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 logo of the Department of Trade and Industry
Incumbent
Alfredo E. Pascual
since June 30, 2022
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 Alfredo E. Pascual, who assumed office on June 30, 2022.

List of secretaries of trade and industry
# 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 June 5, 1904 November 10, 1909 Luke Edward Wright
(Governor General)
Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce
3 Eulogio Rodriguez July 26, 1934 November 15, 1935 Insular Government
November 15, 1935 1938 Manuel Quezon
4 Benigno Aquino, Sr. 1938 1940
5 Rafael Alunan 1940 1941
Secretary of Finance, Agriculture, and Commerce
6 Andres Soriano 1941 1944 Manuel Quezon
Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce
7 Manuel Nieto 1944 1945 Sergio Osmeña
Secretary of Justice, Agriculture and Commerce
8 Delfin Jaranilla 1945 1945 Sergio Osmeña
Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce
9 Vicente Singson Encarnacion 1945 1946 Sergio Osmeña
Secretary of Commerce and Industry
10 Cornelio Balmaceda 1947 1953 Manuel Roxas
Elpidio Quirino
11 Oscar Ledesma 1953 1957 Ramon Magsaysay
12 Pedro Hernaez 1957 1960 Carlos P. Garcia
13 Manuel Lim 1960 1962
Diosdado Macapagal
14 Rufino Hechanova 1962 1963
(10) Cornelio Balmaceda 1963 1965
15 Marcelo Balatbat 1966 1968 Ferdinand Marcos
16 Leonides Sarao Virata 1969 1970
17 Ernesto Maceda 1970 1971
18 Troadio Quiazon 1971 1974
Secretary of Industry
19 Vicente Paterno 1974 1978 Ferdinand Marcos
Minister of Industry
Vicente Paterno 1978 1979 Ferdinand Marcos
20 Roberto Ongpin July 23, 1979 June 30, 1981
Minister of Commerce
21 Luis Villafuerte Sr. July 23, 1979 June 30, 1981 Ferdinand Marcos
Minister of Commerce and Industry
(20) Roberto Ongpin June 30, 1981 February 25, 1986 Ferdinand Marcos
Secretary of Trade and Industry
22 Jose Concepcion Jr. February 25, 1986 January 8, 1991 Corazon C. Aquino
23 Peter Garrucho January 9, 1991 February 1992
24 Lilia Bautista February 1992 June 30, 1992
25 Rizalino Navarro July 1, 1992 1996 Fidel V. Ramos
26 Cesar B. Bautista 1996 June 30, 1998
27 Jose Pardo June 30, 1998 January 2, 2000 Joseph Ejercito Estrada
28 Mar Roxas January 2, 2000 December 10, 2003
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
29 Cesar Purisima December 10, 2003 July 2005
30 Juan Santos July 2005 2005
31 Peter B. Favila 2005 March 15, 2010
32 Jesli Lapus March 15, 2010 June 30, 2010
33 Gregory Domingo June 30, 2010 December 30, 2015 Benigno S. Aquino III
34 Adrian Cristobal Jr.[2] December 31, 2015 June 30, 2016
35 Ramon Lopez June 30, 2016 June 30, 2022 Rodrigo Duterte
36 Alfredo E. Pascual[3][4] June 30, 2022 (reappointed October 4, 2022) Incumbent Bongbong Marcos
Notes:
  • (*) Acting Capacity

References
  1. "The Secretary". dti.gov.ph. DTI. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  2. "Cristobal is new DTI chief". ABS-CBN News. December 29, 2015. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  3. "Ex-UP president Alfred Pascual is next DTI chief, Bongbong Marcos says". Philippine Daily Inquirer. May 26, 2022. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
  4. "Who's who: The Marcos Cabinet". Philippine Star. May 24, 2022. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
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