Vicente Magsaysay

Vicente Magsaysay
6th Governor of Zambales
In office
June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2007
Preceded bySaturnino Bactad
Succeeded byAmor Deloso
In office
1978–1986
Preceded byJacobo F. Battad
Succeeded byAmor Deloso
In office
1968–1978
Preceded byManuel Barretto
Succeeded byJacobo F. Battad
Personal details
Born(1940-01-20)January 20, 1940
Castillejos, Commonwealth of the Philippines
DiedApril 13, 2020(2020-04-13) (aged 80)
Political partyLiberal (2015–2020)
Other political
affiliations
Lakas–CMD (1998–2015)
KBL (1978–1998)
Nacionalista (1967–1978)
SpouseRosellyn Enciso-Magsaysay (deceased)

Vicente Magsaysay (January 20, 1940 – April 13, 2020) was a Filipino politician who was chairman of the board of the Philippine Postal Savings Bank from January 22, 2009 until his death. He was governor of the province of Zambales from 1968 to 1986 and then again from 1998 to 2007.

Magsaysay was the youngest and longest-serving governor in the history of Zambales, serving 27 years in the span of 40 years. He is well known as the running mate of former First Lady Imelda Marcos when she ran for president in the 1992 Philippine presidential election. He brought more than 40,000 jobs to the region as Regional Development Council Chairman in Region 3 during his last set of three terms as Governor assisting the creation of HANJIN Shipyard and in-charge of the fast-tracking of the roads to this as built by the Provincial Government of Zambales.


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