Carlos "Papay" del Rosario Imperial (July 15, 1930 – April 11, 2010) was a 2nd district representative of

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in the

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. He belongs to the Imperial clan of politicians, ambassadors, jurists and executives.

Early life and education

Carlos Imperial was born in Sagpon,

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. His father,

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, became a senator during the

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and

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period. Carlos Imperial finished his elementary and secondary education at Ateneo de Manila University with the degree of Bachelor of Literature in 1951. He took law at the same university where in 1956, he successfully passed the bar examination obtaining the third highest score with a rating of 89.45%. He went on to earn his Master of Law at

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in the United States.

Political career

His political career started when he was elected as the barrio captain of Sagpon in 1963 up to the time he ran for Congress. He became the President of the Association of Barrio Councils of Daraga in 1963. In 1965, Imperial ran successfully for representative of

2nd District under the banner of the

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of Senate President

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; Imperial was re-elected in 1969. He ran for membership of the

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representing Region V under the banner of the administration party, the

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, and won. He ran and won as representative of Albay's 2nd district as an Independent Politician in 1987. After his tenure in office, his wife, Norma Imperial, served as representative of the same district. Imperial ran and won again in 2001 and 2004. He lost to Al Francis Bichara during the 2007 election.

Death

Imperial died on April 11, 2010. The Imperials remain an important political family in Albay.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Imperial, Carlos del Rosario 1930 births 2010 deaths Bicolano politicians Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Albay People from Albay Harvard Law School alumni Ateneo de Manila University alumni Members of the Batasang Pambansa