Steve Solon

Steve Chiongbian Solon is a Filipino politician from the province of Sarangani in the Philippines.[1][2] Governor Steve Chiongbian Solon is a public servant who emerged from the business community. Coming a from Cebu-based family with a long and successful history in business and public service, Steve is related to a Misamis Occidental Chiongbians, whose William Chiongbian–a lone district congressman of Misamis Occidental from 1953 to 1963 and again from 1965 to 1972 and provincial governor from 1988 to 1992– was his grandfather James' brother. His grandfather was Don Victoriano Taghap Chiongbian (1890-1939), the first municipal mayor of Don Mariano Marcos (now renamed in his honor since 1986), Misamis Occidental. [3]

The Honorable Steve Chiongbian Solon
Official portrait, 2022
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Sarangani's at-large district
Incumbent
Assumed office June 30, 2022
Preceded by	Rogelio Pacquiao
Governor of Sarangani
In office June 30, 2013 – June 30, 2022
Preceded by	Miguel Rene Alcantara Dominguez
Succeeded by	Rogelio Pacquiao
Vice Governor of Sarangani
In office June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2013
Preceded by	Bridget Chiongbian-Huang
Succeeded by	Jinkee Pacquiao
Personal details
Born	Sarangani, Philippines
Political party	Lakas–CMD (2022–present) People's Champ Movement
Other political affiliations	PDP–Laban (2018–2022) United Nationalist Alliance (2012–2016)
Alma mater	Valley Forge Military Academy and College (AA) Fordham University (BSBA) Ateneo de Manila University (MBA) Duke University (MA)
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Businessman

[4]After receiving his Associate’s Degree from Valley Forge Military Academy in Pennsylvania, he completed his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Fordham University in New York.

Straight out of college, Steve passed the General Securities Representative Exam (Series 7) and the Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination (Series 63) and became a licensed stock broker on Wall Street.

After spending several years in the United States, Steve moved back to the Philippines in 1996 and continued his career in the financial industry managing several local and global equities portfolios. It was also during this time, as a working student, Steve obtained a Master of Business Administration degree from the Ateneo Graduate School of Business, and graduated on the Dean’s List. He then went on to spend another two years securing another Master’s degree in International Development Policy from Duke University’s, Sanford School of Public Policy in North Carolina.

In 2007, Steve ran for vice governor of Sarangani and spent two terms heading the legislative branch of government. In 2013, Steve became the fourth governor of Sarangani Province.[5][6][7]