Cornelio Balmaceda
Cornelio Balmaceda | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of Commerce and Industry | |
| In office 1963–1965 | |
| President | Diosdado Macapagal |
| Preceded by | Rufino Hechanova |
| Succeeded by | Marcelo Balatbat |
| In office 1947–1953 | |
| President | Manuel Roxas Elpidio Quirino |
| Preceded by | Vicente Singson Encarnacion |
| Succeeded by | Oscar Ledesma |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cornelio Balmaceda y Agor September 15, 1896 |
| Died | April 17, 1982 (aged 85) |
| Spouse | Monica Jamias |
| Children | 7 |
| Alma mater | University of the Philippines (BA) Harvard University (MBA) University of Manila (LLB) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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Cornelio Agor Balmaceda (September 15, 1896 – April 17, 1982) was a former Secretary of Commerce and Industry in the Philippines. He was also one of the original board of trustees and then later became president of the Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement.
Known for his notable achievements in Philippine government, particularly the creation of the Department of Commerce and Industry and his leadership in the establishment of the Asian Development Bank in the Philippines, Balmaceda was also a writer and a journalist.