David Suarez (politician)
David "Jay-Jay" Catarina Suarez is a Filipino politician who has served as the representative for Quezon's second district since 2019. He previously served as governor of Quezon from 2010 to 2019, vice governor of Quezon from 2004 to 2007, and councilor of Unisan from 2001 to 2004.
Suarez is the youngest child of former Quezon Governor Danilo Suarez and former Representative Aleta Suarez.
Education
Suarez attended the University of Asia and the Pacific where he attained a degree in Bachelor of Arts, specializing in Economics, Philosophy and Politics. He also had training in other educational institutes at the University of the Philippines Diliman, where he had a short course on Local Legislation and on Local Governance and Public Management. He also finished a training on Public Administration at the International Academy for Leadership in Gummersbach, Germany.Political career
Suarez was elected as a Municipal Councilor of Unisan, Quezon, a post which he served from 2001 to 2004. He also concurrently served as the President of Philippine Councilor's League Quezon Federation, a post which he was elected to also from 2001 to 2004. From 2004 to 2007, Suarez served as the Vice Governor of Quezon. At the Department of Environment and Natural Resources from 2007 to 2009, Suarez was Assistant Secretary who was tasked to oversee the River Basin Control Office, while he also served as program manager of the government body for South Luzon.Suarez was elected as Governor in 2010; he was re-elected in 2013 and in 2016. In 2018, he transferred his residence to Tiaong.
In 2019, he was elected representative of the Quezon's second district. He was reelected in 2022 and rejoined Lakas–CMD ahead of the 19th Congress. On January 29, 2024, Suarez was named as a Deputy Speaker, replacing Ralph Recto, who had left the House to become Finance Secretary. He was re-elected in 2025 to his third term unopposed.