Francisco "Kiko" P. Tiu Laurel Jr. (born 1966 or 1967) is a Filipino billionaire and a fishing tycoon who currently serves as the Philippine Secretary of Agriculture since late 2023.
He also served as chairman of the World Tuna Purse Seine Organization, which aims to develop sustainable resource management for global fishing operations.
[5] As a teenager, Laurel was involved in the Frabelle Fishing Company, and became a full-time employee at 20, where he started in the Engineering department before moving into sales and leadership.
[11] Concurrently, Laurel served as President of the Confederation of the Philippine Tuna Industry from 2002 to 2006, director of the Interland Deep Sea Fishing Sector, director of the World Tuna Purse Seine Organization, and chairman of the Processing Sector of Bangus (Milkfish) Council of the Philippines.
In 2022, Laurel donated ₱30 million to the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas for the presidential campaign of its nominee Bongbong Marcos, establishing himself as the top donor.