Carmen Planas

Carmen Planas
8th Vice Mayor of Manila
In office
July 18, 1944 – December 31, 1949
MayorHermenegildo Atienza (1944–1945)
Juan Nolasco (1945–1946)
Valeriano E. Fugoso, Sr. (1946–1947)
Manuel de la Fuente (1948–1949)
Preceded byHermenegildo Atienza
Succeeded byIñigo Ed. Regalado
In office
January 5, 1940 – August 28, 1941
MayorEulogio Rodriguez
Preceded byJorge B. Vargas
Succeeded byHermenegildo Atienza
Member of the Manila Municipal Board
In office
January 1, 1934 – January 4, 1940
Personal details
Born
Carmen Lim Planas

(1914-03-23)March 23, 1914
Tondo, Manila, Philippine Islands
DiedAugust 25, 1964(1964-08-25) (aged 50)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
RelativesCharito Planas (sister)
Alma materUniversity of the Philippines
ProfessionLawyer

Carmen Lim Planas (March 23, 1914 – August 25, 1964) was the first woman to be elected to any public office in the Philippines when she was elected municipal board member of Manila by general suffrage in 1934. She would later serve as the capital city's first female Vice Mayor of Manila from 1940 to 1941 and again from 1944 to 1951.