Benigno Aquino Sr.

Benigno Aquino Sr.
Aquino Sr. in 1941
6th Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
1st Speaker of the National Assembly of the Second Philippine Republic
In office
September 25, 1943  February 2, 1944
Preceded byJosé Yulo
Succeeded byJose Zulueta
Member of the National Assembly of the Second Philippine Republic from Tarlac's at-large district
In office
September 25, 1943  February 2, 1944
Serving with Sergio L. Aquino
Commissioner of the Interior
In office
1942–1942
Presiding Officer, PECJorge B. Vargas
Succeeded byJosé P. Laurel
Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce
In office
1938–1940
PresidentManuel L. Quezon
Preceded byEulogio Rodriguez
Succeeded byRafael Alunan Sr.
Member of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from Tarlac's 2nd district
In office
June 11, 1945  May 25, 1946
Preceded byJose Urquico
as Member of the National Assembly
Succeeded byAlejandro Simpaoco
Member of the National Assembly of the Philippines from Tarlac's 2nd district
In office
September 16, 1935  December 30, 1938
Preceded byFeliciano B. Gardiner
as Representative
Succeeded byJose Urquico
Senate Majority Leader
In office
July 16, 1931  June 5, 1934
Senate PresidentManuel L. Quezon
Preceded byJosé P. Laurel
Succeeded byClaro M. Recto
Senator of the Philippines from the 3rd Senatorial District
In office
June 5, 1928  June 5, 1934
Served with:
Teodoro Sandiko (1928–1931)
Sotero Baluyut (1931–1934)
Preceded byLuis Morales
Succeeded byHermogenes Concepcion
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Tarlac's 2nd district
In office
June 3, 1919  June 5, 1928
Preceded byCayetano Rivera
Succeeded byJose G. Domingo
Vice President of the Philippines
In office
January 15, 1944  August 17, 1945
PresidentJosé P. Laurel
Personal details
Born
Benigno Simeón Aquino y Quiambao

(1894-09-03)September 3, 1894
Murcia, Tarlac, Tarlac, Captaincy General of the Philippines, Spanish East Indies (now Concepcion, Tarlac, Philippines)
DiedDecember 20, 1947(1947-12-20) (aged 53)
Manila, Philippines
Political partyNacionalista (1919–1942; 1945–1947)
Other political
affiliations
KALIBAPI (1942–1945)
Spouses
Maria Urquico
(m. 1916; died 1928)
    Aurora Aquino
    (m. 1930)
    Children11 (incl. Ninoy, Butz and Tessie)
    Parent(s)Servillano Aquino (father)
    Guadalupe Quiambao (mother)
    RelativesAquino family
    Alma materUniversity of Santo Tomas (LL.B)
    OccupationFarmer, politician
    ProfessionLawyer, civil servant

      Benigno Simeón Aquino y Quiambao (September 3, 1894 – December 20, 1947) was a Filipino politician who served as speaker of the National Assembly of the Japanese-sponsored puppet state in the Philippines from 1943 to 1944. He was the Director-General of KALIBAPI, a political party established during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines.

      A member of the Aquino family, one of his grandchildren (through Benigno "Ninoy" Jr.), Benigno S. Aquino III was the 15th President of the Philippines, serving from 2010 to 2016.