Sotero Laurel

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Sotero "Teroy" Cosma H. ​​Laurel (born September 27, 1918 , † September 16, 2009 ) was a Filipino politician and President of the Senate pro tempore .

biography

Laurel came from an influential, politically and socially engaged family. Of the nine children of his father, José P. Laurel , who was President of the Philippines between 1943 and 1945 , five also embarked on a political career. His younger brother Salvador Laurel was Vice President during Corazon Aquino's presidency from 1986 to 1992 and Jose B. Laurel Jr. was intermittent Speaker of the House of Representatives . His brother Jose S. Laurel III was temporarily ambassador to Japan , Mariano Laurel Bankier and Arsenio Laurel a racing car driver , who won the Macau Grand Prix as the first driver in a row in 1962 and 1963 .

After attending school, he studied law at the University of the Philippines , the University of Santo Tomas , Georgetown University and Harvard University . He then worked as a lawyer and as a professor of law at Far Eastern University and the Lyceum of the Philippines University . He was also temporarily Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Lyceum of the Philippine University System and from 1963 to 1965 President of the Association of Colleges and Universities (PACU). In 1986 he was awarded the Knight's Cross des Ordre des Palmes Académiques .

Between 1987 and 1992 he was Senator during the presidency of Corazon Aquino and during this period from 1990 to 1991 he was also President of the Pro Tempore Senate. In 1991 he was one of the twelve members of the Senate ("Magnificent 12") who voted against an extension of the US Army military bases in the Philippines.

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SURNAME Laurel, Sotero
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Laurel, Sotero Cosma H .; Laurel, Teroy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Filipino politician
DATE OF BIRTH September 27, 1918
DATE OF DEATH September 16, 2009