Eulogio Rodriguez, Sr. was the second longest serving Senate President, serving the post from 1952 to 1963.

EULOGIO RODRIGUEZ, SR.

Rodriguez became Governor of Rizal in June 1916 and was re-elected in 1922. He was appointed mayor of Manila in July 1923, and later served as Representative of Nueva Vizcaya District from February 1924 to May 1925. He became the Representative of the Second District of Rizal in 1925 and was re-elected in 1931 and 1934.

He was appointed Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce in July 1934 and served as such until August 1941. After his resignation as mayor of Manila, he campaigned for a seat in the Senate and was elected senator in 1941.

He served two terms as Senate, the first between April 1952 to April 1953. In November 1953, he was elected Senate President for the second time, a position he occupied for the next ten years.

21 January 1883

to 19 December 1964