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Paz Cea de Conde was the first woman member of the provincial board of Camarines Sur, and the first woman governor of the Philippines. She served as governor in 1937–38 by succeeding her brother, Gerardo Fuentebella Cea.

Paz Cea de Conde was born in Tigaon, Camarines Sur into a well-to-do family. Her mother, Dona Rufina Benites Fuentebella, was from Sagnay, Camarines Sur, and Paz's uncle, Mariano Fuentebella, served as governor of Camarines Sur in 1914–1916. Paz was the daughter of Mayor Manuel Baduria Cea whose family had served the Municipality of Tigaon during the Spanish and American periods.

Her brother, Don Severo Fuentebella Cea, was a former mayor, congressman and delegate of Camarines Sur to the 1934–35 constitutional convention. Another brother, Judge Sulpicio Vicente Fuentebella Cea, was a former congressman of Camarines Sur in 1916–1922, congressman of Albay in 1935–36, and first Governor of Catanduanes.

Paz was the first cousin of Senator Jose Fuentebella and Camarines Sur congressman Felix Fuentebella, the father of Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives Arnulfo Fuentebella. One of her nephews was Senator Edmundo B. Cea, who was a vice-presidential nominee for the Nacionalista Party.

References

1. "Past Governors". Camarines Sur Provincial Government. Retrieved 21 May 2023.

• Governors of Camarines Sur
• Members of the Camarines Sur Provincial Board
• Women provincial governors of the Philippines
• Fuentebella family