Jaime C. Laya
Jaime del Carmen Laya, better known as Jimmy Laya (born January 8, 1939) is a Filipino banker, accountant, and cultural administrator who served as the first Secretary of the Department of Budget and Management (as Minister of Budget) of the Republic of the Philippines, serving from 1978 to 1981. He was also the 5th governor of the Central Bank of the Philippines from 1981 to 1984 and later served as the Minister of Education, Culture and Sports from 1984 until 1986. His terms in civil service, covered two significant points in Philippine history, the election that made former President Ferdinand Marcos have his third term and the assassination of the late Senator Benigno S. Aquino Jr. that stimulated the People Power Revolution of 1986.
Jaime C. Laya | |
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Laya in 2019. | |
| 1st Minister of Budget and Management | |
| In office June 12, 1978 – January 12, 1981 | |
| President | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Prime Minister | Cesar Virata |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Alba |
| 5th Governor of the Central Bank of the Philippines | |
| In office January 16, 1981 – January 18, 1984 | |
| President | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Preceded by | Gregorio Licaros |
| Succeeded by | Jose B. Fernandez Jr. |
| 1st Action Officer of the Intramuros Administration | |
| In office April 10, 1979 – April 16, 1986 | |
| President | Ferdinand Marcos Corazon Aquino |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Eustacio Orobia (as Administrator of the Intramuros Administration) |
| 24th Minister of Education, Culture and Sports | |
| In office January 18, 1984 – February 25, 1986 | |
| President | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Prime Minister | Cesar Virata |
| Preceded by | Onofre Corpuz |
| Succeeded by | Lourdes Quisumbing (as Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports) |
| Chairman of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts | |
| In office 1996–2001 | |
| President | Fidel Ramos Joseph Estrada Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Mambabatas Pambansa (Assemblyman) from the Minister of Budget and Management | |
| In office June 12, 1978 – January 12, 1981 | |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Alba |
| Chairman of the Cultural Center of the Philippines | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2022 | |
| President | Bongbong Marcos |
| Preceded by | Margie Moran |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jaime del Carmen Laya January 8, 1939 Manila, Philippines |
| Political party | Independent (1981–present) |
| Other political affiliations | KBL (1978–1981) |
| Spouse | Alicia S. Laya (d. 1991) |
| Residence(s) | Manila, Metro Manila |
| Alma mater | University of the Philippines Diliman (BBA) Georgia Institute of Technology (M.A. Indus. Management) Stanford Graduate School of Business (Ph.D. Finance) |
| Occupation | Cultural administrator |
| Profession | Banker Accountant |
In between his political appointments to key government departments during the Marcos dictatorship, Laya also served as the first Action Officer of the Intramuros Administration. Later on, his work in cultural administration continued upon his appointment as Chairman of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) from 1996 until 2001. Since 2022, he presently serves as the Chairman of the Cultural Center of the Philippines.
He also served as the Dean of the College of Business Administration, now the Cesar E.A. Virata School of Business, of the University of the Philippines Diliman.