Gerardo Espina Sr.

Gerardo Sabinay Espina Sr. was a Filipino politician who served as a former representative for Biliran's at-large congressional district in the House of Representatives of the Philippines. He was also the patriarch of the Espina family.

Gerardo Espina Sr.
Mayor of Naval, Biliran
In office June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2007
Congressman of Biliran's at-large congressional district
In office June 30, 1995 – June 30, 2004
Preceded by	Position Established
Succeeded by	Gerardo Espina Jr.
Member of the Interim Batasang Pambansa
In office June 12, 1978 – June 5, 1984
Constituency	Region IV
Personal details
Born	1935 or 1936
Died	February 7, 2013
Political party	NPC (1991–2013)
Other political affiliations	KBL (until 1991)
Occupation	Politician

Career

Espina was a delegate of Leyte to the Philippine Constitutional Convention of 1971. During the regime of President Ferdinand Marcos, he joined the cabinet as Deputy Minister of Trade & Industry, Minister of State for Labor, Administrator of the Export Processing Zone Authority, and member of the Presidential Special Committee on Government Reorganization. At the same time, he served in the Interim Batasang Pambansa as an Assemblyman for Eastern Visayas and concurrent Assistant Majority Leader from 1978 to 1984.

In 1988, he unsuccessfully ran for mayor of Manila. In 1992, Espina ran for senator in the 1992 Philippine Senate election, losing with 1,755,120 votes or 7.24 percent.

He was the first congressman for the newly established Biliran's at-large congressional district for three terms (1995–2004) under the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC).

He was also the mayor of Naval, Biliran from 2004 to 2007.

Death

Espina died from pneumonia on February 6, 2013 at the age of 77. He was buried in the Loyola Memorial Park in Parañaque.