Cornelio Balmaceda

Cornelio Balmaceda
Secretary of Commerce and Industry
In office
1963–1965
PresidentDiosdado Macapagal
Preceded byRufino Hechanova
Succeeded byMarcelo Balatbat
In office
1947–1953
PresidentManuel Roxas
Elpidio Quirino
Preceded byVicente Singson Encarnacion
Succeeded byOscar Ledesma
Personal details
Born(1896-09-15)September 15, 1896
San Miguel, Ilocos Norte, Captaincy General of the Philippines, Spanish Empire
DiedApril 17, 1982(1982-04-17) (aged 85)
SpouseMonica Jamias
Children7
Alma materUniversity of the Philippines (BA)
Harvard University (MBA)
University of Manila (LLB)
ProfessionLawyer

Cornelio Agor Balmaceda (September 15, 1896 – April 17, 1982) was a former Secretary of Commerce and Industry in the Philippines. He was also one of the original board of trustees and then later became president of the Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement.[1]

Known for his notable achievements in Philippine government, particularly the creation of the Department of Commerce and Industry and his leadership in the establishment of the Asian Development Bank in the Philippines, Balmaceda was also a writer and a journalist.


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