List of Philippine Presidents by previous executive experience

This is a list of the current and former Philippine Presidents by previous Executive Experience before they became President of the Philippines. Executive Experience is defined as experience where one is the top (or 2nd top) decision maker for the company, province, large military unit, etc. (See for example, Army General, Governor, Vice Governor, Mayor, Vice Mayor, Vice President of the Philippines, prior President of the Philippines, and Chief Executive Officer.) In cases where the President had no previous executive experience prior to becoming President of the Philippines, their expereince just prior to being elected is also listed.

Order	President	Previous Executive Experience
0	Andres Bonifacio	Founder and leader of the Katipunan
1	Emilio Aguinaldo	Mayor of Kawit, President of the Tejeros Convention, President of the Biyak-na-Bato Republic & President of the Revolutionary Government
2	Manuel L. Quezon	Governor of Tayabas, Senate of the Philippines (1916-1935)
3	José P. Laurel	No Previous Executive Experience, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court (1936-1941) & Senate of the Philippines (1925-1931)
4	Sergio Osmeña	Governor of Cebu, Secretary of Public Instruction Vice President of the Philippines
5	Manuel Roxas	Governor of Capiz
6	Elpidio Quirino	Vice President of the Philippines
7	Ramon Magsaysay	Military Governor of Zambales, Congress of the Philippines (1946-1953)
8	Carlos P. Garcia	Governor of Bohol, Vice President of the Philippines & President of the 1971 Constitutional Convention
9	Diosdado Macapagal	Vice President of the Philippines
10	Ferdinand E. Marcos	No Previous Executive Experience, Congress of the Philippines (1949-1959) & Senate of the Philippines (1963-1965)
11	Corazon C. Aquino	No Previous Executive Experience, (was a plain housewife before becoming President)
12	Fidel V. Ramos	Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
13	Joseph E. Estrada	Mayor of San Juan, Metro Manila, Senate of the Philippines & Vice President of the Philippines
14	Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo	Senate of the Philippines, Vice President of the Philippines

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