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Fernando Lopez

Vice President of the Philippines from 1949 to 1953 and 1965 to 1972

Summary

Vice President of the Philippines from 1949 to 1953 and 1965 to 1972

Field	Value
name	Fernando Lopez
nationality	Filipino
image	Ferdinand Marcos sitting with Fernando Lopez (cropped).jpg
caption	Lopez in 1965
office	Vice President of the Philippines
order	3rd and 7th
termstart	December 30, 1965
termend	September 23, 1972
termstart1	December 30, 1949
termend1	December 30, 1953
president2	Ferdinand Marcos
president	Ferdinand Marcos
predecessor	Emmanuel Pelaez
successor	Office abolished
(next held by Salvador Laurel, 1986)
president1	Elpidio Quirino
predecessor1	Elpidio Quirino
successor1	Carlos P. Garcia
office2	Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources
office4	President pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines
office5	Senator of the Philippines
office8	Chairman of ABS-CBN Corporation
predecessor8	Eugenio López Sr.
successor8	Eugenio Lopez Jr.
birth_name	Fernando Hofileña Lopez
birth_date
birth_place	Jaro, Iloilo, Philippine Islands
death_date
death_place	Iloilo City, Philippines
spouse	Maria Salvacion Javellana
children	6
occupation	Politician
party	Nacionalista (1945–1946, 1957–1993)
otherparty	Democratic (1953–1957)
Liberal (1946–1953)
alma_mater	University of Santo Tomas (LL.B)
predecessor2	Jose Feliciano
successor2	Arturo Tanco Jr.
termstart2	December 30, 1965
termend2	January 15, 1971
termstart3	September 14, 1950
termend3	May 26, 1953
predecessor3	Plácido Mapa
successor3	Plácido Mapa
president3	Elpidio Quirino
termstart4	January 27, 1958
termend4	December 30, 1965
predecessor4	Manuel Briones
successor4	Lorenzo Sumulong
termstart5	December 30, 1953
termend5	December 30, 1965
termstart6	December 30, 1947
termend6	December 30, 1949
office7	Mayor of Iloilo City
termstart7	September 26, 1945
termend7	December 30, 1947
predecessor7	Mariano Benedicto
successor7	Vicente Ybiernas
termstart8	February 28, 1986
termend8	May 26, 1993
status7	Acting
appointer7	Sergio Osmeña
profession	Lawyer

(next held by Salvador Laurel, 1986) Liberal (1946–1953)

Fernando "Nanding" Hofileña Lopez Sr. (April 13, 1904May 26, 1993) was a Filipino statesman. A member of the influential López family of Iloilo, he served as vice president of the Philippines under Presidents Elpidio Quirino from 1949 to 1953 under the Liberal Party and Ferdinand Marcos from 1965 to 1972, under the Nacionalista Party. He was also the chairman of ABS-CBN Corporation from 1986 to his death in 1993.

Early life and career

Lopez was born on April 13, 1904, in Jaro, Iloilo City to Benito Villanueva Lopez and Presentacion Javelona Hofileña. He was the younger brother and only sibling of Eugenio Lopez Sr. The Lopez family was the richest and most influential family in the province.

Lopez studied high school at Colegio de San Juan de Letran, finishing in 1921. He studied law in the University of Santo Tomas, earning his Bachelor of Laws degree in 1925. After passing the bar examinations, he did not go into private practice, but helped his older brother manage the family business.

In 1945, with no prior political experience, Lopez was chosen by President Sergio Osmeña to be mayor of Iloilo City. In 1947, he ran for senator and won.

Lopez was one of the founders of University of Iloilo and the FEATI University in Manila.

The brothers Eugenio and Fernando owned the Iloilo-Negros Air Express Company (the first Filipino owned air service), the Iloilo Times (El Tiempo), the Manila Chronicle, and ABS-CBN Corporation.

Vice-presidency

First term (1949–1953)

In 1949, Lopez became vice-president under President Elpidio Quirino and concurrently worked as secretary of agriculture, serving until 1953. He was then elected once again as senator, and re-elected in 1959.

Second and third term (1965–1972)

Vice President Fernando H. Lopez Official Portrait

Vice President Fernando Lopez with President [[Ferdinand Marcos]] at the Presidential study.

In 1965, Lopez ran with Ferdinand Marcos and won as vice president. He was re-elected in 1969, making him to date the only vice president to serve two non-consecutive terms, with two different presidents and from different parties. By the time martial law was declared in 1972, the Lopez family fell out of Marcos' favor and was targeted by the regime because of their denunciations of Marcos. The office of vice president was abolished, and the Lopez family was stripped of most of its political and economic assets.

Later life and death

After the removal of Marcos from power as a result of the People Power Revolution of 1986, Lopez became chairman of FHL Investment Corporation and vice-chairman of First Philippine Holdings Corporation.

He died on May 26, 1993, a month after his 89th birthday, leaving behind his wife Mariquit Javellana with whom he had six children: Yolanda, Fernando Jr. (Junjie), Alberto (Albertito), Emmanuele, Benito and Mita. He was the longest living vice president until he was surpassed by Teofisto Guingona Jr. in 2017.

Electoral history

Year	Office	Party	Votes received	Result	Total	%
Senator of the Philippines	Liberal Party (Philippines)}};"		Liberal	1,543,830	47.29%	5th
Democratic Party (Philippines)}};"		Democratic	2,272,642	52.53%	1st
Nacionalista Party}};"		Nacionalista	2,366,166	37.01%	3rd
Vice President of the Philippines	Liberal Party (Philippines)}};"		Liberal	1,741,302	51.67%	1st
Nacionalista Party}};"		Nacionalista	3,531,550	48.48%	1st
5,001,737	62.75%	1st

Honors and awards

[[File:Order_of_the_Knights_of_Rizal_Ribbon.png|45px]]: The Order of the Knights of Rizal, Knight Grand Cross of Rizal (KGCR).

References

Pedrosa, Carmen N.. (May 31, 2020). "ABS-CBN and good government".
(1945-10-01). "Appointments and Designations: October, 1945 {{!}} GOVPH".
"Our Story".

Wikipedia Source

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