Secretary of Agrarian Reform | |
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Kalihim ng Repormang Pansakahan | |
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Style | The Honorable |
Appointer | The president with the consent of the Commission on Appointments |
Term length | No fixed term |
Precursor | Governor of the Land Authority |
Inaugural holder | Conrado F. Estrella |
Formation | September 10, 1971 |
Website | http://www.dar.gov.ph |
The secretary of agrarian reform (Filipino: Kalihim ng Repormang Pansakahan) in the Philippines is the head of the country's Department of Agrarian Reform and is a member of the president's Cabinet.
According to the Administrative Code of 1987, the following are the powers and functions of a secretary: [2]
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | President |
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1 | ![]() | Conrado Estrella Sr. (1917–2011) [3] | September 10, 1971 | June 2, 1978 | Ferdinand Marcos |
President Ferdinand Marcos issued Presidential Decree No. 1397 on June 2, 1978, converting all departments into ministries headed by ministers. [4]
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | President |
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(1) | ![]() | Conrado Estrella Sr. (1917–2011) | June 2, 1978 | April 30, 1986 | Ferdinand Marcos |
Corazon Aquino | |||||
2 | ![]() | Heherson Alvarez (1939–2020) | May 1, 1986 | February 11, 1987 |
President Corazon Aquino issued Administrative Order No. 15 on February 11, 1987, converting all ministries into departments headed by secretaries. [5]
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | President |
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(2) | ![]() | Heherson Alvarez (1939–2020) | February 11, 1987 | March 7, 1987 | Corazon Aquino |
3 | ![]() | Philip Juico | July 23, 1987 | July 1, 1989 | |
4 | ![]() | Miriam Defensor Santiago (1945–2016) | July 20, 1989 | January 4, 1990 | |
5 | ![]() | Florencio Abad (born 1954) | January 4, 1990 | April 5, 1990 | |
6 | ![]() | Benjamin Leong | April 6, 1990 | June 30, 1992 | |
7 | ![]() | Ernesto Garilao | June 30, 1992 | June 30, 1998 | Fidel V. Ramos |
8 | ![]() | Horacio Morales (1943–2012) | June 30, 1998 | February 11, 2001 | Joseph Estrada |
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | |||||
9 | ![]() | Hernani Braganza | February 12, 2001 | January 15, 2003 | |
10 | ![]() | Roberto Pagdanganan (born 1946) | January 20, 2003 | January 20, 2004 | |
– [a] | ![]() | Jose Mari Ponce | February 20, 2004 | August 24, 2004 | |
11 | ![]() | Rene Villa | August 26, 2004 | September 27, 2004 |
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo issued Executive Order No. 364 on September 27, 2004, renaming the Department of Agrarian Reform into the Department of Land Reform. [6]
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | President |
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(11) | ![]() | Rene Villa | September 27, 2004 | July 9, 2005 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
12 | ![]() | Nasser Pangandaman | July 9, 2005 | August 23, 2005 |
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo issued Executive Order No. 456 on August 23, 2005, renaming the Department of Land Reform back to the Department of Agrarian Reform. [7]
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | President |
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(12) | ![]() | Nasser Pangandaman | August 23, 2005 | June 30, 2010 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
13 | ![]() | Gil de los Reyes [8] | June 30, 2010 | June 30, 2016 | Benigno Aquino III |
– [b] | ![]() | Rafael V. Mariano (born 1956) [9] [10] | June 30, 2016 | September 6, 2017 | Rodrigo Duterte |
– [c] | ![]() | Rosalina Bistoyong [11] | September 12, 2017 | November 30, 2017 | |
– [a] | ![]() | John Castriciones (born 1962) [12] [13] [14] | December 1, 2017 | March 22, 2018 | |
14 | March 22, 2018 | October 14, 2021 | |||
– [a] | ![]() | Bernie Cruz [15] | October 28, 2021 | June 22, 2022 | |
– [c] | ![]() | David Erro [16] | June 22, 2022 | June 30, 2022 | |
15 | ![]() | Conrado Estrella III (born 1960) | June 30, 2022 | Incumbent | Bongbong Marcos |