Rafael Alunan Sr.

Rafael Alunan Sr.
Photograph from The Commercial & Industrial Manual of the Philippines, 1941
Secretary of the Interior of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
In office
November 16, 1938  August 29, 1941
Preceded byElpidio Quirino
Succeeded byFrancisco Zulueta
Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce
In office
September 6, 1928  January 1, 1933
Preceded bySilverio Apostol
Succeeded byVicente Singson Encarnacion
In office
August 28, 1941  December 24, 1941
Preceded byBenigno Aquino Sr.
Succeeded byVicente Singson Encarnacion
In office
January 26, 1942  March 20, 1945
Preceded byAndrés Soriano
Succeeded byManuel Nieto
Secretary of Finance
In office
January 1, 1933  April 30 1933
Preceded byVicente Carmona
Succeeded byVicente Singson Encarnacion
Member of the House of Representatives from Negros Occidental's 2nd district
In office
October 16, 1912  June 6, 1922
Preceded byManuel Fernández Yanson
Succeeded byVicente Jiménez Yanson
Personal details
Born(1885-12-16)December 16, 1885
Talisay, Negros Occidental, Captaincy General of the Philippines
DiedMay 18, 1947(1947-05-18) (aged 61)
Mount Makaturing, Lanao del Sur, Philippines
Cause of deathPlane crash
Resting placeManila, Philippines
Political partyNacionalista
Alma materColegio de Bacolod Ateneo de Manila University

Rafael Rivas Alunan Sr. (December 16, 1885 – May 18, 1947) was a Filipino lawyer and politician. Alunan served as a senator in the Senate of the Philippines and influenced the Philippines' growth economically during the American Occupation years.