Salvador Laurel

Salvador Laurel
8th Vice President of the Philippines
In office
February 25, 1986 – June 30, 1992
PresidentCorazon Aquino
Preceded byRe-established
Title last held by Fernando Lopez
Succeeded byJoseph Estrada
5th Prime Minister of the Philippines
In office
February 25, 1986 – March 25, 1986
PresidentCorazon Aquino
Preceded byCesar Virata
Succeeded byPosition abolished
16th Secretary of Foreign Affairs
In office
March 25, 1986 – February 2, 1987
PresidentCorazon Aquino
Preceded byPacifico A. Castro (Acting)
Succeeded byManuel Yan
Member of the Interim Batasang Pambansa
In office
June 12, 1978 – September 16, 1983
Senator of the Philippines
In office
December 30, 1967 – September 23, 1972[1]
Personal details
Born
Salvador Roman Hidalgo Laurel

(1928-11-18)November 18, 1928
Paco, Manila, Philippines[a]
DiedJanuary 27, 2004(2004-01-27) (aged 75)
Atherton, California, U.S.
Resting placeLibingan ng mga Bayani
Political partyNacionalista (1967-1978; 1980-2004)
Other political
affiliations
UNIDO (1980–1988)
KBL (1978-1979)
Spouse
(m. 1950)
RelationsLaurel family
Parent(s)Jose P. Laurel
Pacencia Hidalgo

Salvador Roman Hidalgo Laurel KGCR[2] (Tagalog pronunciation: [laʊˈɾɛl], November 18, 1928 – January 27, 2004), also known as Doy Laurel, was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the Vice President of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992 under President Corazon Aquino and briefly served as the last Prime Minister from February 25 to March 25, 1986, when the position was abolished. He was a major leader of the United Nationalist Democratic Organization (UNIDO), the political party that helped topple the regime of President Ferdinand Marcos with the 1986 People Power Revolution.

  1. ^ Original term was until December 30, 1973. This was cut short pursuant to the Declaration of Martial Law by President Ferdinand Marcos on September 23, 1972.
  2. ^ "Jose P. Laurel (1891–1959)". Jose P. Laurel Memorial Foundation. Archived from the original on June 29, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2008.


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