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She first ran as a city councilor in the [[2010 Cebu City local elections|2010 elections]] when her husband was term-limited as [[Mayor of Cebu City|mayor]] and went on to serve for three consecutive terms until 2019.<ref name=":0"/> Osmeña also briefly served as acting mayor from May 17, 2016 to June 30, 2016 with the suspension of then mayor [[Mike Rama|Michael Rama]].<ref>{{cite news |author1=Princess Dawn Felicitas |title=Suspension order vs Cebu City mayor, 13 others served |url=https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/74767 |access-date=December 1, 2021 |publisher=[[SunStar Cebu]] |date=May 17, 2016}}</ref>
She first ran as a city councilor in the [[2010 Cebu City local elections|2010 elections]] when her husband was term-limited as [[Mayor of Cebu City|mayor]] and went on to serve for three consecutive terms until 2019.<ref name=":0"/> Osmeña also briefly served as acting mayor from May 17, 2016 to June 30, 2016 with the suspension of then mayor [[Mike Rama|Michael Rama]].<ref>{{cite news |author1=Princess Dawn Felicitas |title=Suspension order vs Cebu City mayor, 13 others served |url=https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/74767 |access-date=December 1, 2021 |publisher=[[SunStar Cebu]] |date=May 17, 2016}}</ref>


Osmeña is vying for the position of [[mayor of Cebu City]] in the [[2022 Cebu City local elections|2022 elections]] with incumbent city councilor Franklyn Ong as her candidate for vice mayor.<ref>{{cite news |title=Former councilor Margot Osmeña to run for mayor of Cebu City |url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/elections/margot-osmena-to-run-mayor-cebu-city-2022 |access-date=December 1, 2021 |work=[[Rappler]] |date=October 4, 2021}}</ref> If elected, she will be the first woman mayor of the city.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wife of ex-Cebu City mayor Tomas Osmeña to vie for local post |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1496946/wife-of-ex-cebu-city-mayor-tomas-osmena-to-vie-for-local-post |access-date=October 7, 2021 |work=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]}}</ref>
Osmeña is vying for the position of [[mayor of Cebu City]] in the [[2022 Cebu City local elections|2022 elections]] but lost to incumbent [[Michael Rama]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Former councilor Margot Osmeña to run for mayor of Cebu City|url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/elections/margot-osmena-to-run-mayor-cebu-city-2022 |access-date=December 1, 2021 |work=[[Rappler]] |date=October 4, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Wife of ex-Cebu City mayor Tomas Osmeña to vie for local post |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1496946/wife-of-ex-cebu-city-mayor-tomas-osmena-to-vie-for-local-post |access-date=October 7, 2021 |work=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 08:56, 25 September 2022

In this Philippine name for married women, the birth middle name or maternal family name is Lim, the birth surname or paternal family name is Vargas, and the marital name is Osmeña.
Margot Osmeña
Mayor of Cebu City
Acting
In office
May 17, 2016 – June 30, 2016
Vice MayorLea Ouano Japson
Preceded byMichael Rama
Succeeded byTomas Osmeña
Member of the
Cebu City Council
from the 2nd district
In office
June 30, 2010 – May 17, 2016
In office
June 30, 2016 – June 30, 2019
Personal details
Born
Margarita Lim Vargas

(1949-07-25) July 25, 1949 (age 75)
Tokyo, Japan
Political party
Other political
affiliations		Liberal Party (2010–2019)
Spouse
​
(m. 1983)​
ChildrenRamon Miguel Osmeña
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionBanker

Margarita "Margot" Lim Vargas Osmeña (born July 25, 1949)[1] is a Filipino politician who served as a member of the Cebu City Council from 2010 to 2019. She is married to former mayor of Cebu City Tomas Osmeña.

A member of the Vargas Clan of Panay and Negros islands, Osmeña was born in Japan and settled there for one and a half year.[2][3][4] She moved to Manila where she grew up and finished her studies then moved to the United States where she stayed for eight years. She has worked as a banker both in the Philippines and in the United States. In 1983, she married Tomas Osmeña, son of former senator Sergio Osmeña Jr. and grandson of former president Sergio Osmeña, and eventually settled in Cebu in 1983.[4]

She first ran as a city councilor in the 2010 elections when her husband was term-limited as mayor and went on to serve for three consecutive terms until 2019.[4] Osmeña also briefly served as acting mayor from May 17, 2016 to June 30, 2016 with the suspension of then mayor Michael Rama.[5]

Osmeña is vying for the position of mayor of Cebu City in the 2022 elections but lost to incumbent Michael Rama.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Tomas, Margot molarga padung sa Japan karon". SunStar Cebu (in Cebuano). Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "Margot Vargas-Osmeña". Tatler Asia. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  3. ^ "Camp Marina, Cebu City". The Freeman. July 27, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Margot opens up on life, career, advocacies". CDN Digital. May 1, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  5. ^ Princess Dawn Felicitas (May 17, 2016). "Suspension order vs Cebu City mayor, 13 others served". SunStar Cebu. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  6. ^ "Former councilor Margot Osmeña to run for mayor of Cebu City". Rappler. October 4, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  7. ^ "Wife of ex-Cebu City mayor Tomas Osmeña to vie for local post". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
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Preceded by Mayor of Cebu City
Acting
2016 		Succeeded by


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