David Consunji

David Consunji
Minister of Transportation and Communications
In office 1970–1975
President	Ferdinand Marcos
Preceded by	Antonio Syquio
Succeeded by	Alfredo Juinio
Personal details
Born	(1921-10-18)October 18, 1921 Bataan, Philippines
Died	September 4, 2017(2017-09-04) (aged 95) Manila, Philippines
Spouse	Fredesvinda Almeda
Alma mater	University of the Philippines
Occupation	Chairman of the Board (DMCI)
Profession	Politician
Known for	Founder of DMCI
Website	www.dmcinet.com/dmci.asp

David Mendoza Consunji (October 18, 1921 – September 4, 2017) was a Filipino businessman and the chairman of a publicly listed holding firm, DMCI Holdings, Incorporated (PSE: DMC). He was a former secretary of the Department of Public Works, Transportation and Communications from 1970 to 1975, during the Marcos administration. In 2014, Forbes listed him as the 6th richest Filipino, with a net worth of US$3.9 billion.

Education and career

Consunji enrolled at University of the Philippines in 1939 and took up civil engineering and graduated in 1946 and passed the board during the same year.

After graduation, Consunji worked as teacher in Bataan and later a concrete inspector for Kuenzle and Streiff. He founded D.M. Consunji, Incorporated in 1954 and has become its Chairman since.

In 1995, he established the DMCI Holdings, Incorporated to consolidate the businesses.

He also served as the president of the Philippine Contractors Association, International Federation of Asian & Western Pacific Contractors' Association, Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers and Vice-President of the Confederation of International Contractors' Association. Aside from these organizations, he was also the chairman of the Contractors Association, the Philippine Domestic Construction Board and the U. P. Engineering Research and Development Foundation.

Death

Consuji's death was announced on September 4, 2017. He was 95. His cause of death was not disclosed.

Consunji wrote his autobiography, A Passion to Build: A Memoir of David M. Consunji. His son, Isidro Consunji is currently the president of the DMCI Holdings, Incorporated. A grandson, Victor Consunji, is married to 2007 Bb. Pilipinas World Maggie Wilson on December 2010.