Jose Cojuangco, Jr.
| Jose S. Cojuangco Jr. | |
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| 9th President of the Philippine Olympic Committee | |
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Assumed office January 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Celso Dayrit |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Tarlac's First District | |
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In office June 30, 1987 – June 30, 1998 |
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| Preceded by |
Vacant Post last held by Eduardo Cojuangco Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. |
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In office December 30, 1961 – December 30, 1969 |
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| Preceded by | Jose J. Roy |
| Succeeded by | Eduardo Cojuangco Jr. |
| Municipal Mayor of Paniqui, Tarlac | |
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In office 1959–1961 |
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| Personal details | |
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Jose Cojuangco y Sumulong September 19, 1934 Intramuros, Manila, Philippine Islands |
| Political party |
LABAN (c. 1978) PDP-LABAN (1983-c. 1986) LDP (1988-1997) KAMPI (1997-2009) |
| Spouse(s) | Margarita de los Reyes |
| Children | 5 (inc. Mikaela Ma. Antonia) |
Jose Sumulong Cojuangco Jr. (born Jose Cojuangco y Sumulong on September 19, 1934), more popularly known as Peping Cojuangco, is a former Philippine Congressman and the current president of the Philippine Olympic Committee since 2004.
He was born on September 19, 1934 to José Cojuangco Sr. and Demetria Sumulong.
Peping Cojuangco served as a member of the municipal council of Paniqui, Tarlac from 1955 to 1957. He then succeeded as Vice Mayor of the same town in 1957 and served the term until 1959. Cojuangco was elected as Mayor of Paniqui in 1959 and served the post until 1961.
In 1961, Cojuangco was then elected as a Member of the Philippine House of Representatives representing the First District of the province of Tarlac. He was then the youngest member of the House of Representatives. He was also part of the Commission on Appointments. During the tenure of President Diosdado Macapagal, he was named part of a 12-member select committee which was tasked to draft and pass the first Land Reform Code of the Philippine. Cojuangco was also responsible for the Agriculture Marketing News Services Law which he authored. While a congressman, Cojuangco also served as Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, a ranking member of the Committee on Economic Development and served at the Philippine Amateur Athletic Association as a representative from the House of Representatives.
Cojuangco secured a second term as a congressman after he was re-elected to the post in 1965. During his second term he became a member of the Young Turks in the House of Representatives. He served as chairman until 1969.
Cojuangco became the campaign manager for the LABAN party which was led by then Senator Benigno Aquino Jr. for the Philippine parliamentary elections in 1978. In 1983, Cojuangco was elected as Secretary-General of PDP-Laban, and a year later as the party's President. He once again served as a campaign manager but this time for the presidential campaign of Corazon Aquino at the 1986 Philippine presidential election. After the controversial election, he joined as a leader of the side that called for President Ferdinand Marcos' ouster at the 1986 People Power Revolution.
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