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Secretary of National Defense (Philippines)
The secretary of national defense (Filipino: kalihim ng tanggulang pambansa) is the head of the Department of National Defense and is a member of the president's Cabinet.[1]
| Secretary of National Defense | |
|---|---|
| Kalihim ng tanggulang pambansa | |
Official seal of the Department of National Defense | |
| Style | The Honorable |
| Member of | Cabinet |
| Appointer | The President with the consent of the Commission on Appointments |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Precursor | Director of War Secretary of War and Public Works Minister of War |
| Formation | November 1, 1939 |
| First holder | Teofilo Sison |
| Website | http://www.dnd.gov.ph |
The current acting secretary is Carlito Galvez Jr., who assumed office on January 9, 2023.
This cabinet post is considered one of the stepping stones of the Philippine presidency. Two secretaries of defense were elected president: Ramon Magsaysay in 1953 and Fidel V. Ramos in 1992. Several others have run for president, such as Alejo Santos, Juan Ponce Enrile, Renato de Villa, Norberto Gonzales and Gilbert Teodoro.
List of secretaries of national defense
Prior to the department's formation in 1935, President Emilio Aguinaldo established a similar department, the Department of War and Public Works. Three individuals served as heads of the department. They are as follows:[2]
Revolutionary Government and First Philippine Republic
| Name | Term Began | Term Ended |
|---|---|---|
| Director of War | ||
| Emiliano Riego de Dios | March 22, 1897 | December 15, 1897 |
| Minister of War and Public Works | ||
| Baldomero Aguinaldo | July 15, 1898 | January 2, 1899 |
| Secretary of War and Public Works | ||
| Baldomero Aguinaldo | January 2, 1899 | May 6, 1899 |
| Mariano Trías | May 7, 1899 | March 23, 1901 |
Commonwealth and Republics of the Philippines
| # | Name | Term Began | Term Ended | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secretaries of National Defense | ||||
| 1 | Teofilo L. Sison | November 1, 1939 | July 15, 1941 | Manuel L. Quezon |
| * | Manuel L. Quezon[A] | July 16, 1941 | December 10, 1941 | |
| 2 | Jorge B. Vargas | December 11, 1941 | December 22, 1941 | |
| Secretary of National Defense, Public Works, Communications and Labor | ||||
| 3 | Basilio J. Valdes | December 23, 1941 | August 1, 1944 | Manuel L. Quezon |
| Secretaries of National Defense and Communications | ||||
| Basilio J. Valdes | August 1, 1944 | February 6, 1945 | Sergio Osmeña | |
| 4 | Tomas L. Cabili | February 27, 1945 | July 11, 1945 | |
| Secretary of National Defense and the Interior | ||||
| 5 | Alfredo Montelibano, Sr. | July 12, 1945 | May 27, 1946 | Sergio Osmeña |
| Secretaries of National Defense | ||||
| 6 | Ruperto Kangleon | May 28, 1946 | August 31, 1950 | Manuel Roxas |
| Elpidio Quirino | ||||
| 7 | Ramon Magsaysay | September 1, 1950 | February 28, 1953 | |
| 8 | Oscar Castelo | March 1, 1953 | December 19, 1953 | |
| * | Ramon Magsaysay[A] | January 1, 1954 | May 14, 1954 | Ramon Magsaysay |
| 9 | Sotero B. Cabahug | May 14, 1954 | January 2, 1956 | |
| 10 | Eulogio Balao | January 3, 1956 | March 17, 1957 | |
| March 18, 1957 | August 28, 1957 | Carlos P. Garcia | ||
| 11 | Jesus M. Vargas | August 28, 1957 | May 18, 1959 | |
| 12 | Alejo S. Santos | June 11, 1959 | December 3, 1961 | |
| 13 | Macario Peralta, Jr. | January 1, 1962 | December 30, 1965 | Diosdado Macapagal |
| * | Ferdinand E. Marcos[A][B] | December 31, 1965 | January 20, 1967 | Ferdinand E. Marcos |
| 14 | Ernesto S. Mata | January 21, 1967 | February 3, 1970 | |
| 15 | Juan Ponce Enrile | February 9, 1970 | August 27, 1971 | |
| * | Ferdinand E. Marcos[A][B] | August 28, 1971 | January 3, 1972 | |
| Juan Ponce Enrile | January 4, 1972 | June 30, 1978 | ||
| Minister of National Defense | ||||
| Juan Ponce Enrile | June 30, 1978 | February 25, 1986 | Ferdinand E. Marcos | |
| February 25, 1986 | March 25, 1986 | Corazon Aquino | ||
| Secretaries of National Defense | ||||
| Juan Ponce Enrile | March 25, 1986 | November 23, 1986 | Corazon Aquino | |
| 16 | Rafael M. Ileto | November 23, 1986 | January 21, 1988 | |
| 17 | Fidel V. Ramos | January 22, 1988 | July 18, 1991 | |
| 18 | Renato S. De Villa | July 20, 1991 | June 30, 1992 | |
| June 30, 1992 | September 15, 1997 | Fidel V. Ramos | ||
| 19 | Fortunato U. Abat | September 16, 1997 | June 30, 1998 | |
| 20 | Orlando S. Mercado | June 30, 1998 | January 20, 2001 | Joseph Ejercito Estrada |
| January 20, 2001 | January 25, 2001 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | ||
| * | Eduardo Ermita[B] | January 25, 2001 | March 19, 2001 | |
| 21 | Angelo T. Reyes | March 19, 2001 | August 29, 2003 | |
| * | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo[A][B] | September 1, 2003 | October 2, 2003 | |
| 22 | Eduardo Ermita | October 3, 2003 | August 24, 2004 | |
| 23 | Avelino J. Cruz, Jr. | August 25, 2004 | November 5, 2006 | |
| * | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo[B] | November 30, 2006 | February 1, 2007 | |
| 24 | Hermogenes E. Ebdane, Jr. | February 1, 2007 | July 2, 2007 | |
| * | Norberto Gonzales[B] | July 2, 2007 | August 7, 2007 | |
| 25 | Gilberto C. Teodoro, Jr. | August 7, 2007 | November 15, 2009 | |
| * | Norberto Gonzales[B] | November 15, 2009 | June 30, 2010 | |
| 26 | Voltaire T. Gazmin | June 30, 2010 | June 30, 2016 | Benigno S. Aquino III |
| 27 | Delfin Lorenzana | June 30, 2016 | June 30, 2022 | Rodrigo Duterte |
| * | Jose Faustino Jr. | June 30, 2022[B] | January 9, 2023 | Bongbong Marcos |
| 28 | Carlito Galvez Jr. | January 9, 2023[C] | Present | |
Notes:
- A In concurrent capacity as President.
- B Served in an acting capacity.
- C Serving in an ad interim capacity, pending Commission on Appointments approval.
External links
- DND website