Fernando Lopez served as Vice President for three terms, under President Quirino (1949 to 1953) and President Marcos (1965 to 1972)

FERNANDO LOPEZ

Fernando Lopez was part of a rich and influential family. In 1945, with no prior political experience, Lopez was picked by President Osmena to be mayor of Iloilo City. In 1947, he was elected as Senator and in 1949, he became vice-president under President 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 won the vice-presidency alongside President Marcos and was re-elected in 1969. The Lopez family fell out of Marcos' favour and was targeted by the dictatorship because of their denunciations of Marcos' corruption. The position of vice-president was dissolved, and the Lopez family was stripped of most of its political and economic assets.

From 1986 to 1993, Lopez became president of the ABS-CBN broadcasting network.

13 April 1904

to 26 May 1993