Secretary of Trade and Industry (Philippines)

The secretary of trade and industry (Filipino: Kalihim ng Kalakalan at Industriya) is the head of the Department of Trade and Industry and is a member of the president’s Cabinet.[1]

Secretary of Trade and Industry
Kalihim ng Kalakalan at Industriya
Official seal of the
Department of Trade and Industry
Incumbent
Ramon Lopez
since June 30, 2016
StyleThe Honorable
Member ofCabinet
AppointerThe President
with the consent of the Commission on Appointments
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderLeón María Guerrero
FormationSeptember 6, 1901 (1901-09-06)
Websitewww.dti.gov.ph

The current secretary is Ramon Lopez, who assumed office on June 30, 2016.[2]

List of secretaries of trade and industry

(*) Acting Capacity

# Name Term Began Term Ended President
Minister of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce
1 León María Guerrero May 7, 1899 November 13, 1899 Emilio Aguinaldo
Secretary of Commerce and Police
2 William Cameron Forbes 1904 1909 Luke Edward Wright
(Governor General)
Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce
3 Benigno Aquino, Sr. 1935 1940 Manuel Quezon
4 Rafael Alunan 1940 1941
Secretary of Finance, Agriculture, and Commerce
5 Andres Soriano 1941 1944 Manuel Quezon
Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce
6 Manuel Nieto 1944 1945 Sergio Osmeña
Secretary of Justice, Agriculture and Commerce
7 Delfin Jaranilla 1945 1945 Sergio Osmeña
Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce
8 Vicente S. Encarnacion 1945 1946 Sergio Osmeña
Secretary of Commerce and Industry
9 Cornelio Balmaceda 1947 1953 Manuel Roxas
Elpidio Quirino
10 Oscar Ledesma 1953 1957 Ramon Magsaysay
11 Pedro Hernaez 1957 1960 Carlos P. Garcia
12 Manuel Lim 1960 1962
Diosdado Macapagal
13 Rufino Hechanova 1962 1963
(8) Cornelio Balmaceda 1963 1965
14 Marcelo Balatbat 1966 1968 Ferdinand Marcos
15 Leonides Sarao Virata 1969 1970
16 Ernesto Maceda 1970 1971
17 Troadio Quiazon 1971 1974
Secretary of Industry
18 Vicente Paterno 1974 1978 Ferdinand Marcos
Minister of Industry
Vicente Paterno 1978 1979 Ferdinand Marcos
19 Roberto Ongpin 1979 1981
Minister of Commerce
20 Luis Villafuerte, Sr. 1979 1981 Ferdinand Marcos
Minister of Commerce and Industry
(18) Roberto Ongpin 1981 1986 Ferdinand Marcos
Secretary of Trade and Industry
21 Jose Concepcion, Jr. 1986 January 8, 1991 Corazon C. Aquino
22 Peter Garrucho January 9, 1991 February 1992
23 Lilia Bautista February 1992 June 30, 1992
24 Rizalino S. Navarro July 1, 1992 1996 Fidel V. Ramos
25 Cesar B. Bautista 1996 June 30, 1998
26 Jose Pardo June 30, 1998 January 2, 2000 Joseph Ejercito Estrada
27 Mar Roxas January 2, 2000 December 10, 2003
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
28 Cesar Purisima December 10, 2003 July 2005
29 Juan Santos July 2005 2005
30 Peter B. Favila 2005 March 15, 2010
31 Jesli Lapus March 15, 2010 June 30, 2010
32 Gregory Domingo June 30, 2010 December 30, 2015 Benigno S. Aquino III
33 Adrian Cristobal Jr.[3] December 31, 2015 June 30, 2016
34 Ramon Lopez June 30, 2016 Incumbent Rodrigo Roa Duterte

References
  1. "The Secretary". dti.gov.ph. DTI. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  2. Joyce Ilas (14 June 2016). "Duterte appoints 3 more Cabinet members". CNN Philippines. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  3. "Cristobal is new DTI chief". ABS-CBN News. 29 December 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
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