| Presidency | December 30, 1961-December 30, 1965 |
| Ninth President of the Philippines | |
| Fifth President of the Third Republic | |
| Vice President | Emmanuel Pelaez |
| Birth | September 28, 1910
Lubao, Pampanga |
| Death | April 21, 1997
Makati City |
| Parents | Urbano Macapagal
Romana Pangan |
| Ethnic Affiliation | Pampangeño |
| Spouse | Purita de la Rosa (died 1943)
Dr. Evangelina Macaraeg, MD (died 1997) |
| Children | (by Purita de la Rosa)
Pampanga Vice-Governor Cielo Macapagal-Salgado Arturo Macapagal (by Evangelina Macaraeg) President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Diosdado Macapagal Jr. |
| Education | Associate in Arts, University of the Philippines (1933)
Bachelor of Laws, University of Santo Tomas (1936) Master of Laws, University of Santo Tomas (1941) Doctor of Civil Laws, University of Santo Tomas (1947) Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, University of Santo Tomas (1957) |
| Profession | Lawyer (1st place, 1936 Bar Exams)
Professor |
| Previous positions | Legal assistant, Offices of Presidents Manuel L. Quezon and Jose P. Laurel
Public school teacher Chief of the Legal Division, Philippine Embassy, Washington, D.C. |
| Political Affiliation | Liberal Party |
| Military Service | None |
| Judicial | None |
| Legislative: Local | None |
| Legislative: Lower House | Representative of the First District of Pampanga (1949 – 1957) |
| Legislative: Upper House | None |
| Executive: Local Government | None |
| Executive: Provincial Government | None |
| Executive: Bureaucracy | Legal Assistant (Quezon, Laurel)
Chief of the Law Division of the Department of Foreign Affairs Chief negotiator in the administration-to-administration transfer of the Turtle Islands from the United Kingdom. Secretary to the Philippine Embassy in Washington DC.
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| Executive: National Government | Vice-President of the Philippines (1957 – 1961) |
| Others | President, 1971 Constitutional Convention
Member, Council of State (Aquino administration) Member, National Security Council (Aquino and Ramos administrations) Honorary Chairman, National Centennial Commission |
| Running Mate/s | 1961 Election
Emmanuel Pelaez (Won) 1965 Election Gerardo Roxas (Lost) |
| Election Adversaries | 1961 Election (Won)
Incumbent President Carlos P. Garcia (incumbent) 1965 Elections (Lost) Senate Presidenmt Ferdinand E. Marcos |
| Age at First Inauguration | 51 |