Onofre Corpuz
| Onofre Corpuz | |
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| 23rd Secretary of the Philippine Department of Education (Minister of Education, Culture & Sports) |
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In office 1968–1971 |
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| President | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Preceded by | Juan Manuel |
| Succeeded by | Jaime Laya |
| 13th President of the University of the Philippines | |
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In office 1975–1979 |
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| President | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Preceded by | Salvador P. Lopez |
| Succeeded by | Emanuel V. Soriano |
| 1st Chairperson of the Career Executive Service Board | |
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In office 1973–1978 |
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| President | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | Jacobo C. Clave |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Onofre Dizon Corpuz December 1, 1926 Camiling, Tarlac, Philippines |
| Died | March 23, 2013 (aged 86) |
| Nationality |
Filipino 
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| Spouse(s) | Dr. Aurora Corpuz |
| Alma mater |
University of the Philippines (B.A., 1950) University of Illinois (M.A., 1953) Harvard University (M.P.A, 1955; Ph.D., 1956) |
| Occupation | Professor, Public servant |
| Profession | Economic historian, Political scientist |
| Awards | National Scientist of the Philippines |
Dr. Onofre Dizon Corpuz ONS (December 1, 1926 – March 23, 2013) was a Filipino academic, economist, and historian. He served as the Secretary of Education of the Philippines from 1968 to 1971 and was the 13th president of the University of the Philippines System from 1975 to 1979. Dr. Corpuz was later named Minister of Education under the parliamentary system wherein he was also member of the now defunct Batasang Pambansa (National Assembly) from 1979 to 1983.
Being the first one to come up with the idea of establishing the Career Executive Service (CES) in the Philippines based on existent bureaucratic structures in other countries, Corpuz served as the first chairman of the Career Executive Service Board (CESB) from 1973 to 1978.
In 2004, he was named National Scientist of the Philippines for his contributions to Filipino scholarship particularly in areas of economics, history, political science, and public administration. At the time of his death, he was a Professor Emeritus at the School of Economics of the University of the Philippines Diliman.
Dr. Onofre Dizon Corpuz was born on December 1, 1926 at Taft Street, Poblacion, Camiling, Tarlac to Remigio Corpuz, a school teacher and Isabel Dizon.
He finished his primary and secondary education in his hometown Tarlac, Philippines. He was salutatorian of Camiling Elementary School in 1938 and of Tarlac High School in 1944 before he took up his B.A. degree at the University of the Philippines from 1946 to 1950 wherein he graduated magna cum laude. It was also here that he joined and later served as the resident Governor of the Pan Xenia Fraternity.
Corpuz obtained his master's degree at the University of Illinois in the United States in 1953. He later finished a Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree in 1955 and a Ph.D. in Political Economy & Government in 1956 from Harvard University.
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