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Jose Ledesma
Senator of the Philippines from the 7th District
In office
21 July 1927 – 2 June 1931
Preceded by Jose Maria Arroyo
Succeeded by Ruperto Montinola
Governor of Iloilo
In office
1945–1945
Preceded byPatricio Confesor
Succeeded byTomas Vargas
In office
1925–1927
Preceded by Ruperto Montinola
Succeeded byJose Lopez-Vito
Personal details
Political party Nacionalista

Jose B. Ledesma was a Filipino politician.

Biography

Jose Ledesma completed a bachelor's degree in law and passed the Philippine bar entrance exam in 1912. From the same year he was also a member of the Iloilo Provincial Board. From 1925 to 1927 he was governor of Iloilo. When Senator Jose Maria Arroyo died in 1927, Ledesma was elected during a special election on July 21, 1927, for the remainder of his term in the Philippine Senate as representative of the 7th District until 1931. [1] After the Second World War, Ledesma was appointed acting governor of Iloilo in 1946.

References

  1. ^ "List of Previous Senators". Senate of the Philippines. Retrieved 6 June 2023.