Jose P. Laurel

José 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 Aquino Sr.
10th Secretary of the Interior
In office
February 9, 1923 – July 17, 1923
Preceded byTeodoro 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
BornJosé Paciano Laurel y García
(1891-03-09)March 9, 1891
DiedNovember 6, 1959(1959-11-06) (aged 68)
Santa Mesa, Manila, Philippines
Resting placeTanauan City Public Cemetery, Tanauan, Batangas, Philippines
PartyNacionalista (1925–1942; 1945–1959)
Other political
affiliations
KALIBAPI (1942–1945)
Spouse
(m. 1911)
ChildrenJosé B. Laurel, Jr.
José S. Laurel III
Natividad Laurel-Guinto
Sotero Laurel II
Mariano Laurel
Rosenda Laurel-Avanceña
Potenciana Laurel-Yupangco
Salvador Laurel
Arsenio Laurel
RelativesLaurel family
Alma materUniversity of the Philippines Manila (LLB)
University of Santo Tomas (LLM)
Yale University (SJD) Colegio de San Juan de Letran (Associate in Arts)
Signature
Military service
Allegiance
Years of service1943–1945
RankCommander-in-Chief
Battles/wars
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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.

Laurel was the runner-up in the 1949 Philippine presidential election. In the 1951 Philippine Senate election, he was elected to the Senate of the Philippines for the Nacionalista Party. He headed a mission to negotiate trade and other matters with the United States, which led to the Laurel–Langley Agreement of 1954.

Since the administration of President Diosdado Macapagal (1961–1965), Laurel has been recognized by later administrations as a former president of the Philippines.