José E. Romero
José Emeterio Muñoz Romero Sr. (3 March 1897 – 23 October 1978), commonly known as José E. Romero, was a statesman and diplomat from the Philippines. He represented Negros Oriental's Second District and was Majority Floor Leader during the Ninth and Tenth Philippine Legislatures and the First and Second National Assemblies of the Philippines. He was senator-elect of the First Congress of the Philippines and later became the first Philippine ambassador to the United Kingdom and Secretary of Education.
The Honorable José E. Romero | |
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Romero in 1949 as Philippine foreign minister, later first ambassador, to the Court of St. James's. | |
| Secretary of Education | |
| In office 1 June 1959 – 4 September 1962 | |
| President | Carlos P. Garcia Diosdado P. Macapagal |
| Preceded by | Daniel Salcedo |
| Succeeded by | Jose Y. Tuazon |
| Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of the Philippines to the United Kingdom | |
| In office 6 September 1949 – 1953 | |
| President | Elpidio Quirino |
| Preceded by | Don Ramón J. Fernandez (as Minister Plenipotentiary) |
| Succeeded by | León María Guerrero III |
| Senator of the Philippines | |
| In office 25 May 1946 – 22 May 1947 | |
| House Majority Leader National Assembly Majority Leader (1935–1938) | |
| In office 1934 – 15 August 1938 | |
| Preceded by | Francisco Varona |
| Succeeded by | Quintín Paredes |
| Member of the House of Representatives from Negros Oriental's 2nd District Member of the National Assembly (1935–1941) | |
| In office 9 June 1945 – 23 April 1946 | |
| Preceded by | District recreated |
| Succeeded by | Enrique Medina Sr. |
| In office 1931 – 30 December 1941 | |
| Preceded by | Enrique Villanueva |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Member of the Negros Oriental Provincial Board | |
| In office 1925–1931 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | José Emeterio Muñoz Romero 3 March 1897 Bais, Negros Oriental, Captaincy General of the Philippines |
| Died | 23 October 1978 (aged 81) Manila, Philippines |
| Resting place | Manila North Cemetery, Santa Cruz, Manila, Philippines |
| Political party | Nacionalista (1925-1978) |
| Spouses | Pilar Guzmán Sinco
(m. 1923; died 1927)Elisa Zuñiga Villanueva
(m. 1930) |
| Children | Edgar Romero Maria Luisa Romero-Gabaldón Jose Emeterio Romero Jr. Teresita Romero-Romulo Ernesto Romero Rodolfo Romero Raquel Romero-Smith George Albert Romero |
| Alma mater | University of the Philippines Silliman University |
| Profession | Diplomat, Parliamentarian, Lawyer, Publisher |
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