Fernando Lopez

Fernando Lopez
3rd and 7th Vice President of the Philippines
In office December 30, 1965 – September 23, 1972
President	Ferdinand Marcos
Preceded by	Emmanuel Pelaez
Succeeded by	Position abolished (Next held by Salvador Laurel)
In office December 30, 1949 – December 30, 1953
President	Elpidio Quirino
Preceded by	Elpidio Quirino
Succeeded by	Carlos P. Garcia
Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources
In office December 30, 1965 – 1971
President	Ferdinand Marcos
Preceded by	Jose Feliciano
Succeeded by	Arturo Tanco Jr.
In office December 14, 1950 – 1953
President	Elpidio Quirino
Preceded by	Plácido Mapa
Succeeded by	Plácido Mapa
President pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines
In office January 27, 1958 – December 30, 1965
Preceded by	Manuel Briones
Succeeded by	Lorenzo Sumulong
Senator of the Philippines
In office December 30, 1953 – December 30, 1965
In office December 30, 1947 – December 30, 1949
Mayor of Iloilo City
Acting
In office September 26, 1945 – December 30, 1947
Appointed by	Sergio Osmeña
Preceded by	Mariano Benedicto
Succeeded by	Vicente Ybiernas
Chairman of ABS-CBN Corporation
In office February 28, 1986 – May 26, 1993
Preceded by	Eugenio López Sr.
Succeeded by	Eugenio Lopez Jr.
Personal details
Born	Fernando Hofileña Lopez (1904-04-13)April 13, 1904 Jaro, Iloilo, Philippines[a]
Died	May 26, 1993(1993-05-26) (aged 89) Iloilo City, Philippines
Political party	Nacionalista (1945–1946; 1957–1993)
Other political affiliations	Democratic (1953–1957) Liberal (1946–1953)
Spouse	Maria Salvacion Javellana
Children	6
Alma mater	University of Santo Tomas (LL.B)
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Lawyer

Fernando "Nanding"^[1] Hofileña Lopez Sr. KGCR (April 13, 1904 – May 26, 1993) was a Filipino statesman. A member of the influential Lopez family of Iloilo, he served as vice president of the Philippines under Presidents Elpidio Quirino from 1949 to 1953 under the Liberal Party and Ferdinand Marcos from 1965 to 1972, under the Nacionalista Party. He was also the chairman of ABS-CBN Corporation from 1986 to his death in 1993.

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