List of female cabinet secretaries of the Philippines
denotes the first female secretary of that particular department.
Secretary | Position | Year Appointed | Administration |
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Government | |||
Corazon Aquino | President of the Philippines | 1986 | Herself |
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | President of the Philippines | 2001 | Herself |
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | Vice President of the Philippines | 1998 | Joseph Estrada |
Leni Robredo | Vice President of the Philippines | 2016 | Rodrigo Duterte |
Secretary of Agrarian Reform | |||
Miriam Defensor Santiago | Secretary of Agrarian Reform | 1989 | Corazon Aquino |
Secretary of Agrarian Reform | 2017 | Rodrigo Duterte | |
Secretary of Budget and Management | |||
Emilia Boncodin | Secretary of Budget and Management | 1998 | Fidel Ramos |
Emilia Boncodin | Secretary of Budget and Management | 2001 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
Janet Abuel | Secretary of Budget and Management | 2019 | Rodrigo Duterte |
Tina Rose Marie Canda | Secretary of Budget and Management | 2021 | Rodrigo Duterte |
Secretary of Education | |||
Lourdes Quisumbing | Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports | 1986 | Corazon Aquino |
Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports | 1998 | Fidel Ramos | |
Secretary of Education | 2005 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | |
Secretary of Education | 2010 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | |
Leonor Briones | Secretary of Education | 2016 | Rodrigo Duterte |
Secretary of Energy | |||
Zenaida Monsada | Secretary of Energy | 2015 | Benigno Aquino III |
Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources | |||
Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources | 2002 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | |
Gina Lopez | Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources | 2016 | Rodrigo Duterte |
Secretary of Finance | |||
Juanita Amatong | Secretary of Finance | 2003 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
Secretary of Foreign Affairs | |||
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | Secretary of Foreign Affairs | 2002 | Herself |
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | Secretary of Foreign Affairs | 2003 | Herself |
Delia Domingo Albert | Secretary of Foreign Affairs | 2003 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
Secretary of Health | |||
Secretary of Health | 1996 | Fidel Ramos | |
Dr. Esperanza Cabral | Secretary of Health | 2009 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
Dr. Janette Garin | Secretary of Health | 2014 | Benigno Aquino III |
Dr. Paulyn Ubial | Secretary of Health | 2016 | Rodrigo Duterte |
Secretary of Justice | |||
Merceditas Gutierrez | Secretary of Justice | 2002 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
Agnes Devanadera | Secretary of Justice | 2007 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
Leila de Lima | Secretary of Justice | 2010 | Benigno Aquino III |
Secretary of Labor and Employment | |||
Nieves Confesor | Secretary of Labor and Employment | 1992 | Fidel Ramos |
Secretary of Labor and Employment | 2001 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | |
Rosalinda Baldoz | Secretary of Labor and Employment | 2010 | Benigno Aquino III |
Secretary of National Defense | |||
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | Secretary of National Defense | 2003 | Herself |
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | Secretary of National Defense | 2006 | Herself |
Secretary of Science and Technology | |||
Secretary of Science and Technology | 2001 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | |
Secretary of Social Welfare and Development | |||
Asuncion A. Perez | Secretary of Social Welfare | 1946 | Manuel Roxas |
Pacita Madrigal-Warns | Secretary of Social Welfare | 1954 | Ramon Magsaysay |
Secretary of Social Welfare | 1960 | Carlos P. Garcia | |
Tecla San Andres Ziga | Secretary of Social Welfare | 1962 | Diosdado Macapagal |
Estefania Aldaba-Lim | Secretary of Social Welfare | 1971 | Ferdinand Marcos |
Minister of Social Services and Development | 1978 | Ferdinand Marcos | |
Dr. | Minister/Secretary of Social Welfare and Development | 1986 | Corazon Aquino |
Secretary of Social Welfare and Development | 1992 | Fidel Ramos | |
Secretary of Social Welfare and Development | 1995 | Fidel Ramos | |
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | Secretary of Social Welfare and Development | 1998 | Joseph Estrada |
Dulce Saguisag | Secretary of Social Welfare and Development | 2000 | Joseph Estrada |
Corazon Julian N. Soliman | Secretary of Social Welfare and Development | 2001 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
Secretary of Social Welfare and Development | 2005 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | |
Dr. Esperanza Cabral | Secretary of Social Welfare and Development | 2005 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
Secretary of Social Welfare and Development | 2009 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | |
Corazon Julian N. Soliman | Secretary of Social Welfare and Development | 2010 | Benigno Aquino III |
Judy Taguiwalo | Secretary of Social Welfare and Development | 2016 | Rodrigo Duterte |
Secretary of Social Welfare and Development | 2018 | Rodrigo Duterte | |
Secretary of Tourism | |||
Secretary of Tourism | 1989 | Corazon Aquino | |
Evelyn B. Pantig | Secretary of Tourism | 1996 | Fidel Ramos |
Secretary of Tourism | 1996 | Fidel Ramos | |
Gemma Teresa Guerrero Cruz Araneta | Secretary of Tourism | 1998 | Joseph Estrada |
Wanda Corazon Teo | Secretary of Tourism | 2016 | Rodrigo Duterte |
Bernadette Romulo-Puyat | Secretary of Tourism | 2018 | Rodrigo Duterte |
Secretary of Trade and Industry | |||
Secretary of Trade and Industry | 1992 | Corazon Aquino | |
Secretary of Transportation and Communications | |||
Secretary of Transportation and Communications | 1998 | Fidel Ramos | |
Secretary of Transportation and Communications | 2010 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | |
Presidential Spokesperson | |||
1992 | Fidel Ramos | ||
Executive Secretary | |||
Executive Secretary | 1987 | Corazon Aquino | |
Chairman of the Commission on Higher Education | |||
2010 | Benigno Aquino III | ||
Presidential Management Staff | |||
Chief of the Presidential Management Staff | 1992 | Fidel Ramos | |
Chief of the Presidential Management Staff | 1998 | Joseph Estrada | |
Chief of the Presidential Management Staff | 2010 | Benigno Aquino III | |
Cabinet Secretary | |||
Cabinet Secretary | 1992 | Fidel Ramos | |
Cabinet Secretary | 1998 | Joseph Estrada | |
Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council | |||
Imelda Romualdez Marcos | Minister of Human Settlements | 1978 | Ferdinand Marcos |
Chairman of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council | 2000 | Joseph Estrada | |
Leni Robredo | Chairman of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council | 2016 | Rodrigo Duterte |
Secretary of Socio-economic Planning/Director General of National Economic and Development Authority | |||
Solita Collas-Monsod | Director General of National Economic and Development Authority and Minister/Secretary of Economic Planning |
1986 | Corazon Aquino |
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- Lists of members of the Cabinet of the Philippines
- Women members of the Cabinet of the Philippines
- Lists of women government ministers by country
- Lists of Filipino women