His Excellency Joseph Estrada |
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13th President of the Philippines | |
In office June 30, 1998 – January 20, 2001 |
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Vice President | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo |
Preceded by | Fidel V. Ramos |
Succeeded by | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo |
22nd Mayor of Manila | |
Assumed office June 30, 2013 |
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Vice Mayor |
Francisco M. Domagoso (2013-2016) Ma. Sheilah H. Lacuna-Pangan (2016-present) |
Preceded by | Alfredo Lim |
9th Vice President of the Philippines | |
In office June 30, 1992 – June 30, 1998 |
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President | Fidel V. Ramos |
Preceded by | Salvador Laurel |
Succeeded by | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo |
Chairman of the Presidential Anti-Crime Commission | |
In office 1992–1997 |
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President | Fidel V. Ramos |
Senator of the Philippines | |
In office June 30, 1987 – June 30, 1992 |
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Mayor of San Juan, Metro Manila | |
In office August 5, 1969 – March 26, 1986 |
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Preceded by | Braulio Sto. Domingo |
Succeeded by | Reynaldo San Pascual |
Personal details | |
Born |
Jose Marcelo Ejercito April 19, 1937 Tondo, Manila, Philippine Commonwealth |
Political party | PMP (1991–present) |
Other political affiliations |
Nacionalista (1969–1988) Liberal Party (1988–1991) UNA (2012–present) |
Spouse(s) | Luisa Pimentel |
Children |
Jinggoy Jackie Joseph Victor |
Residence | Santa Mesa, Manila |
Alma mater | Mapúa Institute of Technology (CE dropped out) Central Colleges of the Philippines (CE dropped out) |
Occupation | Actor |
Profession | Businessperson |
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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Website | Official website |
Presidential styles of Joseph Ejercito Estrada |
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Reference style | His Excellency |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Alternative style | Mr. President |
Joseph "Erap" Ejercito Estrada (real name José Marcelo Ejército; born April 19, 1937) is a Filipino politician who served as the 13th President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001 and as the 9th Vice President of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998. He has been Mayor of the City of Manila, the country's capital, since 2013.
Estrada gained popularity as a film actor, playing the lead role in over a hundred films in an acting career spanning some three decades, and model, who was started as a fashion and ramp model at the age of 13. He used his popularity as an actor to make gains in politics, serving as Mayor of San Juan from 1969 to 1986, as Senator from 1987 to 1992, then as Vice-President under President Fidel V. Ramos from 1992 to 1998.
Estrada was elected President in 1998 with a wide margin of votes separating him from the other challengers, and was sworn into the presidency on June 30, 1998. In 2000 he declared an "all-out-war" against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and captured its headquarters and other camps. However, allegations of corruption spawned an impeachment trial in the Senate, and in 2001 Estrada was ousted by "People Power 2" after the prosecution walked out of the impeachment court when the Senator-Judges voted "no" in the opening of the second envelope.
In 2007, Estrada was sentenced by the special division of the Sandiganbayan to reclusión perpetua for the plunder of stealing $80 million from the government and was sentenced to a lifetime in prison, but was later granted pardon by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. He ran for president again in the 2010 presidential election, but placed second behind Senator Benigno Aquino III.