Sharee Ann Tan
{{Short description|Filipino politician}}
{{Philippine name|Tee|Tan|de los Santos|ph=married}}
{{use mdy|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|honorific-prefix = The Honorable
| name = Sharee Ann T. Tan
| image = HoR Official Portrait (18th Congress) - Sharee Ann Tan.jpg
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| office1 = 22nd Governor of Samar
| term_start2 = June 30, 2010
| term_end2 = June 30, 2019
| predecessor2 = Milagrosa Tan
| successor2 = Milagrosa Tan
| term_start1 = June 30, 2022
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 = Reynolds Michael Tan
| successor1 =
| office3 = Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Samar's 2nd District
| term_start3 = June 30, 2019
| term_end3 = June 30, 2022
| predecessor3 = Milagrosa Tan
| successor3 = Reynolds Michael Tan
| term_start4 = June 30, 2007
| term_end4 = June 30, 2010
| predecessor4 = Catalino Figueroa
| successor4 = Milagrosa Tan
| birth_name = Sharee Ann Tee Tan
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|5|11}}
| birth_place = Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines
| death_date =
| death_place =
| spouse = Richard Delos Santos
| children = 3
| nationality = Filipino
| party = Nacionalista (2021-present)
| otherparty = Lakas-CMD (2007-2012)
NPC (2012-2018)
PDP–Laban (2018-2021)
| residence =
| alma_mater = University of San Carlos (BS)
| occupation = Pharmacist, politician
}}
Sharee Ann Tee Tan-delos Santos (born May 11, 1982) is a Filipino politician. She currently serves as Governor of Samar since 2022, a position she previously held from 2010 to 2019.
Early life
Tan was born on May 11, 1982, to Ricardo Tan and Milagrosa Tee. She is a sister to Angelie, Stephen James ("Jimboy") and Reynolds Michael.{{cite web|title=The Tans of Samar: Expanding a dynasty|url=https://rappler.com/nation/elections/the-tans-of-samar-expanding-a-dynasty|first=Judith|last=Balea|date=2013-04-21|access-date=2020-07-21|website=Rappler|language=en}}{{cite web|title=Election in Samar is all in the family|url=http://ph.news.yahoo.com/blogs/the-inbox/election-samar-family-053943540.html|access-date=2020-07-21|website=ph.news.yahoo.com|language=en}}
She earned a pharmacy degree at University of San Carlos in Cebu City.{{cite web|author=Roy Lando |url=https://peoplaid.com/2019/11/28/sharee-ann-tan/ |title=Sharee Ann Tan Biography - PeoPlaid Profile, Congresswoman |publisher=Peoplaid.com |date=2019-11-28 |accessdate=2022-06-24}}
Political career
Tan first served as representative of Samar's 2nd congressional district from 2007 to 2010. At the age of 25, she was the youngest member of the House of Representatives during the 14th Congress.
In 2010, Tan ran and won as governor of Samar, to which she held on to her seat in the 2013 and 2016 elections. In 2019, Tan ran and reclaimed her post as Samar's 2nd district representative, where she voted to reject the renewal of the then-recently expiring franchise of broadcast giant ABS-CBN Corporation.
In the 2022 local elections, she ran, won, and reclaimed her post as governor of Samar, switching places with her brother Reynolds Michael.{{cite news|title=Samar governor won't run for reelection but…|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1499325/samar-governor-wont-run-for-reelection-but|date=8 October 2021 |first=Joey |last=Gabieta |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |access-date=28 December 2021}}
Personal life
She is married to businessman Richard de los Santos, and have three children together.
References
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Category:Governors of Samar (province)
Category:Politicians from Samar (province)
Category:Partido Demokratiko Pilipino politicians
Category:Lakas–CMD politicians
Category:National Unity Party (Philippines) politicians
Category:Women provincial governors of the Philippines
Category:21st-century Filipino women politicians
Category:Filipino politicians of Chinese descent
Category:Women members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
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