Elpidio quirino biography summary of winston

Elpidio quirino biography summary of winston: Born in , Elpidio

A lawyer by profession, Quirino entered politics when he became a representative of Ilocos Sur 's 1st district from to He was then elected as a senator from to In , he became a member of the Philippine Independence Commission that was sent to Washington, D. In , he was also elected to the Constitutional Convention that drafted the Philippine Constitution for the newly established Philippine Commonwealth.

In the new government, he served as secretary of the interior and finance under the cabinet of President Manuel L. After World War II, Quirino was elected vice-president in the April presidential election , consequently the second and last for the Commonwealth and first for the Third Republic. After the death of incumbent President Manuel Roxas in April , he succeeded to the presidency.

The Quirino administration was generally challenged by the Hukbalahap , who ransacked towns and barrios. Quirino ran for president again in November but was defeated by Ramon Magsaysay in a landslide. She married Luis M. Gonzalez in , who became Philippine ambassador to Spain from to