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Miriam Defensor Santiago (born 15 June 1945) is a Filipino politician, notable for having served in all three branches of the Philippine government – judicial, executive, and legislative. Santiago was named one of The 100 Most Powerful Women in the World in 1997 by ''The Australian'' magazine.〔(Senate biography )〕 In 1988, she was named laureate of the Ramon Magsaysay Award for government service, with a citation “for bold and moral leadership in cleaning up a corrupt-ridden government agency.”〔(Santiago Mir.html Biography of Miriam Defensor Santiago ), The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation. Retrieved December 7, 2006.〕〔http://atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/DI13Ae02.html〕〔http://www.fnfasia.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1611:former-fnf-fellowship-student-to-receive-ramon-magsaysay-award〕〔http://www.rmaf.org.ph/newrmaf/main/awardees/awardee/profile/177〕 She ran in the 1992 presidential elections but was defeated in an election marred by allegations of impropriety by the victor.〔http://www.nytimes.com/1992/05/13/world/anti-corruption-campaigner-and-general-lead-in-early-philippine-returns.html〕 In 2012, she became the first Filipina and the first Asian from a developing country to be elected a judge of the International Criminal Court. She later resigned the post, citing chronic fatigue syndrome, which turned out to be lung cancer.〔Ayee Macaraig. (It's final: Miriam steps down as ICC judge ). Rappler. Retrieved February 8, 2015.〕〔Ayee Macaraig. ("Miriam Santiago: I have lung cancer" ). Rappler. Retrieved September 25, 2014.〕 She has also written books covering topics in law and the social sciences. She has served three terms in the Philippine Senate. ==Early life== Santiago was born in Iloilo City to a judge and a dean. She is the eldest of seven children. Santiago was a child prodigy, winning the high school spelling bee as a freshman and then for the next three years. She graduated valedictorian in grade school, high school, undergraduate school, and law school in the Diliman campus (at that time separate from the Manila campus). In 1965, Santiago graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science, ''magna cum laude'' from the University of the Philippines Visayas. After graduation, she was elected to the Pi Gamma Mu and Phi Kappa Phi honor societies.〔http://www.uprotc.org/directory/corps-sponsors/miriam-defensor-santiago.html〕 Santiago proceeded to the University of the Philippines College of Law. There, she was champion in numerous oratorical contests and debates.〔 She became the first female editor of the student newspaper, ''The Philippine Collegian'', and was twice appointed ROTC muse.〔https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1370&dat=19970719&id=yJgVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9woEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3811,1905778〕〔()〕 She graduated Bachelor of Laws, ''cum laude'', from the University of the Philippines College of Law. Santiago went on a fellowship to the United States, and earned the degrees Master of Laws and Doctor of Juridical Science degrees at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She finished both degrees in a period of only one and a half years.〔http://dfa.gov.ph/main/index.php/newsroom/dmds-candidature/dr-miriam-defensor-santiago-cv〕 Following school she took a position as special assistant to the justice secretary. She also taught political science at the Trinity University of Asia. She was law professor at the University of the Philippines, teaching evening classes for some ten years.〔http://www.uprotc.org/1969/directory/corps-sponsors/miriam-defensor-santiago.html〕〔http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/203779/maid-miriam-and-pretty-morales〕 She has studied at several universities, including Oxford and Harvard law summer schools; Cambridge; and The Hague Academy of International Law. She earned the degree Master of Religious Studies (without thesis) at the Maryhill School of Theology.〔 In Oxford, Cambridge, she was a Research Fellow at St. Hilda’s College. She also took a summer program in law at St. Edmund’s Hall, Oxford. At Cambridge, she was a Research Fellow at the Lauterpacht Research Centre for International Law. In 1970, she married Narciso Yap Santiago. They had two sons, but one died in college. They have five grandchildren. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Miriam Defensor Santiago」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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