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Richard Juico Gordon (born August 5, 1945, Castillejos, Zambales), known as Dick Gordon, is a Filipino politician and broadcaster who currently serves as the chairman of the Philippine Red Cross. As a politician, Gordon gained national prominence as the Chairman of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority during the administration of President Fidel Ramos, and as Secretary of Tourism under the administration of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. In 2004, he was elected as Senator under the senatorial ticket of President Arroyo. He ran for President in the 2010 Philippine elections as the standard-bearer Bagumbayan - Volunteers for a New Philippines, but was unsuccessful in his bid. Apart from his current position in the Red Cross, he works as a broadcaster for News5. He presently hosts the radio show ''Aksyon Solusyon'' with Amelyn Veloso on Radyo5 92.3 News FM and the television show ''Duelo: Barilan ng Opinyon'' on AksyonTV. In an interview with ''The Manila Times'' that was published on July 21, 2011, Gordon declared his intention to run in the 2013 Philippine election either for a position in the Senate or in the local government. He joined the United Nationalist Alliance coalition in the 2013 elections. ==Early life and career== Gordon is the son of James Leonard Gordon, a local politician of American descent with Jewish roots, who was the second municipal mayor of Olongapo and first mayor of Olongapo when it was converted into a city,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.senate.gov.ph/senators/sen_bio/gordon_resume.asp )〕 and Amelia (née Juico) Gordon, Olongapo's mayor from June 1967 to June 30, 1972. In 1958, he completed his elementary education at Lourdes Catholic School (now Lourdes School Quezon City) in Quezon City and Colegio de San Juan de Letran in Manila. He then finished his secondary education in 1962 at the Ateneo de Manila University. He stayed in Ateneo and completed his tertiary education, earning a degree of Bachelor of Arts, major in History and Government in 1966. After serving as a delegate for the 1971 Constitutional Convention, he successfully pursued a degree of Bachelor of Laws at the University of the Philippines College of Law in the year 1975. He is a member of the Upsilon Sigma Phi Fraternity, the oldest Greek letter fraternity in Asia.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.dickgordon2010.com/about.php ) 〕 Between 1966 to 1967 he served as a Brand Manager for Procter and Gamble Philippines. As the 1960s came to a close, he aided his mother Amelia in running the government of Olongapo after the assassination of his father James.〔 In 1975, he became an Associate for the prestigious ACCRA Law Offices.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.ops.gov.ph/100days/dot-gordon.htm ) 〕 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「Richard Gordon (politician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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