Sharon Garin

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Sharon Serag Garin (born May 5, 1971) is a Filipino lawyer and politician who has served as the secretary of energy since 2025. She previously served as an undersecretary in the Department of Energy from 2022 to 2025 and as the representative for the AAMBIS-Owa Party List from 2010 to 2022. Born to a longtime political dynasty based in Iloilo's first district, Garin is an accountant and environmentalist who was first elected to the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 2010. During her tenure, she served as a deputy speaker from 2016 to 2019, and chaired the Philippine House Committee on Economic Affairs from 2019 to 2020 and again from 2021 to 2022. Her four consecutive terms in Congress have been criticized as a potential violation of the Constitution. After leaving Congress, she joined the Department of Energy in 2022 as an undersecretary, during which she pursued efforts toward attaining nuclear power in the Philippines. In May 2025, President Bongbong Marcos appointed Garin...

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