Lorenzo Sumulong
| Lorenzo Sumulong | |
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| Senator of the Philippines | |
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In office December 30, 1949 – December 30, 1967 |
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In office December 30, 1969 – September 23, 1972 |
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| 10th Senate President pro tempore of the Philippines | |
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In office January 17, 1966 – December 30, 1969 |
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| President | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Preceded by | Fernando Lopez |
| Succeeded by | Jose Roy |
| Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Rizal's 2nd District | |
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In office May 25, 1946 – December 30, 1949 |
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| Preceded by | Emilio de la Paz |
| Succeeded by | Emilio de la Paz |
| Personal details | |
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September 5, 1905 Antipolo, Rizal, Philippine Islands |
| Died | October 21, 1997 (aged 92) |
| Political party | Liberal Party, Nacionalista Party |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Lorenzo Sumulong (September 5, 1905 – October 21, 1997) was a Filipino politician who served in the Philippine Senate for four decades, and as a delegate of his country to the United Nations. He was noted for having engaged in a debate with Nikita Khrushchev at the United Nations General Assembly that allegedly provoked the Soviet Union Premier to bang his shoe on a desk.
Sumulong was born in Antipolo, Rizal. He finished law at the University of the Philippines College of Law and went on to top the 1929 bar examinations. In 1932, he obtained a Masters of Law degree from Harvard Law School.
Sumulong began his political career as a municipal councilor in Antipolo. In the 1946 general elections, Sumulong won a seat in the House of Representatives, representing the 2nd District of Rizal. In 1949, Sumulong was elected to the Philippine Senate. He won re-election to the Senate in 1955 and in 1961. He did not seek re-election in 1967, but would return to the Senate in the 1969 elections. In all, Sumulong remained in Congress for 24 years, initially under the Liberal Party, but later under the Nacionalista Party. He served through the 1st Congress until the 7th Congress.
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