List of presidents of the Philippines by age

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This is a list of presidents of the Philippines by age.

Emilio Aguinaldo was the youngest person to become the president of the Philippines.
Rodrigo Duterte is the oldest person in history to be elected president of the Philippines.

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

More information No., President ...
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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Graphical timeline

Bongbong MarcosRodrigo DuterteBenigno Aquino IIIGloria Macapagal-ArroyoJoseph EstradaFidel V. RamosCorazon AquinoFerdinand MarcosDiosdado MacapagalCarlos P. GarciaRamon MagsaysayElpidio QuirinoManuel RoxasSergio OsmeñaJose P. LaurelManuel L. QuezonEmilio Aguinaldo

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