Marides Fernando

{{short description|Filipino politician}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Maria Lourdes Fernando

| image =

| imagesize =

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| order =

| office = 10th Mayor of Marikina

| term_start = June 30, 2001

| term_end = June 30, 2010

| 1blankname = Vice Mayor

| 1namedata = Marion Andres

| predecessor = Bayani Fernando

| successor = Del de Guzman

| birth_name = Maria Lourdes Carlos

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|2|10}}

| birth_place = Quezon City, Philippines

| party = Lakas–CMD

| education = Institucion Teresiana

| alma_mater = University of the Philippines Diliman (BS)
Cornell University (MPS)

| nationality = Filipino

| spouse = Bayani Fernando (died 2023)

| children = Tala Fernando

| honorific_prefix = The Honourable

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Maria Lourdes "Marides" Carlos-Fernando (born February 10, 1957) is a Filipino politician who served as the tenth mayor of Marikina from 2001 until 2010.

Early life and education

Fernando graduated at the University of the Philippines Diliman with a Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Administration.{{Cite web |last=Corpuz |first=Lynda C. |date=2015-06-21 |title=3 food franchise lessons from Marides Fernando |url=https://www.rappler.com/business/97034-marides-fernando-jollibee-franchisee/ |access-date=2023-09-23 |website=RAPPLER |language=en-US}}

Mayor of Marikina

In 2001, Fernando succeeded her husband, Bayani, as the mayor of Marikina.{{Cite news |last=Soliven |first=Preciosa S. |date=2020-01-16 |title=Mayors Bayani and Marides Fernando – the dynamic couple who transformed Marikina |url=https://www.philstar.com/other-sections/education-and-home/2020/01/16/1985284/mayors-bayani-and-marides-fernando-dynamic-couple-who-transformed-marikina}}

In 2008, Fernando was named as one of the 11 finalists for the World Mayor award.{{cite web |last1=vom Hove |first1=Tann |date=October 14, 2008 |title=World Mayor: The 2008 Results |url=http://www.worldmayor.com/contest_2008/world-mayor-2008-results.html |accessdate=February 17, 2018 |website=World Mayor |publisher=Urban Publ Co}} She ranked seventh to Helen Zille of Cape Town, South Africa.{{Cite web |last=Jr |first=Reynaldo Santos |date=2012-05-20 |title=Lim joins 2 other Pinoy bets for World Mayor |url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/5593-another-philippine-city-mayor-adds-to-world-mayor-nominees/ |access-date=2023-09-23 |website=RAPPLER |language=en-US}}

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