Prospero Sanidad
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Prospero Sanidad | |
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| 10th Secretary of Public Works and Communications | |
| In office February 21, 1950 – 1951 | |
| President | Elpidio Quirino |
| Preceded by | Ricardo Nepomuceno |
| Succeeded by | Sotero Baluyut |
| Senator of the Philippines | |
| In office 22 May 1947 – 30 December 1947 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives from Ilocos Sur's 2nd district | |
| In office 30 December 1938 – 25 May 1946 | |
| Preceded by | Sixto Brillantes Sr. |
| Succeeded by | Fidel Villanueva |
| In office 5 June 1934 – 16 September 1935 | |
| Preceded by | Fidel Villanueva |
| Succeeded by | Sixto Brillanes Sr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 17, 1897 |
| Died | 1969 (aged 71–72) Philippines |
| Party | Liberal (1946-1947) Nacionalista (1934-1946) |
| Spouse | Rosario Centeno |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of the Philippines George Washington University National University School of Law |
Prospero Casia Sanidad (17 January 1897 – 1969) was a Filipino lawyer and politician. He represented the second district of Ilocos Sur at the House of Representatives of the Philippines from 1934 to 1935, again from 1938 to 1941, and finally from 1945 to 1946. He then served as Senator of the Philippines from May 22, 1947 to December 30, 1947. Lastly, he served as Secretary of Public Works and Communications from 1950 to 1951.
Sanidad was born on 17 January 1897 in Narvacan, Ilocos Sur to Cipriano Sanidad and Cayetana Casia. He pursued his higher education at the University of the Philippines, George Washington University and the National University School of Law in Washington DC, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree. He was admitted to the Bar in 1928.[1]
