List of presidents of the Philippines by age
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This is a list of presidents of the Philippines by age.
Overview
Article VII, Section 2 of the 1987 Constitution provides that a president must be at least forty years of age on the day of the election. The median age at inauguration of Philippine presidents is 54 years. The youngest person to become the president of the Philippines was Emilio Aguinaldo at age 29 years, 307 days, after being elected by the Malolos Congress.[1] The oldest person to have been elected president is Rodrigo Duterte, at age 71 years, 94 days during his inauguration.[2] Both Aguinaldo and Duterte are the youngest and oldest presidents at the end of their tenures, respectively.
Aguinaldo also had the longest lifespan and retirement of any president, outliving six of his successors. He died at the age of 94 years, 321 days; 62 years after his presidency.[3] Elpidio Quirino had the shortest retirement of any president, dying of a heart attack 2 years, 61 days after leaving office. The oldest living former president is Joseph Estrada, at age 89 years, 23 days.[4] The youngest living former president is Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, at age 79 years, 37 days.[4]
List of presidents by age
| No. | President | Born | Age at start of presidency | Age at end of presidency | Post-presidency timespan |
Lifespan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Died | Age | ||||||
| 1 | Emilio Aguinaldo | March 22, 1869 | 29 years, 307 days January 23, 1899 |
32 years, 1 day March 23, 1901 |
62 years, 320 days | February 6, 1964 | 94 years, 321 days |
| 2 | Manuel Quezon | August 19, 1878 | 57 years, 88 days November 15, 1935 |
65 years, 348 days August 1, 1944 |
Died in office | August 1, 1944 | 65 years, 348 days |
| 3 | Jose P. Laurel | March 9, 1891 | 52 years, 219 days October 14, 1943 |
54 years, 161 days August 17, 1945 |
14 years, 81 days | November 6, 1959 | 68 years, 242 days |
| 4 | Sergio Osmeña | September 9, 1878 | 65 years, 327 days August 1, 1944 |
67 years, 261 days May 28, 1946 |
15 years, 144 days | October 19, 1961 | 83 years, 40 days |
| 5 | Manuel Roxas | January 1, 1892 | 54 years, 147 days May 28, 1946 |
56 years, 105 days April 15, 1948 |
Died in office | April 15, 1948 | 56 years, 105 days |
| 6 | Elpidio Quirino | November 16, 1890 | 57 years, 153 days April 17, 1948 |
63 years, 44 days December 30, 1953 |
2 years, 61 days | February 29, 1956 | 65 years, 105 days |
| 7 | Ramon Magsaysay | August 31, 1907 | 46 years, 121 days December 30, 1953 |
49 years, 198 days March 17, 1957 |
Died in office | March 17, 1957 | 49 years, 198 days |
| 8 | Carlos P. Garcia | November 4, 1896 | 60 years, 134 days March 18, 1957 |
65 years, 56 days December 30, 1961 |
9 years, 166 days | June 14, 1971 | 74 years, 222 days |
| 9 | Diosdado Macapagal | September 28, 1910 | 51 years, 93 days December 30, 1961 |
55 years, 93 days December 30, 1965 |
31 years, 112 days | April 21, 1997 | 86 years, 205 days |
| 10 | Ferdinand E. Marcos | September 11, 1917 | 48 years, 110 days December 30, 1965 |
68 years, 167 days February 25, 1986 |
3 years, 215 days | September 28, 1989 | 72 years, 17 days |
| 11 | Corazon Aquino | January 25, 1933 | 53 years, 31 days February 25, 1986 |
59 years, 157 days June 30, 1992 |
17 years, 32 days | August 1, 2009 | 76 years, 188 days |
| 12 | Fidel V. Ramos | March 18, 1928 | 64 years, 104 days June 30, 1992 |
70 years, 104 days June 30, 1998 |
24 years, 31 days | July 31, 2022 | 94 years, 135 days |
| 13 | Joseph Estrada | April 19, 1937 | 61 years, 72 days June 30, 1998 |
63 years, 276 days January 20, 2001 |
Living | Living | 89 years, 23 days |
| 14 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | April 5, 1947 | 53 years, 290 days January 20, 2001 |
63 years, 86 days June 30, 2010 |
Living | Living | 79 years, 37 days |
| 15 | Benigno Aquino III | February 8, 1960 | 50 years, 142 days June 30, 2010 |
56 years, 143 days June 30, 2016 |
4 years, 359 days | June 24, 2021 | 61 years, 136 days |
| 16 | Rodrigo Duterte | March 28, 1945 | 71 years, 94 days June 30, 2016 |
77 years, 94 days June 30, 2022 |
Living | Living | 81 years, 45 days |
| 17 | Bongbong Marcos | September 13, 1957 | 64 years, 290 days June 30, 2022 |
Incumbent | Incumbent | Living | 68 years, 241 days |
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