Alfredo Marañon

Alfredo Galicia Marañon Jr. (December 21, 1935 – October 1, 2020) was a Filipino politician from Sagay City who served as Governor of Negros Occidental.^[2]

The Honorable Alfredo G. Marañon Jr.
Marañon in 2015
41st Governor of Negros Occidental
In office June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2019
Vice Governor	Genaro Alvarez (2010–13) Eugenio Jose Lacson (2013–19)
Preceded by	Isidro Zayco
Succeeded by	Eugenio Jose Lacson
Mayor of Sagay City
In office June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2010
Preceded by	Joseph Marañon
Succeeded by	Rafael Cueva
Member of Philippine House of Representatives from Negros Occidental's 2nd congressional district
In office June 30, 1995 – June 30, 2004
Preceded by	Manuel Puey
Succeeded by	Alfredo Marañon III
Personal details
Born	Alfredo Galicia Marañon Jr. (1935-12-21)December 21, 1935 Sagay, Negros Occidental, Philippine Commonwealth
Died	October 1, 2020(2020-10-01) (aged 84) Bacolod, Philippines
Resting place	Heavenly Hills Memorial Park and Gardens Sagay City, Negros Occidental, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Political party	PDP–Laban (2016–2020)[1] UNEGA
Other political affiliations	NPC (until 2016)
Spouse	Marilyn Dalisay-Marañon
Children	7 (including Alfredo III)
Alma mater	De La Salle University, Manila University of Negros Occidental – Recoletos

Personal life

Marañon, also known as "Freddie" by his peers, was the third child of the late Alfredo Espinosa Marañon Sr. of Mandurriao, Iloilo and the late Salvacion Galicia Marañon of Sagay City. He was the brother of former Governor Joseph G. Maranon. His wife is Marilyn Andres Dalisay-Marañon of Looc, Romblon. His son is politician Alfredo "Thirdy" D. Marañon III. He was a farmer, civil engineer and aquaculturist by profession.

Marañon attained his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering degree at De La Salle University, Manila. He attended the University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos in Bacolod and Sagay Elementary School for his secondary and elementary education.

Marañon died of cardiac health problems in a hospital in Bacolod on October 1, 2020, aged 84.^[3]

Political career

Marañon started his political career in 1964, when he became municipal councillor in Sagay.^[3] He later served as vice mayor and eventually mayor of Sagay,^[3] a post held previously by his older brother, the late Gov. Joseph G. Marañon. He assumed office as Governor of Negros Occidental^[4] on June 30, 2010, implementing the Negros First! strategic development plan for the province. Negros First! seeks to optimize the potentials of Negros Occidental as an agricultural province to ensure food sufficiency and agricultural productivity as well as generate livelihood for the poor and marginalized. His term in office ended in 2019.^[3]