Nicanor Yñiguez

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Nicanor Espina Yñiguez
15th Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives Speaker of the Regular Batasang Pambansa
In office July 23, 1984 – March 25, 1986
President	Ferdinand Marcos (1984-1986) Corazon Aquino (1986)
Preceded by	Querube Makalintal
Succeeded by	Ramon Mitra, Jr.
Mambabatas Pambansa (Assemblyman) from Southern Leyte
In office June 30, 1984 – March 25, 1986
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Southern Leyte's Lone District
In office December 30, 1961 – September 23, 1972^[1]
Preceded by	Post cretaed
Succeeded by	Roger G. Mercado
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Leyte's Third District
In office December 30, 1957 – December 30, 1961
Preceded by	Francisco M. Pajao
Succeeded by	Marcelino R. Veloso

Nicanor Espina Yñiguez (November 6, 1915–April 13, 2007) was a Filipino politician and Speaker of the Regular Batasang Pambansa from 1984 to 1986. Considered the "Father of Southern Leyte", he authored the law that created the province of Southern Leyte.

↑ Congress was dissolved when President Ferdinand Marcos declared Martial Law in September 23, 1972.

Political offices
Preceded by Querube Makalintal as Speaker of the Interim Batasang Pambansa	Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives Speaker of the Regular Batasang Pambansa 1984–1986	Succeeded by Ramon Mitra, Jr. as Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives

v t e Speakers of the House of Representatives of the Philippines

Osmeña Roxas Paredes Montilla Yulo Aquino Zulueta Perez Laurel Romualdez Villareal Laurel Villareal Makalintal Yñiguez Mitra de Venecia Villar Fuentebella Belmonte de Venecia Nograles Belmonte

Persondata
Name	Yniguez, Nicanor
Alternative names
Short description	Filipino politician
Date of birth	1915
Place of birth
Date of death	2007
Place of death

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