Preceded by Juliano A. Alba | Nationality Filipino Name Gerardo Jr. | |
Full Name Gerardo Manuel Araneta Roxas, Jr. Born October 21, 1960Manila, Philippines ( 1960-10-21 ) Died April 15, 1993(1993-04-15) (aged 32)Quezon City Resting place Manila North Cemetery, Santa Ana, Manila Political party Liberal Party (1987-1993) | ||
 Succeeded by Manuel "Mar" Roxas II | ||
Gerardo "Dinggoy" Araneta Roxas Jr. (October 10, 1960 – April 4, 1993), sometimes referred as Gerry Roxas Jr., was a former Congressman of Capiz and brother of former Senator and current Secretary of the Interior and Local Government Mar Roxas and grandson of former President Manuel Roxas.
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Early life
Born Gerardo Araneta Roxas Jr. on October 21, 1960 in Manila, Philippines to Judy Araneta of Bago City, Negros Occidental and Gerardo Roxas (1924–1982) of Capiz. Roxas' father was a former Senator (1963–1972), and the only son of Manuel Roxas, the first President of the Third Philippine Republic, and Trinidad de Leon. The couple married in 1955. He has two siblings namely Maria Lourdes or Ria, married to Augusto Ojeda and mother of three and Mar Roxas, married to broadcaster Korina Sanchez with his son Paolo Roxas.
Political Life
On June 30, 1987, at the age of 27, he decided to run in the special election and won.
Death
Roxas died on April 4, 1993 due to cancer of the colon. He was buried at Manila North Cemetery in Santa Cruz, Manila, few months after another Capiz Rep. Cornelio Villareal died.