Jorge B. Vargas

**Jorge B. Vargas** (August 24, 1890 – February 22, 1980) was Philippine politician.  He was Chairman of Philippine Executive Commission from 1942 to 1943.

In January 30, 1936 he was Executive Secretary of Philippine Presidents Manuel Quezon. December 22, 1941 to January 23, 1942, he was Head of the Civilian Emergency Administration and Mayor of Manila. In 1941 he was appointed to Secretary of National Defense.

He was also the first Filipino member of the International Olympic Committee.

He was one of the charter members of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines in 1936.  In 1949 he became the BSP's President and Chief Scout. He was in the position of National President until 1961. He became a member of the World Scout Committee of the World Organization of the Scout Movement from 1951 to 1957.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **honorific-prefix**: The Honorable
- **name**: Jorge B. Vargas
- **image**: Jorge Bartolomé Vargas.jpg
- **office1**: Presiding Officer of the Philippine Executive Commission
- **1blankname1**: Governor-General of the Philippines#Japanese military governors (1942–1945), Governor-General
- **1namedata1**: Masaharu Homma
Shizuichi Tanaka
Shigenori Kuroda
- **term start1**: January 23, 1942
- **term end1**: October 14, 1943
- **predecessor1**: Himself
<small>As Head of the Civilian Emergency Administration</small>
- **successor1**: José P. Laurel <small>(as President of the Philippines, President)</small>
- **office2**: Head of the Civilian Emergency Administration
<small>In concurrent capacity with the mayoralty of Manila</small>
- **term start2**: December 22, 1941
- **term end2**: January 23, 1942
- **successor2**: Himself
<small>As Presiding Officer of the Philippine Executive Commission</small>
- **appointer2**: Manuel Quezon
- **office4**: 1st Mayor of the City of Greater Manila
<small>In concurrent capacity with the headship of the Civilian Emergency Administration</small>
- **term start4**: December 24, 1941
- **term end4**: January 26, 1942
- **predecessor4**: Position established
- **successor4**: Leon G. Guinto, Sr., Leon Guinto, Sr.
- **office5**: Secretary of National Defense (Philippines), Secretary of National Defense
- **appointer5**: Manuel Quezon
- **term start5**: December 11, 1941
- **term end5**: December 22, 1941
- **predecessor5**: Manuel Quezon
<small>_in concurrent capacity as President_</small>
- **successor5**: Basilio Valdez
- **office6**: Executive Secretary (Philippines), Executive Secretary
- **appointer6**: Manuel Quezon
- **term start6**: January 30, 1936
- **term end6**: December 11, 1941
- **predecessor6**: _Post created_
- **successor6**: Manuel Roxas
- **office7**: Vice Mayor of Manila
- **term start7**: January 1, 1932
- **term end7**: January 4, 1940
- **predecessor7**: Juan Posadas, Jr.
- **successor7**: Carmen Planas
- **appointer7**: Manuel Quezon
- **office8**: Director-General of the Philippine Carnival Association
- **term start8**: 1921
- **term end8**: 1922
- **predecessor8**: Vicente Morente
- **successor8**: Arsenio Luz
- **birth name**: Jorge Bartolomé Vargas y Celis
- **birth place**: Bago, Negros Occidental, Bago, Negros Occidental, Captaincy General of the Philippines
- **nationality**: Filipino
- **death place**: Manila, Philippines
- **party**: Nacionalista Party, Nacionalista
- **spouse**: Marina Yulo
Adelaida Montilla Peña
- **children**: 8
- **parents**: Ángel Tiongco Vargas (father)
Filomena Trinidad Celis (mother)
- **otherparty**: KALIBAPI (1942–1945)
- **alma mater**: University of the Philippines Diliman (Bachelor of Arts, BA, Bachelor of Laws, LL.B)