Back خورخي بي. فارغاس Arabic Χόρχε Μπ. Βάργκας Greek Jorge B. Vargas Spanish جرج بی. وارگاس Persian ホルヘ・B・ヴァルガス Japanese 호르헤 B. 바르가스 Korean Georgius Vargas Latin Jorge Vargas (politicus) Dutch Jorge B. Vargas PAM Jorge B. Vargas SIMPLE
Jorge B. Vargas | |
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.jpg) Vargas in 1943 | |
| Presiding Officer of the Philippine Executive Commission | |
| In office January 23, 1942 – October 14, 1943[1] | |
| Governor-General | Masaharu Homma Shizuichi Tanaka Shigenori Kuroda |
| Preceded by | Himself As Head of the Civilian Emergency Administration |
| Succeeded by | José P. Laurel (as President) |
| Head of the Civilian Emergency Administration In concurrent capacity with the mayoralty of Manila | |
| In office December 22, 1941 – January 23, 1942 | |
| Appointed by | Manuel L. Quezon |
| Succeeded by | Himself As Presiding Officer of the Philippine Executive Commission |
| 1st Mayor of the City of Greater Manila (11th Mayor of Manila) | |
| In office December 24, 1941 – January 26, 1942 | |
| Appointed by | Manuel L. Quezon |
| Deputy | List
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| Preceded by | Position established (City of Greater Manila) Juan Nolasco (as Mayor of Manila) |
| Succeeded by | León Guinto |
| Secretary of National Defense | |
| In office December 11, 1941 – December 22, 1941 | |
| Appointed by | Manuel L. Quezon |
| Preceded by | Manuel L. Quezon in concurrent capacity as President |
| Succeeded by | Basilio Valdez |
| 1st Executive Secretary of the Philippines | |
| In office January 30, 1936 – December 11, 1941 | |
| Appointed by | Manuel L. Quezon |
| Preceded by | Post created |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Roxas |
| 6th Vice Mayor of Manila | |
| In office January 1, 1932 – January 4, 1940 | |
| Appointed by | Manuel L. Quezon |
| Mayor | Tomas Earnshaw (1932–1933) Juan Posadas Jr. (1934–1940) |
| Preceded by | Isabelo de los Reyes |
| Succeeded by | Carmen Planas |
| Director General of the Philippine Carnival Association | |
| In office 1921–1922 | |
| Preceded by | Vicente Morente |
| Succeeded by | Arsenio Luz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jorge Bartolomé Vargas y Celis August 24, 1890 Bago, Negros Occidental, Captaincy General of the Philippines |
| Died | February 22, 1980 (aged 89) Manila, Philippines |
| Political party | Nacionalista |
| Other political affiliations | KALIBAPI (1942–1945) |
| Spouse(s) | Marina Yulo Adelaida Montilla Peña |
| Children | 8 |
| Parent(s) | Ángel Tiongco Vargas (father) Filomena Trinidad Celis (mother) |
| Alma mater | University of the Philippines Diliman (BA, LL.B) |
Jorge Bartolomé Vargas y Celis[2] (August 24, 1890 – February 22, 1980) was a Filipino lawyer, diplomat and youth advocate born in Bago, Negros Occidental, Philippines. He graduated valedictorian from Negros Occidental High School in 1909 and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1911 and a Bachelor of Law degree with honors in 1914, both from the University of the Philippines. He was a founding member of the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation (now the Philippine Olympic Committee) in 1911 and served in its executive committee in 1918.[3] He served as its second chairman from 1935 to 1955. He was also the first Filipino member of the International Olympic Committee.[4]
- ^ Appointed by Manuel L. Quezon as head of the Civilian Emergency Administration, December 30, 1941; then appointed by Masaharu Homma as head of government, January 23, 1942
- ^ Concepcion, G. L. (n.d.). The Jorge B. Vargas Art Collection as a Microcosm of Art during the Commonwealth. p. 4. Retrieved March 2, 2022 – via Academia.edu.
Jorge Bartolome Vargas (1890-1980) became well known...
- ^ Boy Scouts of the Philippines (2001). On My Honor. Manila: Boy Scouts of the Philippines. pp. 136–137.
- ^ "History of the POC". Philippine Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on March 5, 2013. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
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