Legislative district of Eastern Samar

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The Legislative District of Eastern Samar is the representation of the Province of Eastern Samar in the Philippine House of Representatives. Eastern Samar was represented as the third district of Samar until Republic Act No. 4221 was ratified in November 1965, after which the representative of the third district of Samar automatically served as Eastern Samar's representative. It was part of the representation of Region VIII from 1978 to 1984.

Lone District

Period Representative
6th Congress
19651969
Felipe J. Abrigo1
7th Congress
19691972
Regular Batasang Pambansa
19841986
Vicente O. Valley
8th Congress
19871992
Jose T. Ramirez
9th Congress
19921995
10th Congress
19951998
11th Congress
19982001
Marcelino C. Libanan2
12th Congress
20012004
13th Congress
20042007
14th Congress
20072010
Teodolo M. Coquilla
15th Congress
20102013
Ben P. Evardone
16th Congress
20132016
^1 Elected in 1965 as representative of the third district of Samar. Automatically became representative of the lone district of Eastern Samar upon ratification of RA 4221 in November 1965.
^2 Appointed Commissioner of the Bureau of Immigration on April 18, 2007.

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