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José Paciano Laurel

His Excellency
José P. Laurel
PLH
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3rd President of the Philippines
In office
October 14, 1943 – August 17, 1945
Prime Minister Jorge B. Vargas
(Ministries involved)
Preceded by Manuel L. Quezon (as President of government-in-exile)
Succeeded by Sergio Osmeña
Commissioner of the Interior
In office
December 4, 1942 – October 14, 1943
Presiding Officer, PEC Jorge B. Vargas
Preceded by Benigno Aquino, Sr.
Succeeded by Quintin Paredes
Commissioner of Justice
In office
December 24, 1941 – December 4, 1942
Presiding Officer, PEC Jorge B. Vargas
Preceded by Teofilo L. Sison
Succeeded by Teofilo L. Sison
Senator of the Philippines
In office
December 30, 1951 – December 30, 1957
34th Associate Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court
In office
February 29, 1936 – February 5, 1942
Preceded by George Malcolm
Succeeded by Court reorganised
Majority leader of the Senate of the Philippines
In office
1928–1931
Senate President Manuel L. Quezon
Preceded by Francisco Enage
Succeeded by Benigno S. Aquino
Senator of the Philippines from the 5th Senatorial District
In office
1925 – 1931
Served with: Manuel L. Quezon (1925–1931)
Preceded by Antero Soriano
Succeeded by Claro M. Recto
Secretary of the Interior of the Philippines
In office
1922–1923
Personal details
Born José Paciano Laurel García
(1891-03-09)March 9, 1891
Tanauan, Batangas, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Died November 6, 1959(1959-11-06) (aged 68)
Manila, Philippines
Resting place Tanauan, Batangas, Philippines
Political party Nacionalista Party (Before 1942; 1945–1959)
Other political
affiliations
KALIBAPI (1942–1945)
Spouse(s) Pacencia Hidalgo
Children José 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
Alma mater Colegio de San Juan de Letran University of the Philippines College of Law
University of Santo Tomas
Yale Law School
Profession Lawyer
Signature
Presidential styles of
Jose P. Laurel
Reference style His Excellency
Spoken style Your Excellency
Alternative style Mr. President

José P. Laurel, PLH (born José Paciano Laurel García; March 9, 1891 – November 6, 1959) was a Filipino politician and judge. He was the president of the Second Philippine Republic, a Japanese puppet state when occupied during World War II, from 1943 to 1945. Since the administration of President Diosdado Macapagal (1961–1965), Laurel has been recognized as a legitimate president of the Philippines.

José Paciano Laurel y García was born on March 9, 1891 in the town of Tanauan, Batangas. His parents were Sotero Laurel I and Jacoba García. His father had been an official in the revolutionary government of Emilio Aguinaldo and a signatory to the 1898 Malolos Constitution.

While a teen, Laurel was indicted for attempted murder when he almost killed a rival suitor of the girl he stole a kiss from with a fan knife. While studying and finishing law school, he argued for and received an acquittal.

Laurel received his law degree from the University of the Philippines College of Law in 1915, where he studied under Dean George A. Malcolm, whom he would later succeed on the Supreme Court. He then obtained a Master of Laws degree from University of Santo Tomas in 1919. Laurel then attended Yale Law School, where he obtained a Doctorate of law.

Laurel began his life in public service while a student, as a messenger in the Bureau of Forestry then as a clerk in the Code Committee tasked with the codification of Philippine laws. During his work for the Code Committee, he was introduced to its head, Thomas A. Street, a future Supreme Court Justice who would be a mentor to the young Laurel.


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