National Scientist Onofre Corpuz | |
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| Minister of Education, Culture & Sports | |
| In office July 1979 – January 1984 | |
| President | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Preceded by | Juan Manuel |
| Succeeded by | Jaime Laya |
| Secretary of Education | |
| In office December 16, 1967 – April 20, 1971 | |
| President | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Preceded by | Carlos P. Romulo |
| Succeeded by | Juan Manuel |
| 13th President of the University of the Philippines | |
| In office 1975–1979 | |
| President | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Preceded by | Salvador P. Lopez |
| Succeeded by | Emanuel V. Soriano |
| 1st Chairperson of the Career Executive Service Board | |
| In office 1973–1978 | |
| President | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | Jacobo C. Clave |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Onofre Dizon Corpuz December 1, 1926[1] Camiling, Tarlac, Insular Government of the Philippine Islands |
| Died | March 23, 2013 (aged 86)[2] Quezon City, Philippines |
| Nationality |  Philippines |
| Spouse | Dr. Aurora Corpuz |
| Alma mater | University of the Philippines Diliman (B.A., 1950) University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (M.A., 1953) Harvard University (M.P.A, 1955; Ph.D., 1956) |
| Occupation | Professor, Public servant |
| Profession | Economic historian, Political scientist |
| Awards | National Scientist of the Philippines |
Onofre Dizon Corpuz ONS (December 1, 1926 – March 23, 2013[2]) was a Filipino academic, economist, and historian. He served as the Secretary of Education of the Philippines from 1968 to 1971 and was the 13th president of the University of the Philippines System from 1975 to 1979. Dr. Corpuz was later named Minister of Education under the parliamentary system wherein he was also member of the now defunct Batasang Pambansa (National Assembly) from 1979 to 1983.
Being the first one to come up with the idea of establishing the Career Executive Service (CES) in the Philippines based on existent bureaucratic structures in other countries, Corpuz served as the first chairman of the Career Executive Service Board (CESB) from 1973 to 1978.[3]
In 2004, he was named National Scientist of the Philippines for his contributions to Filipino scholarship particularly in areas of economics, history, political science, and public administration.[4] At the time of his death, he was a Professor Emeritus at the School of Economics of the University of the Philippines Diliman.
- ^ "Birth certificate of Onofre Copruz". Philippines Civil Registration (Local). Retrieved January 21, 2015.
- ^ a b "Former Education Secretary O.D. Copruz dies". Manilatimes.net. Archived from the original on April 21, 2013. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
- ^ "Career Executive Service Board Chaipersons". Career Executive Service Board. Archived from the original on April 10, 2013. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
- ^ "National Academy of Science and Technology". Department of Science and Technology. Retrieved March 25, 2013.[permanent dead link]