Cesar Virata

Cesar Virata
4th Prime Minister of the Philippines
In office June 30, 1981 – February 25, 1986
President	Ferdinand Marcos
Deputy	Jose Roño
Preceded by	Ferdinand Marcos
Succeeded by	Salvador Laurel
Secretary of Finance
In office February 9, 1970 – March 3, 1986
Preceded by	Eduardo Romualdez
Succeeded by	Jaime Ongpin
Mambabatas Pambansa (Assemblyman) from Cavite
In office June 30, 1984 – March 25, 1986 Served with: Helena C. Benitez Renato P. Dragon
Mambabatas Pambansa (Assemblyman) from Region IV
In office June 12, 1978 – June 5, 1984
Personal details
Born	December 12, 1930 (1930-12-12) (age 80) Manila, Philippines
Political party	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (1978–1986)

Cesar Enrique Aguinaldo Virata (b. December 12, 1930) is a former Prime Minister of the Philippines^[1] from 1981-1986 under the Interim Batasang Pambansa and the Regular Batasang Pambansa. One of the Philippines' business leaders and leading technocrats, he served as Finance Minister from 1970 during the Marcos regime and also through election became Prime Minister in 1981. He concurrently was Finance Minister throughout the 80's. He is the grandnephew of the first Philippine President, Emilio Aguinaldo.

He had a term as Minister of Finance from 1970 to 1986. It was during this time that the Philippines became economically strong through healthy trade and budgetary surpluses. However, other studies show budgetary deficits during the same period (PIDS, Budget Deficits, 2004, 4(1)), particularly during the later years of the Marcos regime. These deficits were precipitated by the oil crises' and the mass protests against the Marcos regime (supported by the international financial community) following the assassination of opposition leader Benigno Aquino Jr.

He was replaced as prime minister, eventually through revolution, by Salvador Laurel. Laurel became the Prime Minister on February 25, 1986, through the appointment of Corazon Aquino. The position was abolished one month later by Proclamation No. 3 of Aquino, and confirmed later by the 1987 Constitution.

He is married to Phylita Joy Gamboa, a popular stage actress, and has three children: Steven Cesar, a businessman, Gillian Joyce, an international policy analyst, and Michael Dean, a doctor specializing in infectious diseases. Virata is also an accomplished tennis player.

See also

• Prime Minister of the Philippines
• National Economic and Development Authority (Prime Minister was also the head of the NEDA)

Political offices
Preceded by Ferdinand Marcos	Prime Minister of the Philippines 1981–1986	Succeeded by Salvador Laurel
Preceded by Eduardo Romualdez	Secretary of Finance 1970–1986	Succeeded by Jaime Ongpin
House of Representatives of the Philippines
New constituency	Member of Parliament for Cavite 1984–1986	Constituency abolished
Preceded by Gerardo Sicat	Head of the National Economic and Development Authority 1981 – 1986	Succeeded by Winnie Monsod

References

1. ^ "Aquino Abolishes Assembly, Declares Interim Government". Milwaukee Journal (AP): p. 3. 25 March 1986. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mWMaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YioEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6941,1085661&dq=cesar-virata&hl=en. Retrieved 30 September 2010. 

Assemblyman for Region IV 1978–1984

Persondata
Name	Virata, Cesar
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Date of birth	December 12, 1930
Place of birth	Manila, Philippines
Date of death
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