Jose P. Laurel

Jose P. Laurel
Laurel in 1943
3rd President of the Philippines
In office
October 14, 1943  August 17, 1945
Serving with Manuel L. Quezon (1943–1944) and Sergio Osmeña (1944–1945)
Vice President
Preceded byManuel L. Quezon
Succeeded bySergio Osmeña
Minister of the Interior
In office
December 4, 1942  October 14, 1943
Presiding Officer, PECJorge B. Vargas
Preceded byBenigno Aquino Sr.
Commissioner of Justice
In office
December 24, 1941  December 2, 1942
Presiding Officer, PECJorge B. Vargas
Preceded byTeófilo Sison
Succeeded byTeófilo Sison
Senator of the Philippines
In office
December 30, 1951  December 30, 1957
ConstituencyAt-large
In office
June 2, 1925  June 2, 1931
Serving with Manuel L. Quezon
Preceded byAntero Soriano
Succeeded byClaro M. Recto
Constituency5th district
34th Associate Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court
In office
February 29, 1936  February 5, 1942
Appointed byManuel L. Quezon
Preceded byGeorge Malcolm
Succeeded byCourt reorganized
Majority Floor Leader of the Senate of the Philippines
In office
June 2, 1925  June 2, 1931
Senate PresidentManuel L. Quezon
Preceded byFrancisco Enage
Succeeded byBenigno S. Aquino
10th Secretary of the Interior
In office
February 9, 1923  July 17, 1923
Preceded byTeodoro M. Kalaw
Succeeded byFelipe Agoncillo
Undersecretary of the Department of Interior and Local Government
Ad interim
In office
May 22, 1922  February 9, 1923
Personal details
Born
José Paciano Laurel y García

(1891-03-09)March 9, 1891
Tanauan, Batangas, Captaincy General of the Philippines, Spanish East Indies
DiedNovember 6, 1959(1959-11-06) (aged 68)
Santa Mesa, Manila, Philippines
Resting placeTanauan City Public Cemetery, Tanauan, Batangas, Philippines
Political partyNacionalista (1925–1942; 1945–1959)
Other political
affiliations
KALIBAPI (1942–1945)
Spouse
(m. 1911)
ChildrenJose B. Laurel Jr.
Jose S. Laurel III
Natividad Laurel-Guinto
Sotero Laurel II
Mariano Laurel
Rosenda Laurel-Avanceña
Potenciana Laurel-Yupangco
Salvador Laurel
Arsenio Laurel
Alma materUniversity of the Philippines Manila (LLB)
University of Santo Tomas (LLM)
Yale University (SJD)
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José Paciano Laurel y García (March 9, 1891 – November 6, 1959) was a Filipino politician, lawyer, and judge, who served as the President of the Second Philippine Republic from 1943 to 1945, which was a Japanese ally during World War II. Since the administration of President Diosdado Macapagal (1961–1965), Laurel has been officially recognized by later administrations as a former president of the Philippines.