Secretary of Social Welfare and Development
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| Secretary of Social Welfare and Development | |
|---|---|
| Kalihim ng Kagalingang Panlipunan at Pagpapaunlad | |
|  Official seal of the  Department of Social Welfare and Development | |
| since January 13, 2023 | |
| Style | The Honourable | 
| Member of | Cabinet | 
| Appointer | The president with the consent of the Commission on Appointments | 
| Term length | No fixed term | 
| Inaugural holder | Gracio Gonzaga | 
| Formation | January 21, 1899 | 
| Website | www | 
The secretary of social welfare and development (Filipino: Kalihim ng Kagalingang Panlipunan at Pagpapaunlad) is the head of the Department of Social Welfare and Development and is a member of the President's Cabinet.[1]
List of secretaries of social welfare and development
[edit]| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | President | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|   | Gracio Gonzaga | January 21, 1899 | May 7, 1899 | Emilio Aguinaldo | 
Secretary of Public Instruction, Health, and Public Welfare (1941–1944)
[edit]| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | President | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|   | Sergio Osmeña (1878–1961) | December 24, 1941 | August 1, 1944 | Manuel L. Quezon | 
Commissioner of Education, Health and Welfare (1942–1943)
[edit]| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Chairman of the Philippine Executive Commission | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|   | Claro M. Recto (1890–1960) [2] | January 26, 1942 | October 14, 1943 | Jorge B. Vargas | 
Minister of Education, Health and Welfare (1943–1944)
[edit]| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | President | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|   | Gabriel Mañalac Acting [3] | October 20, 1943 | January 1, 1944 | Jose P. Laurel | 
Minister of Health, Labor and Public Welfare (1944–1945)
[edit]| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | President | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|   | Emiliano Tría Tirona (1883–1952) [4] | January 4, 1944 | 1945 | Jose P. Laurel | 
Secretary of Health and Public Welfare (1945–1947)
[edit]| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | President | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|   | Basilio Valdes (1892–1970) | February 27, 1945 | April 1945 | Sergio Osmeña | 
|   | Jose Locsin (1891–1977) | June 29, 1945 | May 27, 1946 | |
|   | Antonio Villarama | May 28, 1946 | October 4, 1947 | Manuel Roxas | 
Secretary of Social Welfare (1968–1976)
[edit]| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | President | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|   | Gregorio Feliciano | June 15, 1968 | April 11, 1971 | Ferdinand Marcos | 
|   | Estefania Aldaba-Lim (1917–2006) | April 11, 1971 | September 8, 1976 | 
Secretary of Social Services and Development (1976–1978)
[edit]| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | President | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|   | Estefania Aldaba-Lim (1917–2006) | September 8, 1976 | November 30, 1977 | Ferdinand Marcos | 
|   | Nathaniel Tablante | December 1, 1977 | March 28, 1978 | |
|   | Sylvia Montes | March 28, 1978 | June 2, 1978 | 
Minister of Social Services and Development (1976–1987)
[edit]| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | President | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|   | Sylvia Montes | June 2, 1978 | February 25, 1986 | Ferdinand Marcos | 
|   | Mita Pardo de Tavera (1919–2007) | February 25, 1986 | January 30, 1987 | Corazon Aquino | 
Minister of Social Welfare and Development (1987)
[edit]| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | President | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|   | Mita Pardo de Tavera (1919–2007) | January 30, 1987 | February 11, 1987 | Corazon Aquino | 
Secretary of Social Welfare and Development (since 1987)
[edit]| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | President | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|   | Mita Pardo de Tavera (1919–2007) | February 11, 1987 | June 30, 1992 | Corazon Aquino | 
|   | Corazon Alma de Leon | June 30, 1992 | June 30, 1995 | Fidel V. Ramos | 
|   | Lina Laigo | June 30, 1995 | June 30, 1998 | |
|   | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo[a] (born 1947) | June 30, 1998 | October 12, 2000 | Joseph Estrada | 
|   | Dulce Saguisag (1943–2007) | October 12, 2000 | January 19, 2001 | |
|   | Dinky Soliman (1953–2021) | January 20, 2001 | July 8, 2005 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | 
|   | Luwalhati Pablo Acting | July 8, 2005 | July 20, 2005 | |
|   | Esperanza Cabral | July 21, 2005 | August 31, 2009 | |
|   | Celia Yangco | September 1, 2009 | June 30, 2010 | |
|   | Dinky Soliman (1953–2021) | June 30, 2010 | June 30, 2016 | Benigno Aquino III | 
|   | Judy Taguiwalo (born 1950) Interim | June 30, 2016 | August 16, 2017 | Rodrigo Duterte | 
|   | Emmanuel Leyco Officer in Charge [5] | August 19, 2017 | May 9, 2018 | |
|   | Virginia Orogo Acting | May 10, 2018 | October 16, 2018 | |
|   | Rolando Joselito Bautista (born 1962) | October 17, 2018 | June 30, 2022 | |
|   | Erwin Tulfo (born 1962) [6] | June 30, 2022 | December 27, 2022 | Bongbong Marcos | 
|   | Eduardo Punay Officer in Charge | December 27, 2022 | January 31, 2023 | |
|   | Rex Gatchalian (born 1979) | January 31, 2023 | Incumbent | 
External links
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ In concurrent capacity as the Vice President.
References
[edit]- ^ "DSWD Organizational Structure". dswd.gov.ph. DSWD. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
- ^ Official Gazette Vol. 1, No. 1. Manila: Bureau of Printing. 1942. p. 15.
- ^ Official Gazette, Vol. 1, No. 2. Manila: Bureau of Printing. 1943. p. 131.
- ^ Official Gazette, Vol. 1, No. 4. Manila: Bureau of Printing. 1944. p. 391.
- ^ Cepeda, Mara (August 19, 2017). "Usec Emmanuel Leyco is DSWD OIC – Malacañang". Rappler. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
- ^ Mercado, Neil Arwin (August 19, 2017). "Erwin Tulfo to serve as DSWD secretary; 4 other Marcos Cabinet members named". Inquirer.net. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
 
	
