Jose Laurel Jr.

Jose B. Laurel Jr.
9th Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
In office
February 2, 1967 – April 1, 1971
Preceded byCornelio Villareal
Succeeded byCornelio Villareal
In office
January 25, 1954 – December 30, 1957
Preceded byEugenio Pérez
Succeeded byDaniel Z. Romualdez
Minority Leader of the Regular Batasang Pambansa
In office
July 23, 1984 – March 25, 1986
Preceded byHilario Davide Jr. (as Minority Leader of the Interim Batasang Pambansa)
Succeeded byRodolfo Albano (as House Minority Leader)
House Minority Leader
In office
January 17, 1966 – December 30, 1969
Preceded byDaniel Z. Romualdez
Succeeded byJustiniano Montano
In office
December 30, 1949 – December 30, 1953
Preceded byCipriano Primicias Sr.
Succeeded byEugenio Pérez
Member of the Regular Batasang Pambansa from Batangas
In office
June 30, 1984 – March 25, 1986
Serving with Manuel Collantes, Hernando Perez, and Rafael Recto
Member of the House of Representatives from Batangas' 3rd district
In office
December 30, 1961 – September 23, 1972
Preceded byJosé Laurel IV
Succeeded byDistrict abolished (Next held by Milagros Laurel-Trinidad)
In office
June 11, 1945 – December 30, 1957
Preceded byDistrict re-established (Previously held by Maximo Kalaw)
Succeeded byJosé Laurel IV
Member of the National Assembly from Batangas
In office
September 25, 1943 – February 2, 1944
Serving with Maximo Malvar
Personal details
Born
José Bayani Laurel Jr. y Hidalgo

(1912-08-27)August 27, 1912
Tanauan, Batangas, Philippine Islands
DiedMarch 11, 1998(1998-03-11) (aged 85)
Manila, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Political partyNacionalista (1941-1942; 1945–1998)
Other political
affiliations
UNIDO (1980–1988)
KALIBAPI (1942–1945)
SpouseRemedios Lerma
RelationsLaurel family
Children2
Parent(s)Jose P. Laurel
Pacencia Laurel
Alma materUniversity of the Philippines Diliman (LL.B)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer

Jose Bayani "Pepito" Hidalgo Laurel Jr.[1] (August 27, 1912 – March 11, 1998), also known as Jose B. Laurel Jr., was a Filipino politician who was elected twice as speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines. A stalwart of the Nacionalista Party, he was the party's candidate for the country's vice president in the 1957 elections.

  1. ^ José P. Laurel Memorial Foundation. Freewebs.com. Retrieved on 2016-06-25.