Ronaldo Zamora

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Bayan and the surname or paternal family name is Zamora.

Ronaldo Zamora
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from the Lone District of San Juan
Incumbent
Assumed office June 30, 2013
Preceded by	JV Ejercito
In office June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2010
Preceded by	Jose Mari Gonzales
Succeeded by	JV Ejercito
In office June 30, 1995 – June 30, 1998
Preceded by	office created
Succeeded by	Jose Mari Gonzales
House Minority Leader
In office July 22, 2013 – July 27, 2016
Preceded by	Edcel Lagman
Succeeded by	Danilo Suarez
In office July 23, 2007 – June 9, 2010
Preceded by	Francis Escudero
Succeeded by	Edcel Lagman
In office July 24, 1995 – June 5, 1998
Preceded by	Hernando Perez
Succeeded by	Feliciano Belmonte Jr.
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from the Lone District of San Juan–Mandaluyong
In office June 30, 1987 – June 30, 1995
Preceded by	Neptali Gonzales
Succeeded by	office abolished
Member of the Interim Batasang Pambansa from Region IV
In office June 12, 1978 – June 30, 1984
Executive Secretary of the Philippines
In office July 1, 1998 – December 31, 2000
President	Joseph Ejercito Estrada
Preceded by	Alexander Aguirre
Succeeded by	Edgardo Angara
Personal details
Born	Ronaldo Bayan Zamora (1944-12-04) December 4, 1944 Manila, Commonwealth of the Philippines
Political party	PDP–Laban (2016–present)
Other political affiliations	Nacionalista (until 2016) PMP (c. 1998–2004) NPC (c. 1995) KBL (c. 1978–1992)
Children	Francis Zamora Bel Zamora Consuelo Marie Zamora Pammy Zamora
Residence	San Juan, Metro Manila
Alma mater	University of the Philippines Diliman (BS, LBB)
Occupation	Lawyer
Profession	Politician

Ronaldo "Ronny" Bayan Zamora (born December 4, 1944) is a Filipino lawyer and politician who currently serves as representative of the lone district of San Juan. He topped the bar exams in 1969 and was among the Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Philippines in 1972. From 1987, he is also a Senior Partner of Zamora Poblador Vasquez & Bretaña Law Offices.

Early life

Ronaldo Zamora was born on December 4, 1944 in Manila. He received his elementary and secondary education at De La Salle College (now De La Salle University). He then enrolled at University of Philippines Diliman, where he obtained his bachelor's degree in political science in 1965 and bachelor of laws in 1969, both as magna cum laude. He was the topnotcher of the bar exams in 1969.

Political career

Zamora joined politics during the administration of Ferdinand Marcos at the Presidential Economic Staff, as the chief economist from 1966 to 1967, senior information officer from 1967 to 1970, Technical Assistant Staff Service Unit from 1970 to 1972. He later served under the Office of the President as Acting Assistant Executive Secretary from 1972 to 1974, Assistant Executive Secretary from 1974 to 1975, and Presidential Assistant for Legal Affairs from 1975 to 1978.

Zamora was first elected into public office in 1978 together with Imelda Marcos and 19 other candidates of the administration coalition Kilusang Bagong Lipunan as parliament members from Metro Manila. In 1984, when the constituency in the Batasang Pambansa was modified—to elect members by province and cities, instead of regions—Zamora ran for the parliamentary seat for San Juan–Mandaluyong but lost to opposition candidate Neptali Gonzales.

When Congress was restored under a new constitution in 1987, he ran and was elected representative of the lone district of San Juan–Mandaluyong in 1987 and 1992, and as representative of the lone district of San Juan in 1995. He was also elected as House Minority Floor Leader during the 10th Congress of the Philippines.

Barred from seeking another term in 1998, Zamora helped his long-time political ally and townsmate Joseph Estrada in his presidential bid in 1998. Estrada later appointed Zamora as his Executive Secretary. Zamora resigned from Estrada's cabinet at the height of Estrada's impeachment trial to run again as representative of San Juan in 2001 where he would be reelected again in 2004 and in 2007, for three terms. In the 14th Congress, Zamora was also elected as House Minority Floor Leader.

After stepping down from Congress upon being term-limited in 2010, Zamora served as a member of the Board of Directors of Nickel Asia Corporation, a mining company founded by his brother Manuel Jr., from 2011 to his retirement from the company in 2013. He also served as Chairman of the Rio Tuba Nickel Mining Corporation and later of Cagdianao Mining Corporation.

In 2013, Zamora was successfully elected as representative of San Juan. He served as House Minority Leader for the third time in the 16th Congress of the Philippines. He was re-elected in 2016 and 2019. He would retire from politics at the end of his term in 2022, according to his son Francis, who was elected Mayor of San Juan in 2019.