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Salvador Hatoc "Sonny" Escudero III (December 18, 1942 – August 13, 2012) was a Filipino politician. He was Minister of Food and Agriculture from 1984 to 1986; and Secretary of Agriculture from 1996 to 1998. He was a Member of the House of Representatives from 1987 to 1998; and from 2007 up until his death in 2012.
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Salvador H. Escudero III | |
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| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Sorsogon's 1st district | |
| In office June 30, 2007 – August 13, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Francis Escudero |
| Succeeded by | Evelina Escudero |
| In office June 30, 1987 – January 31, 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Post established |
| Succeeded by | Francis Escudero |
| Secretary of Agriculture | |
| In office February 1, 1996 – June 30, 1998 | |
| President | Fidel V. Ramos |
| Preceded by | Roberto Sebastian |
| Succeeded by | William Dar |
| Minister of Food and Agriculture | |
| In office June 30, 1984 – March 25, 1986 | |
| President | Ferdinand Marcos Corazon Aquino |
| Preceded by | Arturo R. Tanco Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Ramon Mitra Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Salvador Hatoc Escudero III December 18, 1942 Casiguran, Sorsogon, Philippine Commonwealth |
| Died | August 13, 2012 (aged 69) Quezon City, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Political party | Liberal (2009–2012) |
| Other political affiliations | NPC (1992–2009) KBL (1984–1992) |
| Spouse | Evelina Escudero[1] |
| Children | 3 (including Chiz[2]) |
| Profession | Veterinary, professor |
Born Salvador Hatoc Escudero III on 18 December 1942 in Casiguran, Sorsogon.[3] Sonny was the third generation politician of the Escudero clan. His grandfather, Salvador C. Escudero Sr., was a former councilor, mayor, provincial board member, and governor of Sorsogon. His father, Antonio F. Escudero was former mayor and provincial board member from Casiguran, Sorsogon. His son, Francis Escudero, was former Congressman of 1st District of Sorsogon (1998–2007) turned Senator (2007–2019, 2022–present) and Governor of Sorsogon (2019–2022).
He was married to educator Evelina B. Guevara with 3 children and the grandfather of Martin Escudero.
College
- Veterinary Medicine - University of the Philippines Diliman Quezon City (1963)
Higher studies
- Tropical Veterinary Medicine - University of Queensland, Australia (1968)
- Organization and Management - University of the Philippines (1969)
- Director of UP Veterinary Hospital (1968-1969)
- Dean and Professor of College of Veterinary Medicine, University of the Philippines, Los Baños, Laguna (1970-1984)[4]
- Director of Bureau of Animal Industry (1975-1984)[5]
- Assistant Minister of Ministry of Food and Agriculture (1980-1984)
- Minister of Ministry of Food and Agriculture (1984-1986)[5]
- Representative of Batasang Pambansa (1984-1986)[3]
- Secretary of Agriculture (1984-1986, Marcos administration; 1996–1998, Ramos administration)[1]
- Representative of 1st District of Sorsogon (30 June 1987 – 30 June 1998; 30 June 2007 – 13 August 2012)
- Host of radio program Karambola (2005-2012) [6]
Sonny Escudero died of colon cancer in 2012. He was 69 years old.[4]
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