Jose Ledesma
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Jose Ledesma | |
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| Senator of the Philippines from the 7th District | |
| In office 21 July 1927 – 2 June 1931 | |
| Preceded by | Jose Maria Arroyo |
| Succeeded by | Ruperto Montinola |
| 9th & 20th Governor of Iloilo | |
| In office 1945–1945 | |
| Preceded by | Patricio Confesor |
| Succeeded by | Tomas Vargas |
| In office 1925–1927 | |
| Preceded by | Ruperto Montinola |
| Succeeded by | Jose Lopez-Vito |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Nacionalista |
Jose Benedicto Ledesma was a Filipino politician who served as governor of the province of Iloilo and senator.
Biography
[edit]Jose Ledesma completed a bachelor's degree in law and passed the Philippine bar entrance exam in 1912. From the same year he was also a member of the Iloilo Provincial Board. From 1925 to 1927 he was governor of Iloilo. When Senator Jose Maria Arroyo died in 1927, Ledesma was elected during a special election on July 21, 1927, for the remainder of his term in the Philippine Senate as representative of the 7th District until 1931.[1] After the Second World War, Ledesma was appointed acting governor of Iloilo in 1946.
References
[edit]- ^ "List of Previous Senators". Senate of the Philippines. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
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