| Hernando Perez | |
| Honorific-Prefix: | The Honorable |
| Office: | President Emeritus of the University of Batangas |
| Term Start: | September 2023 |
| Predecessor: | Position established |
| Office1: | President of the University of Batangas |
| Term Start1: | April 2007 |
| Term End1: | September 2023 |
| Predecessor1: | Abelardo Perez |
| Successor1: | Lily Marlene Hernandez |
| Office2: | Deputy House Speaker |
| Term Start2: | July 24, 1995 |
| Term End2: | June 30, 1998 |
| 1Blankname2: | Speaker |
| 1Namedata2: | Jose de Venecia Jr. |
| Office3: | House Minority Leader |
| Term Start3: | July 27, 1992 |
| Term End3: | June 9, 1995 |
| Predecessor3: | Victor Ortega |
| Successor3: | Ronaldo Zamora |
| Office4: | 51st Secretary of Justice |
| Term Start4: | January 24, 2001 |
| Term End4: | January 2, 2003 |
| President4: | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Predecessor4: | Artemio Tuquero |
| Successor4: | Merceditas Gutierrez (acting) |
| Office5: | Secretary of Transportation and Communications Minister of Transportation and Communications (February 25–March 25, 1986) |
| Term Start5: | February 25, 1986 |
| Term End5: | March 16, 1987 |
| President5: | Corazon Aquino |
| 1Namedata5: | Salvador Laurel (1986) |
| Predecessor5: | Jose P. Dans |
| Successor5: | Rainerio Reyes |
| Office7: | Member of the House of Representatives from Batangas's 2nd district[1] |
| Term Start7: | June 30, 1987 |
| Term End7: | June 30, 1998 |
| Predecessor7: | District re-created |
| Successor7: | Edgar L. Mendoza |
| Office8: | Mambabatas Pambansa (Assemblyman) from Batangas |
| Term Start8: | June 30, 1984 |
| Term End8: | March 25, 1986 |
| Alongside8: | Manuel Collantes, Jose Laurel Jr. and Rafael Recto |
| Office9: | Member of Batangas Provincial Board from 2nd district |
| Term Start9: | 1980 |
| Term End9: | 1984 |
| Birth Name: | Hernando Benito Perez[2] |
| Birth Date: | 27 September 1939[3] |
| Birth Place: | Batangas, Philippines |
| Nationality: | Filipino |
| Party: | Independent (1998-present) |
| Otherparty: | Nacionalista (1980-1987) UNIDO (until 1987) LDP/Lakas ng Bansa (1987-1992) Lakas–CMD (1992-1998) |
| Occupation: | University executive |
| Profession: | Lawyer[4] |
| Education: | Western Philippine Colleges (BS) Ateneo de Manila University (LL.B.) (MBA) |
Hernando Benito Perez (pronounced as /tl/; born September 27, 1939), also known as Nani Perez and colloquially as Nani, is a Filipino lawyer, academic, and a former politician who is previously served in the Arroyo administration as the Secretary of Justice, and as the Secretary of Transportation and Communications under former President Corazon Aquino.[5]
Currently, he serves as the President Emeritus of the University of Batangas.
Perez was born on 1939 in Batangas. He studied law at Ateneo de Manila University and was admitted to the bar in 1962.
Perez is a lawyer by profession, but is a law professor. He was elected and became a member of the Batangas Provincial Board from 1980 to 1984.
See main article: 1984 Philippine parliamentary election. After his tenure on the Batangas Provincial Board expired in 1984. He served as Mambabatas Pambansa from June 1984 until March 1986, when Corazon Aquino became the president in February 1986 and the provisional government was put into place in March 1986.
He served as Minister of Transportation and Communications after President Corazon Aquino succeeded President Ferdinand Marcos through EDSA Revolution.
After his stint as secretary, Perez ran for Congress, then eventually won. From 1987 to 1998, He became the minority leader and have served as deputy speaker until his term end.
After President Joseph Estrada was overthrown by his own Vice President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo through EDSA II. Perez was appointed as Secretary of Justice and served from 2001 to 2003. During his stint as justice secretary, the former head of the Commission on Audit and former Solicitor General Jose Calida served as undersecretary to him.
See main article: University of Batangas. In 2007, he took over as president of the university until his brother Abelardo Perez's demise. His brother served in this capacity until his death on April 18, 2007.[6]
See main article: 2016 Batangas local elections. In 2016, Perez ran for representative of the newly created 5th district. He placed third and lost to then-board member Mario Vittorio Mariño, garnering 15,951 votes (10.52% of the total votes).
See main article: University of Batangas. In 2023, he resigned as the University President in favor of his successor Lily Marlene Hernandez-Bohn. Perez became the President Emeritus, while maintaining his membership in the board of regents.