Fernando Lopez

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Fernando López
3rd Vice President of the Philippines 2nd Vice President of the 3rd Republic 6th Vice President of the 3rd Republic
In office December 30, 1949 – December 30, 1953 December 30, 1965 – January 17, 1973[1]
President	Elpidio Quirino Ferdinand Marcos
Preceded by	None[2] Emmanuel Pelaez
Succeeded by	Carlos P. García None[3]
Born	April 13, 1904 Iloilo, Iloilo
Died	May 26, 1993 Iloilo, Iloilo
Political party	Nacionalista, Liberal
Spouse	Mariquit Javella

Fernando López (April 13, 1904—May 26, 1993) was a Filipino statesman. A member of the influential López Family of Iloilo, Fernando López served as Vice President for three terms, under President Elpidio Quirino (1949—1953) for the Liberals and Ferdinand Marcos (1965—1969 and 1969—1972) for the Nacionalistas.

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López was born on April 13, 1904 in Iloilo City, Iloilo to Benito López and Presentación Hofilena. The López family was a rich and influential family in the province.

López studied high school at San Juan de Letran College, finishing in 1921. He then 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.

López was one of the founders of Iloilo College and the FEATI University in Manila. The López family also owned the Iloilo-Negros Air Express Company (the first Filipino owned air service), the Iloilo Times (El Tiempo), the Manila Chronicle and ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation.

In 1945, with no prior political experience, López was picked by President Sergio Osmeña to be mayor of Iloilo City. In 1947, he ran for Senator and won the election. In 1949, he 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. In 1965, he ran with Ferdinand Marcos and won as vice-president. He was re-elected in 1969.

By the time martial law was declared in 1972, the López family fell out of Marcos' favor and was targeted by the dictatorship because of their denunciations of Marcos' corruption. They were also targeted due to their family's political influence, being members of the entrenched oligarchy. The position of vice-president was dissolved, and the López family was stripped of most of its political and economic assets.

Fernando López died on May 26, 1993 and leaving his wife Mariquit Javella with whom he had six children.

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• Senators of the Philippines - Fernando López

Preceded by Elpidio Quirino	Vice President of the Philippines 1949–1953	Succeeded by Carlos P. García
Preceded by Plácido L. Mapa	Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources 1950–1953	Succeeded by Salvador Araneta
Preceded by Emmanuel Pelaez	Vice President of the Philippines 1965–1972	Succeeded by Abolished

Vice Presidents of the Philippines
Trías | Osmeña | Quirino | Lopez | Garcia | Macapagal | Pelaez Lopez | Tolentino | Laurel | Estrada | Arroyo | Guingona | de Castro

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