Voltaire Gazmin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Voltaire Gazmin

Filipino politician and general

Date of Birth: 22-Oct-1944

Place of Birth: Moncada, Luzon, Philippines

Profession: military personnel, politician, minister

Nationality: Philippines

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Voltaire Tuvera Gazmin (born 22 October 1944 in Moncada, Tarlac) is a retired Filipino soldier who was the 35th Secretary of the Department of National Defense of the Philippines.
Gazmin assumed office on 1 July 2010, after President Benigno S.
Aquino III had issued the former's appointment the day before.Gazmin emerged from a nearly six-year hiatus from public office after last serving as the Philippine Ambassador to Cambodia from 2002 to 2004.
For nearly 32 years, he was a career officer in the Philippine Army, retiring as a Lieutenant General and after serving as the 40th Commanding General of the Philippine Army until 2000. He first gained national prominence in 1986 as the loyal and disciplinarian Commander of the Presidential Security Group (PSG), defiantly defending the government of President Corazon C.
Aquino (mother of the incumbent President Benigno S.
Aquino III) from seven 'coup attempts during her six-year term.
Gazmin was honored multiple times in his military career for his skills in intelligence gathering and effectively commanding troops in some of the most difficult operations and for a long-term vision in administrative matters.
His disciplinary demeanour has earned him the respect of his peers and junior officers and staff as a military officer and as a civilian.