Eduard Guerra
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| Bangsamoro Minister of Public Works | |
| Assumed office November 11, 2019 | |
| Chief Minister | Murad Ebrahim |
| Preceded by | Murad Ebrahim |
| Bangsamoro Minister of Finance | |
| In office February 26, 2019 – November 11, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Murad Ebrahim |
| Member of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament | |
| Assumed office 29 March 2019 | |
| Nominated by | Moro Islamic Liberation Front |
| Appointed by | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Chief Minister | Murad Ebrahim |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) |
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Eduard Uy Guerra is a Filipino architect and politician who is a current member of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament and the Bangsamoro Minister of Public Works
Guerra was a member of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and adopted the nom-de-guerre "Abraham Yap Alonto". He served as a member of the MILF central committee.[1] He also served as chairman of the MILF committee on foreign affairs and co-chair of the Joint Normalization Committee (JNT).[2]
In September 2010, Guerra was arrested at the Francisco Bangoy International Airport intending to fly to Geneva, Switzerland ti attend a United Nations Human Rights Council meeting. He was implicated in the August 16, 2008 attack in Maasim after the Supreme Court nullified the memorandum of agreement on ancestral domain (MOA-AD) between the MILF and the government.[1] He was accused of being a financier of the Jemaah Islamiyah jihadist group by the military.[3] He was later released from detention.[when?]
After the Bangsamoro autonomous region was established in 2019, Guerra became part of the MILF-led regional government. He was among the first set of members of appointed to the Bangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament in early 2019.[4]
Guerra was appointed to head the Ministry of Finance, and Budget and Management by interim Chief Minister Murad Ebrahim in February 2019.[5] In November 11, 2019, Guerra was reassigned to lead the Ministry of Public Works with Ebrahim taking over as finance minister.[6]
Guerra was remained in the legislature when he was reappointed by President Bongbong Marcos on August 12, 2022.[7][8]
An architect by profession,[5] Eduard Guerra is married to Jocelyn Guerra.[1][3]
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