Filipina educator and politician
Dulce Ann Hofer Santos (born Dulce Ann Kintanar Hofer, June 3, 1967) is a Filipina educator and politician from the province of Zamboanga Sibugay. She is currently the Governor of Zamboanga Sibugay since 2022.
Education.
Hofar has a number of higher education diplomas, including:
She has had further executive education at the Harvard Kennedy School at Harvard University, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and the Asian Institute of Management.
Political career.
Hofer ran and won as representative of the then-newly created 2nd legislative district of Zamboanga Sibugay in the 2007 local elections. She ran for governor of Zamboanga Sibugay in 2010 to replace her father, incumbent (at the time) governor George Hofer, but was defeated by Rommel Jalosjos. She ran for congresswoman in 2013 against incumbent congressman Romeo Jalosjos Jr., and was successful. She would proceed to win in the 2016 and 2019 local elections.
In the 2022 local elections, she was term limited, opted to run again for governor of Zamboanga Sibugay, and successfully defeated the incumbent 1st District of Zamboanga Sibugay Wilter "Sharky" Palma II.
House of Representatives.
In the 17th Congress, Hofer served as the Chairperson of the Philippine House Committee on Higher and Technical Education.
In the 18th Congress, she is the Chairperson of the Philippine House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and sits in as member of the House Committee on Appropriations. On July 10, 2020, Hofer is among the 70 representatives who voted to reject the franchise renewal of ABS-CBN.
Military career.
In 2020, alongside Budget Secretary Wendel Avisado, Hofer was appointed lieutenant colonel in the Philippine Air Force reserve by Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana.