Born in 1947, Mrs Arroyo is the daughter of Diosdado Macapagal, who led the Philippines during the 1960s.
She was a classmate of former US President Bill Clinton at Georgetown University in Washington, and has a doctorate in economics from the University of the Philippines. Mrs Arroyo's route into politics was a conventional one. She started her government career with the Department of Trade and Industry, and was elected into the Senate in 1992, and again in 1995. Three years later she won a landslide victory to become vice-president to Mr Estrada.
Her style could not be more different from that of Mr Estrada, or his friend Fernando Poe Junior, who ran against her in the 2004 presidential election.
Her sometimes cold and businesslike manner has made it difficult for her to win the support of poorer voters.
She tried to address this problem during the run-up to the 2004 presidential campaign by injecting some glamour into her campaign.
She chose as her vice-president Noli De Castro, who got into politics because of his experience as a news anchor.
She was a classmate of former US President Bill Clinton at Georgetown University in Washington, and has a doctorate in economics from the University of the Philippines. Mrs Arroyo's route into politics was a conventional one. She started her government career with the Department of Trade and Industry, and was elected into the Senate in 1992, and again in 1995. Three years later she won a landslide victory to become vice-president to Mr Estrada.
Her style could not be more different from that of Mr Estrada, or his friend Fernando Poe Junior, who ran against her in the 2004 presidential election.
Her sometimes cold and businesslike manner has made it difficult for her to win the support of poorer voters.
She tried to address this problem during the run-up to the 2004 presidential campaign by injecting some glamour into her campaign.
She chose as her vice-president Noli De Castro, who got into politics because of his experience as a news anchor.
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