Emmanuel Joel Villanueva (, born August 2, 1975) is a Filipino politician, who serves as a Senator of the Philippines.
He took his senatorial seat following the 2016 Philippine national elections, where he ranked second highest in the polls with 18,459,222 votes.
He was a former Director General of the Philippine TESDA from 2010-2015 and a three-term congressman from 2001 through 2010.
Villanueva was the youngest member of the House of Representatives when he assumed office in February 2002.
He is also a basketball player currently playing for the Senate Defenders in the UNTV Cup.
He also played for the Philippine national team, and the University of Santo Tomas.