Salvador Laurel
Salvador Laurel | |
|---|---|
| 8th Vice President of the Philippines | |
| In office February 25, 1986 – June 30, 1992 | |
| President | Corazon Aquino |
| Preceded by | Re-established Title last held by Fernando Lopez |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Estrada |
| 5th Prime Minister of the Philippines | |
| In office February 25 – March 25, 1986 | |
| President | Corazon Aquino |
| Preceded by | Cesar Virata |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| 16th Secretary of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office March 25, 1986 – February 2, 1987 | |
| President | Corazon Aquino |
| Preceded by | Pacifico A. Castro (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Yan |
| Member of the Interim Batasang Pambansa | |
| In office June 12, 1978 – September 16, 1983 | |
| Senator of the Philippines | |
| In office December 30, 1967 – September 23, 1972 | |
| 7th President of the Nacionalista Party | |
| In office 1986–2003 | |
| Preceded by | Jose Roy |
| Succeeded by | Manny Villar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Salvador Roman Hidalgo Laurel November 18, 1928 Paco, Manila, Philippines |
| Died | January 27, 2004 (aged 75) Atherton, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Libingan ng mga Bayani |
| Political party | Nacionalista (1967–2004) |
| Other political affiliations | UNIDO (1980–1988) KBL (1978–1979) |
| Spouse | |
| Relations | Laurel family |
| Parent(s) | Jose P. Laurel Pacencia Hidalgo |
Salvador Roman Hidalgo Laurel KGCR (Tagalog pronunciation: [laʊˈɾɛl], November 18, 1928 – January 27, 2004), also known as Doy Laurel, was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the Vice President of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992 under President Corazon Aquino and briefly served as the last Prime Minister from February 25 to March 25, 1986, when the position was abolished. He was a major leader of the United Nationalist Democratic Organization (UNIDO), the political party that helped topple the regime of President Ferdinand Marcos with the 1986 People Power Revolution.