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'{{Philippine name|Magistrado|de Lima}} {{Infobox Officeholder | name = Leila de Lima | image = Justice Secretary Leila De Lima.jpg | imagesize = | smallimage = | caption = | order = | president = | office = [[Senator of the Philippines]] | term_start = June 30, 2016 | term_end = | succeeding = | predecessor = | successor = | order1 = | president1 = [[Benigno Aquino III]] | office1 = [[Department of Justice (Philippines)|Secretary of the Philippine Department of Justice]] | term_start1 = June 30, 2010 | term_end1 = October 12, 2015 | succeeding1 = | predecessor1 = [[Alberto Agra]] <small>(acting)</small> | successor1 = [[Alfredo Caguioa]] <small>(acting)</small> | order2 = | office2 = [[Commission on Human Rights (Philippines)|Chairperson of the Philippine Commission on Human Rights]] | president2 = [[Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo]] | term_start2 = May 2008 | term_end2 = June 30, 2010 | succeeding2 = | predecessor2 = [[Purificacion Quisumbing]] | successor2 = [[Etta Rosales]] |birth_name=Leila Norma Eulalia Josefa Magistrado de Lima | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|08|27}} | birth_place = [[Iriga]], [[Camarines Sur]] | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = Filipino | spouse = Plaridel Bohol (annulled) | relations = | children = | residence = | alma_mater = [[De La Salle University]] <br/> [[San Beda College]] | occupation = | profession = [[Lawyer]] | party = [[Liberal Party (Philippines)|Liberal]] (2015–present) | religion = N/A | signature = | website = http://leiladelima.net/ | footnotes = }} '''Leila Norma Eulalia Josefa Magistrado de Lima''' (born August 27, 1959) is a [[Filipino people|Filipino]] [[lawyer]] and [[senator]]. She was appointed by President [[Gloria Macapagal Arroyo]] as Chairperson of the [[Commission on Human Rights (Philippines)|Philippine Commission on Human Rights]] in May 2008. She served the commission until June 30, 2010, after resigning from its chairmanship to accept her appointment by President [[Benigno S. Aquino III]] as the Philippines' new [[Department of Justice (Philippines)|Secretary of the Department of Justice]]. She resigned from this office five years later, on October 12, 2015, to focus on her candidacy for a seat in the [[Senate of the Philippines]] in what was then an oncoming [[Philippine general election, 2016|2016 Philippine general election]]. She eventually won one of the twelve contested seats and will serve as a Philippine senator in the Philippines' [[17th Congress of the Philippines|17th Congress]]. ==Early life== [[File:Leila_De_Lima%27s_House.JPG|right|230px|thumb|de Lima residence in Iriga City, Camarines Sur]] She is the eldest daughter of the former Philippine [[Commission on Elections (Philippines)|COMELEC]] Commissioner Vicente de Lima and Norma Magistrado. She was born and raised in Iriga City of the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines.<ref name="chr.gov.ph">http://www.chr.gov.ph/MAIN%20PAGES/about%20us/member%20profile/LMDL_profile.htm Commission on Human Rights Chairperson Profile</ref> She completed basic education at the Consolacion Academy (now La Consolacion College), where was bestowed as class Valedictorian. She graduated in 1980 from the [[De La Salle University]] with an AB History degree. She finished her Bachelor of Laws ([[Salutatorian]]) degree at the [[San Beda College]] [[San Beda College of Law|of Law]] in 1985.<ref name="chr.gov.ph"/> She placed 8th in the 1985 Philippine Bar Examinations with an 86.26% rating.<ref>http://www.realitytv.nfo.ph/leila-de-lima-profile-and-picture/</ref> ==Professional career== De Lima served as legal staff to Supreme Court Associate Justice Isagani A. Cruz from 1986 to 1989. She joined the Jardeleza Sobreviñas Diaz Hayudini and Bodegon Law Offices in 1989 where she served as a junior associate and in the same position at the Jardeleza Law Offices in 1991 to 1993. After serving in the government from 1993 to 1995, she joined Roco, Buñag, Kapunan and Migallos law firm and served as its Junior Partner. She set up her own firm, named The De Lima Law Firm from 1998 and served as counsel in various election cases, most notably the electoral protest of [[Koko Pimentel]] in the [[Philippine general election, 2007|2007 Senate election]] over the 12th seat occupied by [[Miguel Zubiri]]. She also served as Professor of Law at the [[San Beda College]] of Law during her private practice. She taught Election Law, Business Organizations, Persons and Family Relations, Transportation Law, and Statutory Construction. ==Government career== De Lima joined the Philippine government on 1993 when she served as Clerk and Secretary of the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal. She resigned in 1995 to return private practice. Under then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Leila de Lima was appointed Chairperson of the Philippine Commission on Human Rights. When [[Benigno Aquino III]] took over, de Lima was tapped as Secretary of the Department of Justice under the President-elect's new Cabinet. On July 2, 2010, De Lima took over the helm of the Philippine Department of Justice. In her speech, she said that "the marching orders of President Benigno Aquino III were not mere election promises...Reform is a fundamental theme of this administration: first to rid ourselves of corruption and second to shore up our competence."<ref>http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20100702-278780/New-DoJ-chief-Get-rid-of-corruption-shore-up-competence New DoJ chief: Get rid of corruption, shore up competence</ref> On August 27, 2015, de Lima assisted Isaias Samson, an expelled Minister of [[Iglesia ni Cristo]], in filing a case against the sect. Members protested at the [[Padre Faura Street|DOJ office]] the next day while others occupied [[EDSA (road)|EDSA]] in [[Mandaluyong]] a few days later to urge de Lima to resign, and give focus to the [[Mamasapano clash]] where 2 members of the INC were killed.<ref name=pdi2>{{cite news|last1=Gamil|first1=Jaymee|last2=Yee|first2=Jovic|last3=Quismundo|first3=Tarra|title=Iglesia Ni Cristo protesters occupy Edsa|url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/717307/iglesia-ni-cristo-protesters-occupy-edsa#ixzz3kJgaPsoH|accessdate=30 August 2015|publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=29 August 2015}}</ref> what do you want to happen why your against Duterte's ways on how he wants to prevent drug crimes? ==Personal life== She has two sons, Israel and Vincent Joshua.<ref name="chr.gov.ph"/> Her marriage with Plaridel Bohol was annulled. De Lima's aunt, Julie de Lima, married [[Communist Party of the Philippines]] founder [[Jose Maria Sison]] making him Leila de Lima's uncle by marriage.<ref>[http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/07/30/09/de-lima-so-what-if-im-jomas-kin Joma Sison uncle]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{s-start}} {{succession box | before= [[Alberto Agra]]| | title= [[Department of Justice (Philippines)|Secretary of the Department of Justice]]| years= 2010 &ndash; 2015| | after= [[Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa]]| }} {{s-prec}} {{s-bef|before=[[Cesar Purisima]]|as=[[Secretary of Finance (Philippines)|Secretary of Finance]]}} {{s-ttl|title=[[Philippine presidential line of succession]]<br>{{small|''as [[Secretary of Justice (Philippines)|Secretary of Justice]]''}}}} {{s-after|after=[[Proceso Alcala]]|as=[[Secretary of Agriculture (Philippines)|Secretary of Agriculture]]}} {{s-end}} {{17th Congress of the Philippines senators}} {{Aquino Cabinet}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:De Lima, Leila}} [[Category:1959 births]] [[Category:Aksyon Demokratiko politicians]] [[Category:Bicolano politicians]] [[Category:Filipino human rights activists]] [[Category:Filipino lawyers]] [[Category:Filipino women in politics]] [[Category:Liberal Party (Philippines) politicians]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Iriga]] [[Category:San Beda College alumni]] [[Category:Senators of the 17th Congress of the Philippines]] [[Category:Secretaries of Justice of the Philippines]] [[Category:Benigno Aquino III Administration cabinet members]] [[Category:Chairpersons of the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines]] [[Category:Arroyo Administration personnel]]'