Jose D. Aspiras (August 18, 1924 – November 14, 1999) was a Filipino politician. He was a member of former President

Ferdinand Marcos Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr. ( , , ; September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989) was a Filipino politician, lawyer, dictator, and kleptocrat who was the 10th president of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He ruled under martial ...

's cabinet, and was considered one of the most loyal political lieutenants from Marcos' “northern bloc” of political influence. He was the country's first

Minister of Tourism The Minister of Tourism is the head of the governmental department that specializes in tourism, recreation and/or culture. The position exists in many different countries under several names: *Ministry of Tourism and Environment (Albania) * Minist ...

, and was an assemblyman from

La Union's at-large congressional district La Union's at-large congressional district is an obsolete electoral district that was used for electing members of Philippine national legislatures in La Union before 1987. La Union first elected its representatives at-large during the 1898 Phil ...

from 1984 to 1986. He is interred in the local Basilica Minore in Agoo,

La Union La Union (), officially the Province of La Union ( ilo, Probinsia ti La Union; Kankanaey'': Probinsyan di La Union;'' Ibaloi'': Probinsya ne La Union;'' pag, Luyag/Probinsia na La Union; Tagalog'': Lalawigan ng La Union),'' is a province in th ...

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

. The Agoo-Baguio Road was formerly named "Jose D. Aspiras Highway" after him but was renamed to Palispis Highway after careful reconsideration by relevant authorities. File:Aspirasjf231.JPG, Portraits of Mr. & Mrs. Jose D. Aspiras at the Basilica of Our Lady of Charity. File:Aspirasjf317.JPG, Facade of the ancestral house and lot of the late Jose D. Aspiras (Mrs. Aspiras resides herein, (

Agoo, La Union Agoo, officially the Municipality of Agoo ( ilo, Ili ti Agoo; pag, Baley na Agoo; fil, Bayan ng Agoo), is a 1st class municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 66,028 people. Ago ...

) File:Aspirasjf316.JPG, Frontage File:Aspirasjf315.JPG, Right facade

References

1924 births 1999 deaths Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from La Union Secretaries of Tourism of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos administration cabinet members Members of the Batasang Pambansa {{Philippines-politician-stub