Adrian Cristobal Jr.

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Soriano and the surname or paternal family name is Cristobal.

Adrian Thaddeus Alexander Soriano Cristobal Jr. (born February 8, 1963), known simply as Adrian Cristobal Jr. and also as Che,^[1] is a Filipino attorney, politician administrator. He served as the secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry from December 2015 to June 2016 under President Benigno Aquino III.^[2] He joined the Aquino administration in 2010.^[3]

Adrian Cristobal Jr.
Secretary of Trade and Industry
In office January 1, 2016 – June 30, 2016
Preceded by	Gregory Domingo
Succeeded by	Ramon Lopez
Personal details
Born	Adrian Thaddeus Alexander Soriano Cristobal Jr. (1963-02-08) February 8, 1963 (age 61)
Education	University of California, Berkeley (BA) Ateneo de Manila University (JD)
Occupation	Administrator, lawyer and teacher

Early life

He earned a Doctor of Law at the Ateneo de Manila University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of California Berkeley.^[4]

Career

Cristobal held the role of special assistant to the Secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government in 1994, and also served different government agencies as an adviser to the head.

Cristobal had a law practice, and taught in the Ateneo School of Government.

In 2001, he served as Undersecretary for Consumer Welfare and Trade Regulation. He held the position as Supervisor of Undersecretary for Legal Affairs before he was appointed Chief of Staff of the Secretary to the Department of Trade and Industry until 2005. He served as Director-General of the Intellectual Property Office from 2005 to 2009. From 2010 to 2012, he served as Undersecretary for International Trade.

In 2012. he became Undersecretary for Industry Development and Trade Policy, and held the position of deputy chairman and Head of Board of Investments.^[5][6]

References

1. "Adrian Thaddeus Alexander Soriano Cristobal, Jr". Geni.com. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
2. "New trade chief Cristobal: DTI will work 'beyond administrations'". RAPPLER. 2016-01-04. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
3. "New chiefs for PH trade department, LTO appointed". PortCalls Asia. 2016-01-05. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
4. Gonzales, Yuji Vincent (2015-12-29). "Aquino appoints new DTI secretary". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
5. "US-ASEAN Business Council | The Honorable Adrian Cristobal". US-ASEAN Business Council. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
6. "Adrian Cristobal Jr". 164.115.41.183. Retrieved 2020-08-22.^{[permanent dead link‍]}