José Yulo Politician

José Yulo Yulo (September 24, 1894 - October 27, 1976) was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines (May 7, 1942 – July 9, 1945) during the Japanese Occupation and was Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives from 1939 until World War II started in 1941. Yulo served in all of the branches of government: Legislative, as House Speaker and Representative; Executive, as Secretary of Justice and member of the Cabinet; and the Judiciary as the Chief Magistrate. Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines (February 5, 1942 - May 2, 1942)

Personal facts

Birth dateSeptember 24, 1894
Birth place
Bago Negros Occidental
Date of deathOctober 02, 1976
Place of death
Manila

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Office holder

office
Secretary of Justice
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
Member of the Philippine National Assembly from Negros Occidental's Third District
(Speaker of the National Assembly)
5th Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives
president
successor
Claudio Teehankee
José Abad Santos

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External resources

  1. http://www.doj.gov.ph/ministers-and-secretaries.html