Jose de Venecia Jr.

The Honourable Jose de Venecia Jr.
de Venecia in 2017
15th Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives
In office July 23, 2001 – February 5, 2008
President	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded by	Feliciano Belmonte Jr.
Succeeded by	Prospero Nograles
In office July 27, 1992 – June 30, 1998
President	Fidel V. Ramos
Preceded by	Ramon Mitra Jr.
Succeeded by	Manny Villar
Member of the House of Representatives from Pangasinan
In office June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2010
Preceded by	Benjamin Lim
Succeeded by	Gina de Venecia
Constituency	4th district
In office June 30, 1987 – June 30, 1998
Preceded by	Antonio Villar Sr.
Succeeded by	Benjamin Lim
Constituency	4th district
In office December 30, 1969 – September 23, 1972
Preceded by	Jack Laureano Soriano
Succeeded by	District abolished (next held by Antonio Bengson III)
Constituency	2nd district
Personal details
Born	(1936-12-26) December 26, 1936 (age 87) Dagupan, Pangasinan, Commonwealth of the Philippines
Political party	Lakas–CMD (1991–2008; 2020–present)
Other political affiliations	Independent (2008–2020) LDP (1987–1991) Liberal (1969–1987)
Spouse(s)	Victoria Perez (divorced) Georgina Vera-Perez
Residence(s)	Dagupan, Philippines
Alma mater	Ateneo de Manila University (BA)
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Journalist

Jose Claveria de Venecia Jr. (Tagalog pronunciation: [vɛˈnɛʃa]), also known as JDV, Joe De V or Manong Joe (born December 26, 1936), is a former Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, serving from 1992 to 1998 and from 2001 to 2008. As Speaker, he was the fourth highest-ranking official of the Philippines. He was the former president of the Philippines' dominant party, Lakas-CMD. He ran for president in the 1998 election, but lost to Vice President Joseph Estrada, finishing second among 11 candidates.

Beginning in 1987, De Venecia has been elected to six terms as a Representative of the 4th district of Pangasinan. He served as Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives throughout the Ninth, Tenth, Twelfth and Thirteenth Congresses of the Philippines. He had served for more than a year as the House Speaker of the Fourteenth Congress when on February 5, 2008, 174 representatives, or a considerable majority of members of the House, voted to remove de Venecia as Speaker. He is the first Filipino who has held the Speakership five times in separate terms. He was conferred an Honorary Doctorate in International Relations from the University of Cambodia in 2008.^[1]