WES Gatchalian
| Website | www.wesgatchalian.com |
| Facebook Fan Page | https://www.facebook.com/WESGatchalian |
| Date of Birth | 11 August 1980 (41 years old) |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Religion | Christian |
| Civil Status | Married |
| Spouse | Tiffany Princess C. Gatchalian |
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
| 2013 | UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES- NATIONAL COLLEGE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND GOVERNANCE (NCPAG) Manila, Philippines. Executive Course on Legislation. |
| 2003-2004 | LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY London, United Kingdom. Masters (MA) degree in Management |
| 2000- 2003 | OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY Oxford, United Kingdom. BA Honours Degree / DipHE Business and Operations Management Second Class, Second Division. |
| 1999- 2000 | BRYANT COLLEGE Rhode Island, USA. BA Business Administration |
| 1995- 1999 | XAVIER HIGH SCHOOL Manila, Philippines Secondary School Diploma |
GOVERNMENT BACKGROUND
Elected as the 27th City Mayor of Valenzuela City (2022 to present)
18th CONGRESS
Representative for the First District of Valenzuela
House of Representatives
DEPUTY SPEAKER (since 7 December 2020)
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS (up to 7 December 2020)
| Chairman | Committee on Trade and Industry |
| Vice Chairman | Committee on Transportation |
| Membership | Committee on Banks and Financial Intermediaries Committee on Foreign Affairs Committee on Government Enterprises and Privatization Committee on Information and Communication Technology Committee on Interparliamentary Relations and Diplomacy Committee on Legislative Franchise Committee on Metro Manila Development Committee on Ways and Means Defeat COVID-19 Ad Hoc Committee, Social Amelioration Cluster |
17th CONGRESS
Representative for the First
District of Valenzuela
House of Representatives
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS
| Membership | Commission on Appointments (CA)
* Committee Chairmanship: – Committee on Trade and Industry – Committee on Accounts – Committee on Science and Technology Committee on Economic Affairs Committee on Natural Resources Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs Committee on Transportation Committee on Tourism Committee on Metro Manila Development Committee on Legislative Franchises |
16th CONGRESS
Representative for the Alay
Buhay Partylist
House of Representatives
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS
| Chairman | Committee on Youth and Sports Development |
| Vice Chairman | Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Development Committee on the XXXI Summer Olympic Games |
| Membership | Committee on Cooperatives Development Committee on Economic Affairs Committee on Population and Family Relations |
PREVIOUS PRIVATE SECTOR BACKGROUND
Waterfront Hotels and Casinos, Manila, Philippines
- Assistant to the President
The Wellex Group., Pasig City, Philippines
- Vice President for Investments and International Affairs
Wellex Industries Inc., Pasig City, Philippines
- President and CEO
- Listed in the Philippine Stock Exchange
Wellex Petroleum Inc., Pasig City, Philippines
- President and CEO
Wellex Mining Corporation, Pasig City, Philippines
- President and CEO
NPC Alliance Corporation, Makati City/ Province of Bataan, Philippines
- Board of Director
Metro Alliance Holdings and Equities Corp., Makati City, Philippines
- Executive Vice-President
- Listed in the Philippine Stock Exchange
Forum Pacific Incorporated, Pasig City, Philippines
- Director
- Listed in the Philippine Stock Exchange
The Shipowners Mutual, Minories, London
- Management Trainee
- Protection & Indemnity association for vessels worldwide.
Lloyds of London, Lime Street, London
- Management Trainee
PCI Bank, Pasig City, Philippines
- Management Trainee- Leasing and Finance
SOCIAL AFFILIATION
- National People’s Coalition (NPC)
- Alay Buhay Community Development Foundation, Board of Trustee
- WES Youth Movement, Founder, and Chairman
- JCI Valenzuela
- JCI Manila
- Philippine Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCCI)
- Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI)
- Philippine-Russia Business Council (PCCI)
- Philippine-Iran Business Council (PCCI)
- Makati Business Club
- Hotel-Restaurant Association of the Philippines
- Philippine Hotel Federation
- Jesus Our Life Christian Ministry