Suharto Mangudadatu is new TESDA chief

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has appointed former Sultan Kudarat Governor Suharto Mangudadatu as Director General of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA).

The appointment of the longtime politician was made on Tuesday, June 7, according to Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Cheloy Garafil.

Aside from being a provincial governor, Mangudadatu has also served as Representative of both the Lone District (2004-2007) and First District (2016-2019) of Sultan Kudarat.

He was the governor of Sultan Kudarat from July 2007 to June 2016. He was re-elected as governor, serving a second term from July 2019 to June 2022.

Mangudadatu also served as the municipal mayor of the Municipality of Lutayan, Sultan Kudarat from July 1998 to June 2004.

He was elected as the Congressman of the Lone District of Sultan Kudarat, serving from July 2004 to June 2007.

He pursued his college education at the South Western University in Cebu, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy.

Mangudadatu was also conferred with an honorary Doctor of Philosophy degree from Sultan Kudarat State University.