Mikee Romero | |
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| Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives | |
| In office October 14, 2020 – June 1, 2022 Serving with several others | |
| House Speaker | Lord Allan Velasco |
| Preceded by | Luis Raymund Villafuerte |
| In office August 13, 2019 – October 2, 2020 | |
| House Speaker | Alan Peter Cayetano |
| Succeeded by | Fredenil Castro |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives for the 1-Pacman party-list | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2016 Serving with Enrico Pineda (2016–2022) | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Constituency | Party-list |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michael Odylon Lagman Romero March 21, 1972[1] Manila, Philippines |
| Political party | 1-Pacman |
| Spouse |
Sheila Bermudez (m. 1992) |
| Children | 5 |
| Parent(s) | Reghis Romero II[2] Lilibeth Lagman-Romero[2] |
| Education | De La Salle University |
| Website | |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Board member of | Globalport 900, Inc. AirAsia Philippines |
Michael Odylon "Mikee" Lagman Romero (Tagalog: [ˈmaɪki roˈmɛɾo]; born March 21, 1972) is a Filipino businessman, politician, and polo player who previously served as a House Deputy Speaker from 2019 to 2022, except for a 12-day period out of office in October 2020 due to a House leadership crisis. He is concurrently serving as a Party-list Representative for 1-Pacman since 2016. He is also the president of the Party-list Coalition, an alliance of more than 50 representatives from various party-lists.[3] As a businessman, he is currently the chairman and president of Globalport 900, Inc. and owns the NorthPort Batang Pier basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).[4][3] As of December 2018, his declared net worth is ₱ 7.858 billion.[5] He is the Philippines' richest Congress representative and is among the country's 50 richest persons.[6]
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- ^ Cepeda, Mara (June 12, 2019). "Mikee Romero, Albee Benitez still richest congressmen in 2018". Rappler. Archived from the original on June 29, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- ^ Cabico, Gaea Katreena (June 14, 2019). "Who's who: Richest, poorest House lawmakers in 2018". Manila: The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on June 19, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- ^ Punay, Edu (2020-09-19). "Romero remains richest lawmaker". Philstar. Retrieved 2022-05-04.