Sergio Osmeña

Sergio Osmeña
Photograph of Osmeña
4th President of the Philippines
In office
August 1, 1944 – May 28, 1946
Serving with Jose P. Laurel (1944–1945)
Preceded byManuel L. Quezon
Jose P. Laurel (de facto)
Succeeded byManuel Roxas
1st Vice President of the Philippines
In office
November 15, 1935 – August 1, 1944
PresidentManuel L. Quezon
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byElpidio Quirino
2nd Secretary of Public Instruction, Health, and Public Welfare
in concurrent capacity as Vice President of the Philippines
In office
December 24, 1941 – August 1, 1944
PresidentManuel L. Quezon
Preceded byJuan Nolasco
Jorge Bocobo
Succeeded byMariano Eraña
Basilio Valdes
Carlos P. Romulo
14th Secretary of Public Instruction
in concurrent capacity as Vice President of the Philippines
In office
November 15, 1935 – December 1, 1938
PresidentManuel L. Quezon
Preceded byJoseph R. Hayden
Succeeded byManuel L. Quezon
Political offices 1904‍–‍1935
2nd Senate President pro tempore of the Philippines
In office
October 27, 1922 – July 16, 1934
Preceded byEspiridion Guanco
Succeeded byJosé Clarín
Senator of the Philippines from the 10th district
In office
June 6, 1922 – November 15, 1935
Serving with
Celestino Rodriguez (1922–1925)
Pedro Rodriguez (1925–1931)
Manuel Briones (1931–1935)
Preceded byFilemon Sotto
Succeeded byPosition abolished
1st Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives
Speaker of the Philippine Assembly (1907–1916)
In office
October 16, 1907 – June 6, 1922
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded byManuel Roxas
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Cebu's 2nd district
Member of the Philippine Assembly (1907–1916)
In office
October 16, 1907 – June 6, 1922
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded byVicente Sotto
3rd Governor of Cebu
In office
1904 – October 16, 1907
Preceded byJuan F. Climaco
Succeeded byDionisio A. Jakosalem
Party positions held
1st and 3rd President of the Nacionalista Party
In office
1944–1953
Preceded byManuel L. Quezon
Succeeded byEulogio Rodriguez
In office
1907–1935
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byManuel L. Quezon
Personal details
Born(1878-09-09)September 9, 1878
DiedOctober 19, 1961(1961-10-19) (aged 83)
Quezon City, Philippines
Resting placeManila North Cemetery, Santa Cruz, Manila, Philippines
PartyNacionalista (1907–1961)
Spouses
Estefania Chiong Veloso
(m. 1901; died 1918)
(m. 1920)
Children13, including Sergio Jr.
Alma materColegio de San Juan de Letran (AB)
University of Santo Tomas (LL.B)
ProfessionLawyer, soldier
Signature
Military service
Allegiance First Philippine Republic
Philippine Commonwealth
Branch/servicePhilippine Revolutionary Army
Philippine Commonwealth Army
Years of service
  • 1899–1900
  • 1941–1944
RankCommander-in-Chief
Battles/wars
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese吳文釗
Simplified Chinese吴文钊
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWú Wénzhāo
Southern Min
Hokkien POJGô͘ Bûn-chiau
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Sergio Osmeña Sr. CCLH (Spanish: [ˈseɾxjo osˈmeɲa], Tagalog: [ˈsɛɾhjo ʔosˈmɛɲa]; Chinese: 吳文釗; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gô͘ Bûn-chiau; September 9, 1878 – October 19, 1961) was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the fourth president of the Philippines from 1944 to 1946 and as the first vice president of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944. He served the shortest term as president of the Philippines, lasting for only 1 year and 300 days. He was vice president under Manuel L. Quezon. Upon Quezon's sudden death in 1944, Osmeña succeeded him at age 65, becoming the first vice president to succeed to the Philippine presidency and the oldest person to assume it until Rodrigo Duterte took office in 2016 at age 71. He was the founder of the Nacionalista Party.

Osmeña was also the first Visayan to become president, and regarded as the "Grand Old Man" of Cebu.

Prior to his accession in 1944, Osmeña served as governor of Cebu from 1906 to 1907, member and first speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives from 1907 to 1922, and senator from the 10th senatorial district for thirteen years, in which capacity he served as Senate president pro tempore. In 1935, he was nominated to be the running-mate of Senate President Manuel L. Quezon for the presidential election that year. The duo were overwhelmingly re-elected in 1941.

He was the patriarch of the prominent Osmeña family, which includes his son, former senator Sergio Osmeña Jr., and his grandsons, former senators Sergio Osmeña III and John Henry Osmeña, former governor Lito Osmeña, and former Cebu City mayor and current Cebu City vice mayor Tomas Osmeña.