Chairperson of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority

Chairperson of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority
Incumbent Benjamin Abalos Jr. since 10 January 2021
Office of the Philippine President
Member of	MMDA Executive Council
Seat	Makati, Philippines
Appointer	President of the Philippines
Term length	At the Pleasure of the President
Inaugural holder	Jejomar Binay (Metropolitan Manila Authority) Prospero Oreta (Metropolitan Manila Development Authority)
Formation	9 January 1990 (as Chairperson of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority) 30 June 1994 (as Chairperson of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority)

The chairperson of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority is the chief executive officer of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the presiding officer of the Metro Manila Council.^[1] The post is also known as the Officer-in-Charge (OIC) when the post is held in an acting capacity.

Eligibility[]

The Chairperson of the MMDA is appointed by the President of the Philippines. The appointment of the chairperson is subject to the same disqualifications and prohibitions of a member of the Cabinet.^[1]

Functions[]

The Chairperson of the MMDA is also the presiding officer of the Metro Manila Council. The Chairperson is tasked to execute the policies and measures approved by the Metro Manila Council as well as oversee the management and operations of the MMDA.^[1]

List[]

Metropolitan Manila Authority

#	Name		Term		President
			Start	End
1		Jejomar Binay	9 January 1990	30 June 1991	Corazon Aquino
2		Ignacio Bunye	30 June 1991	30 June 1992
3		Mel Mathay	30 June 1992	30 June 1994	Fidel V. Ramos

Metropolitan Manila Development Authority

#	Name		Term		President
			Start	End
1		Prospero Oreta	30 June 1994	30 June 1998	Fidel V. Ramos
2		Jejomar Binay	30 June 1998	20 January 2001	Joseph Estrada
3		Benjamin Abalos	20 January 2001	5 June 2002	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
4		Bayani Fernando	5 June 2002	25 November 2009
5		Oscar Inocentes	25 November 2009	27 July 2010
					Benigno Aquino III
6		Francis Tolentino	27 July 2010	7 October 2015
Emerson Carlos was Officer-In Charge from 1 – 30 October 2015
7		Emerson Carlos	30 October 2015	30 June 2016
			8 July 2016	19 August 2016	Rodrigo Duterte
Thomas Orbos is Officer-In Charge from 22 August 2016 – 21 May 2017
8		Danilo Lim	22 May 2017	6 January 2021
9		Benjamin Abalos Jr.	10 January 2021	present

See also[]

• Governor of Metro Manila

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