| Leoncio Imperial | |
| Office: | Senator of the Philippines from the 6th district |
| Term Start: | 5 March 1917 |
| Term End: | 6 June 1922 |
| Alongside: | Mario Guariña |
| Predecessor: | Jose Fuentebella (as Senator-elect)[1] |
| Successor: | Juan B. Alegre |
| Office2: | Governor of Albay |
| Term Start2: | 16 October 1922 |
| Term End2: | 16 October 1925 |
| Predecessor2: | José O. Vera |
| Successor2: | Mariano Locsin |
| Term Start3: | 16 October 1912 |
| Term End3: | 1916 |
| Predecessor3: | Domingo Samson |
| Successor3: | Rufino Tuanqui |
Leoncio Duran Imperial was a Filipino politician. He was governor of Albay from 1912 to 1916 and from 1922 to 1924. In the intervening period, Imperial served as a member of the Senate of the Philippines.
Leoncio Imperial was born in the province of Albay. He was one of six children of Paciano Imperial[2] and Josefa Duran. His father was Provincial Secretary of the Revolutionary Government during the Philippine Revolution. Imperial's grandfather, was Sinforozo Imperial, a mayor of Daraga and Legazpi in the mid-19th century.[3] Leoncio Imperial was admitted to the Philippine bar in 1902.
Imperial served as governor of Albay from 1913 to 1916.[4] In 1917, he was elected to the newly created Senate of the Philippines from the 6th district following a scandal that led to the nullification of the previous results due to fraud and a rerun of the election.[2] Because he received more votes than the other elected candidate Mario Guariña, his term in the Senate lasted six years.[5] At the end of his term in 1922, Imperial was again elected governor of Albay, serving until 1925.[4] In 1949, he was appointed as technical assistant to President Elpidio Quirino.[6]
Imperial belonged to a family that dominated politics in Albay for many years. His brother Carlos Imperial was Albay's representative to the 1st Philippine Legislature and a Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. His cousin Domingo Imperial was also a senator from 1934 to 1935 and from 1945 to 1946. Another cousin, Jose Imperial was also governor of Albay. His second cousin, Carlos R. Imperial, was a congressman for the 2nd district of Albay and an MP in the Interim Batasang Pambansa.[2] [7] [8]