Andres Bautista

Andres Bautista
Bautista in 2017
Chairperson of the Commission on Elections
In office April 28, 2015 – October 23, 2017
Appointed by	Benigno Aquino III
Preceded by	Christian Robert S. Lim (acting) Sixto Brillantes
Succeeded by	Christian Robert S. Lim (acting) Sheriff Abas
Chairperson of the Presidential Commission on Good Government
In office September 13, 2010 – April 27, 2015
Appointed by	Benigno Aquino III
Preceded by	Camilo Sabio
Succeeded by	Richard Roger Amurao (Acting)
Personal details
Born	(1964-03-28) March 28, 1964 (age 60)
Nationality	Filipino
Spouse	Patricia
Education	Ateneo de Manila University (B.S. and LL.B) Harvard Law School (LL.M.)
Occupation	Lawyer government official academic administrator

Juan Andres "Andy" Donato Bautista (born March 28, 1964) is a Filipino lawyer and former government official. He served as chairman of the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) from 2010 to 2015 and then chairman of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) from 2015 to 2017 in the administration of President Benigno Aquino III. He also previously served as dean of the Far Eastern University Institute of Law.^[1][2]

As COMELEC chairman, Bautista presided over the 2016 general election. During his tenure, COMELEC suffered a data breach 43 days before the election. He also faced allegations of unexplained wealth and acceptance of bribes. Bautista announced his resignation in October 2017 but was nonetheless impeached by the House of Representatives. He then fled to the United States and is being pursued by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). In 2023, the United States Department of Homeland Security filed money laundering charges against Bautista for allegedly receiving bribes associated with the 2016 Philippine general election, which were coursed through U.S. accounts. Bautista was also named in the Pandora Papers for having secret offshore wealth.