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Jose de Venecia, Jr.

The Honourable
Jose de Venecia Jr.
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17th and 21st Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives
In office
July 23, 2001 – February 5, 2008
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Preceded by Feliciano Belmonte, Jr.
Succeeded by Prospero Nograles
In office
July 27, 1992 – June 30, 1998
President Fidel Ramos
Preceded by Ramon Mitra, Jr.
Succeeded by Manny Villar
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Pangasinan's 4th District
In office
June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2010
Preceded by Benjamin S. Lim
Succeeded by Gina de Venecia
In office
June 30, 1987 – June 30, 1998
Preceded by Antonio P. Villar
Succeeded by Benjamin S. Lim
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Pangasinan's 2nd District
In office
December 30, 1969 – September 23, 1972
Preceded by Jack L. Soriano
Succeeded by Abolished
(Position next held by Antonio E. Bengson III)
Personal details
Born (1936-12-26) December 26, 1936 (age 80)
Dagupan, Pangasinan, Commonwealth of the Philippines
Nationality Filipino
Political party Independent (2008–present)
Other political
affiliations
Liberal (1969-1972)
Lakas-CMD (1991-2008)
Spouse(s) Georgina Vera-Perez
Residence Dagupan City, Pangasinan,
Alma mater De La Salle University
Religion Roman Catholic

Jose Claveria de Venecia Jr. also known as JDV or Joe De V (born December 26, 1936) is a former Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, serving from 1992 to 1998 and from 2001 to 2008. As Speaker, he was the fourth highest-ranking official of the Philippines. He was the former president of the Philippines' dominant party, LAKAS-CMD. He ran for president in the 1998 election but lost to Vice President Joseph Estrada, finishing second among 11 candidates.

Beginning in 1987, de Venecia has been elected to six terms as a Representative of the 4th District of Pangasinan. He served as Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives throughout the Ninth, Tenth, Twelfth and Thirteenth Congresses of the Philippines. He had served for more than a year as the House Speaker of the Fourteenth Congress when on February 5, 2008, 174 representatives, or a considerable majority of members of the House, voted to remove de Venecia as Speaker. He is the first Filipino who has held the Speakership five times in separate terms.


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