Amando M. Tetangco Jr. | |
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.jpg) Tetangco in 2010 | |
| 3rdGovernor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas | |
| In office July 3, 2005 – July 3, 2017 | |
| President | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Benigno Aquino III Rodrigo Duterte |
| Deputy | Armando Suratos Diwa Guinigundo Nestor Espenilla Jr. Juan de Zuñiga Jr. |
| Preceded by | Rafael Buenaventura |
| Succeeded by | Nestor Espenilla Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Amando Maglalang Tetangco Jr. (1952-11-14)November 14, 1952 (age 72) Apalit, Pampanga,Philippines |
| Spouse | Elvira Ma. Plana |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Don Bosco Academy, Pampanga |
| Alma mater | Ateneo de Manila University,University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Profession | Banker |
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Amando Maglalang Tetangco Jr. (born November 14, 1952) is a Filipino banker, who served as the thirdGovernor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).[1] He was the first BSP governor to serve two terms,[2] having been first appointed to the office byPhilippine presidentGloria Macapagal Arroyo in July 3, 2005, and reappointed in July 31, 2011 by PresidentBenigno Aquino III to serve another six-year term.
Born on November 14, 1952[3] to Amando, Sr. and the former Teodora Maglalang, Tetangco finished elementary and high school at theDon Bosco Academy inPampanga. He went on to pursue his ABEconomics degree at theAteneo de Manila University, where he graduatedcum laude; he also took up graduate courses inbusiness administration in the same institution. Later on, as a scholar of the then Central Bank of the Philippines, Tetangco completed his MA in Public Policy and Administration (concentration inDevelopment Economics) at theUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison, Wisconsin, United States.
Before joining the BSP in 1974, Tetangco was connected to the management services division of the accounting firmSycip Gorres Velayo & Co.
A career central banker, he has occupied different positions in the organization in a span of over three decades. Immediately prior to his appointment as BSP Governor, he was Deputy Governor in-charge of the Banking Services Sector, Economic Research and Treasury.
As BSP Governor in 2005, Tetangco is concurrently the Chairman of the BSP Monetary Board, the Anti-Money Laundering Council, andPhilippine International Convention Center; Vice-Chairman of the Agriculture Credit Policy Council; member of the Capital Market Development Council, Export Development Council, PhilExport Board of Trustees, Philippine Export-Import Credit Agency; and director of thePhilippine Deposit Insurance Corporation, National Development Council, and National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation.
He also represents the country in various international and regional organizations, including the Executive Meeting of East Asia and Pacific Central Banks;ASEAN andASEAN+3; South East Asia Central Banks; South East Asia, New Zealand and Australia; Center forLatin American Monetary Studies; andAsia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. He is the governor for the Philippines in theInternational Monetary Fund, and the Alternate Governor in theWorld Bank and in theAsian Development Bank.
Tetangco is married to Elvira Ma. Plana, with whom he has three children: a son and two daughters. He is an avid shooter and golfer.
In January 2013, Tetangco has been namedCentral Banker of the Year for Asia-Pacific byThe Banker.[4]
Before this, he was honored in October 2012 by the financial magazineEmerging Markets as theCentral Bank Governor of the Year for Asia.[5]
In the same year, he was named as one of the world's six best central bankers for 2012 by theGlobal Finance magazine, an accolade that had been previously given to him in 2006, 2007 and 2011.[6]
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| Preceded by | Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas 2005–2017 | Succeeded by |
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