Grace Poe

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Grace Poe
Poe in 2012
Senator of the Philippines
Incumbent
Assumed office June 30, 2013
Chair of the Senate Economic Affairs Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office July 25, 2022
Preceded by	Imee Marcos
Chair of the Senate Public Services Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office July 25, 2016
Preceded by	Bong Revilla
Succeeded by	Raffy Tulfo
Chair of the Senate Banks, Financial Institutions and Currencies Committee
In office July 22, 2019 – June 30, 2022
Preceded by	Francis Escudero
Succeeded by	Mark Villar
Chair of the Senate Public Information and Mass Media Committee
In office July 22, 2013 – June 30, 2019
Preceded by	Gregorio Honasan
Succeeded by	Bong Revilla
Chair of the Senate Public Order and Dangerous Drugs Committee
In office July 22, 2013 – June 30, 2016
Preceded by	Gregorio Honasan
Succeeded by	Panfilo Lacson
Chair of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board
In office October 10, 2010 – October 2, 2012
President	Benigno Aquino III
Preceded by	Consoliza Laguardia
Succeeded by	Eugenio Villareal
Personal details
Born	Mary Grace Natividad Sonora Poe (1968-09-03) September 3, 1968 (age 56) Jaro, Iloilo City, Philippines
Citizenship	Philippines United States (2001–2010)
Political party	Independent
Other political affiliations	Republican (1990)
Spouse	Neil Llamanzares ​ (m. 1991)​
Relations	Lovi Poe (half-sister) Sheryl Cruz (cousin) Rosemarie Sonora (aunt) Andy Poe (uncle) Conrad Poe (uncle) Fernando Poe Sr. (grandfather)
Children	3 (including Brian)
Parent(s)	Fernando Poe Jr. Susan Roces
Alma mater	University of the Philippines Manila Boston College (BA)
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Website	Campaign website

Mary Grace Natividad Sonora Poe-Llamanzares^[1] (born September 3, 1968) is a Filipino politician, businesswoman, educator, and philanthropist serving as a senator since 2013. She was the chairperson of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) from 2010 to 2012.

Poe is the adoptive daughter of actors Fernando Poe Jr. and Susan Roces. She studied at the University of the Philippines Manila, where she majored in development studies, then moved to Boston College in Massachusetts, United States, where she finished a degree in political science and has spent much of her adult life in Fairfax, Virginia. In 2004, her father ran for the Philippine presidency against the incumbent, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, but was defeated; he died months later. On April 8, 2005, Poe returned to the Philippines after learning that her father had died. She began pursuing her father's rights over the results of the election and campaigned against alleged electoral fraud.

Poe ran for a seat in the Philippine Senate during the election in 2013 as an independent affiliated with the Team PNoy coalition of Benigno Aquino III. She ended up winning more votes than other candidates and over 20 million votes, ahead of Loren Legarda, who previously topped two elections. She was a candidate for the 2016 presidential election. Despite numerous attempts to have her disqualified based on questions regarding her citizenship, the Supreme Court of the Philippines deemed her a natural-born Filipino citizen and she was qualified to become president based on her 10-year residency. Poe placed third in the presidential race count. In May 2019, Poe was reelected as senator, with over 22 million votes.