Cynthia Villar

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Cynthia Villar
Villar in 2015
Senator of the Philippines
Incumbent
Assumed office June 30, 2013
Chair of the Senate Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office July 23, 2019
Preceded by	Alan Peter Cayetano (Agrarian Reform Committee)
Chair of the Senate Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office September 3, 2019
Preceded by	Committee established
Chair of the Senate Climate Change Committee
In office July 22, 2019 – September 3, 2019
Preceded by	Loren Legarda
Succeeded by	Committee dissolved
Chair of the Senate Environment and Natural Resources
In office July 25, 2016 – September 3, 2019
Preceded by	Loren Legarda
Succeeded by	Committee dissolved
Chair of the Senate Agriculture and Food Committee
In office February 27, 2017 – September 3, 2019
Preceded by	Francis Pangilinan
Succeeded by	Committee dissolved
In office July 22, 2013 – June 30, 2016
Preceded by	Francis Pangilinan
Succeeded by	Francis Pangilinan
Chair of the Senate Government Corporations and Public Enterprises Committee
In office July 22, 2013 – June 30, 2016
Preceded by	Franklin Drilon
Succeeded by	Dick Gordon
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Las Piñas's at-large congressional district
In office June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2010
Preceded by	Manny Villar
Succeeded by	Mark Villar
Personal details
Born	Cynthia Ampaya Aguilar (1950-07-29) July 29, 1950 (age 74) Muntinlupa, Rizal, Philippines
Political party	Nacionalista (2004–present)
Other political affiliations	Independent (2001–2004)
Spouse	Manny Villar ​ (m. 1975)​
Children	Manuel Paolo Mark Camille
Residence(s)	Las Piñas, Metro Manila
Alma mater	University of the Philippines (BSBA) New York University (MBA)
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Businesswoman
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Cynthia Aguilar Villar (Tagalog pronunciation: [vilˈjar], born Cynthia Ampaya Aguilar on July 29, 1950)^[1] is a Filipina politician currently serving as a Senator of the Philippines. She was a member of the House of Representatives for the Lone District of Las Piñas from 2001 to 2010 before winning a seat in the Senate in 2013, placing tenth. Villar was re-elected for a second term in the Senate in the 2019 Philippine Senate elections, earning what was then the most votes in senate election history, until this number was surpassed by Robin Padilla in 2022.