Ben Evardone | |
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 Portrait of Ben Evardone for the House of Representatives | |
| Governor of Eastern Samar | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Marcelo Ferdinand Picardal |
| In office June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Clotilde Hilaria Japzon-Salazar |
| Succeeded by | Conrado Nicart Jr. |
| Member of thePhilippine House of Representatives fromEastern Samar's at-large congressional district | |
| In office June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Teodulo Coquila |
| Succeeded by | Maria Fe Abunda |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ben Pagaran Evardone (1963-09-30)September 30, 1963 (age 61) Sulat,Samar |
| Political party | PFP (2024–present) |
| Other political affiliations | PDP–Laban (2016–2024) Liberal (2009–2016) Independent (2009–2010) Lakas-CMD (2004–2009) LDP (1995) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Ben Pagaran Evardone (born September 30, 1963) is the governor ofEastern Samar, Philippines and was the Congressman of Eastern Samar; he was born inSulat, Eastern Samar (then part of undividedSamar), on September 30, 1963.
Evardone was a former journalist, who worked with Jose Burgos the cover the last few years of theMarcos dictatorship. He was also the student council president for theUniversity of the East in 1983.[1]
Evardone unsuccessfully ran as representative of Eastern Samar in 1995.
He served as thegovernor of Eastern Samar from 2004 to 2010.[2]
Then, Evardone ran as district representative in 2010 and won, serving as the Congressman of Eastern Samar for 3 terms.
Evardone ran for governor in 2022; he also actively voiced his support for then-vice presidentLeni Robredo'spresidential campaign. He got elected asGovernor of Eastern Samar. He was also the longest-serving governor and he was the vice president ofPDP–Laban for the Visayas.[3][4] He later switched toPartido Federal ng Pilipinas, the party chaired by PresidentBongbong Marcos.