Jose Ledesma Explained

Jose Ledesma
Office1:Senator of the Philippines from the 7th District
Term Start1:21 July 1927
Term End1:2 June 1931
Alongside1:Jose Hontiveros
Antonio Belo
Predecessor1:Jose Maria Arroyo
Successor1:Ruperto Montinola
Office2:Governor of Iloilo
Term Start2:1945
Term End2:1945
Predecessor2:Patricio Confesor
Successor2:Tomas Vargas
Term Start3:1925
Term End3:1927
Predecessor3:Ruperto Montinola
Successor3:Jose Lopez-Vito
Party:Nacionalista

Jose B. Ledesma was a Filipino politician.

Biography

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: List of Previous Senators. 6 June 2023. Senate of the Philippines.