Florencio Miraflores

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|honorific-prefix = The Honorable

| name = Florencio Miraflores

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| office = Governor of Aklan

| term_start = June 30, 2013

| term_end = June 30, 2022

| predecessor = Carlito S. Marquez

| successor = Jose Enrique Miraflores

| term_start2 = June 30, 1995

| term_end2 = June 30, 2004

| predecessor2 = Corazon Legaspi-Cabagnot

| successor2 = Carlito S. Marquez

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| office3 = Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Aklan's at-large congressional district

| term_start3 = June 30, 2004

| term_end3 = June 30, 2013

| predecessor3 = Gabrielle Calizo - Quimpo

| successor3 = Teodorico T. Haresco, Jr.

| office4 = Mayor of Ibajay

| term_start4 = June 30, 1988

| term_end4 = June 30, 1995

| predecessor4 = Florante Ascano

| successor4 = Pedro Garcia

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1951|7|1}}

| birth_place = Ibajay, Aklan, Philippines

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| nationality = Filipino

| party = NPC (2024-present)

| otherparty = PDP–Laban (2017–2024)
Liberal (1987-2007; 2009–2017)
Lakas-CMD (2007-2009)

| residence = Regador, Ibajay, Aklan

| alma_mater = De La Salle University Manila

| occupation = Politician, Businessman

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Florencio Tumbocon Miraflores (born July 1, 1951) is a Filipino politician. "Joeben" was born in Ibajay, Aklan to parents Dr. Jose Conlu Miraflores and Eusebia Tumbocon. He is married to Ma. Lourdes Villanueva Martin. He graduated valedictorian at St. Clement's College, Iloilo and finished Industrial and Management Engineering at De La Salle University. He was Mayor of Ibajay from 1988 to 1995, and Governor of Aklan from 1995 to 2004 and from 2013 to 2022[https://web.archive.org/web/20011221042906/http://www.geocities.com/lppsec/govs/miraflores.html geocities.com, Profile]

A member of the KAMPI party, he has been elected to two terms as a Member of the House of Representatives, representing the Lone District of Aklan. First elected in 2004, he was re-elected in 2007 and 2010.

On June 29, 2008, Miraflores was rushed to a hospital in Kalibo, Aklan after complaining of chest pains and difficulty in breathing; initial tests indicated that his heartbeat was irregular.{{cite news |author=Nestor P. Burgos, Jr. |title=Aklan Rep. Miraflores rushed to hospital |url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20080629-145489/Aklan-Rep-Miraflores-rushed-to-hospital |publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=June 29, 2008 |access-date=June 29, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080702181052/http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20080629-145489/Aklan-Rep-Miraflores-rushed-to-hospital |archive-date=July 2, 2008 |url-status=dead }} At the time he was stricken ill, Miraflores had been engaged in relief operations for his province, which had been devastated by Typhoon Fengshen (Frank).

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