Occupation	Lawyer, Politician

Arthur "Toto" Rivera Defensor Jr. (born October 8, 1969) is a Filipino politician who has served as the 32nd governor of Iloilo since 2019. He previously served as the representative for Iloilo's third district from 2010 to 2019 and represented the district in the Iloilo Provincial Board from 2007 to 2010.^[1]^[2]

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Defensor Jr. is the son of the former governor and congressman Arthur Defensor Sr., and a nephew of the late former senator Miriam Defensor–Santiago.

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