Perfecto Yasay Jr.

Perfecto "Jun" Rivas Yasay Jr. (January 27, 1947 – June 12, 2020) was a Filipino politician. He was Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines from June 30, 2016 until March 8, 2017.[1] He was a member of the Bangon Pilipinas. He was born in Kidapawan, Philippines.

He was Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from 1995 to 2000 and was Bangon Pilipinas Party's vice-presidential candidate in the 2010 Philippine elections, running alongside Eddie Villanueva.

Yasay Jr. died on June 12, 2020 in Manila from pneumonia caused by lung cancer, aged 73.[2]

References

Corrales, Nestor (March 9, 2017). "Enrique Manalo named DFA acting secretary after Yasay rejection". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
Jazul, Noreen; Terrazola, Vanne. "Former DFA Sec. Yasay dies, 73". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on 2020-06-27. Retrieved 2020-06-12.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] Corrales, Nestor (March 9, 2017). "Enrique Manalo named DFA acting secretary after Yasay rejection". Philippine Daily Inquirer.

[2] Jazul, Noreen; Terrazola, Vanne. "Former DFA Sec. Yasay dies, 73". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on 2020-06-27. Retrieved 2020-06-12.