Secretary of Education (Philippines)

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Secretary of Education
Kalihim ng Edukasyon
Department of Education.svg
Official seal of the
Department of Education
50th DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara.png
Incumbent
Sonny Angara
since July 19, 2024 [1]
AppointerThe President
Term length coterminous with President
Inaugural holder Felipe Buencamino
FormationJune 23, 1898
Website www.deped.gov.ph

The secretary of education (Filipino : Kalihim ng Edukasyon) is the member of the Cabinet of the Philippines in charge of the Department of Education (DepEd).

Contents

The current secretary is Sonny Angara, who was sworn in on July 19, 2024. [1] [2]

Powers, duties, and functions

Under the 1987 Philippine Constitution, the Secretary exercises supervision and control over the entire department and performs the following functions:

List

1898–1899

No.PortraitSecretaryTook officeLeft office President
Ministro de Fomento - Dirrecion de Instruccion Publica
1 Senor Felipe Buencamino.jpg Felipe Buencamino
(1848−1929)
September 26,
1898
January 21,
1899
Emilio F. Aguinaldo
2Gracio GonzagaJanuary 21,
1899
May 07,
1899
3 Aguedo Velarde.jpg Aguedo VelardeMay 07,
1899
November 13,
1899

1901–1935

No.PortraitSecretaryTook officeLeft office Governor-General
Secretary of Public Instruction
4 Bernard Moses.jpg Bernard Moses
(1846−1930)
[4] [5]
March,
1900
December 31,
1902
William Howard Taft
5 SMITH, JAMES F. EX-GOVERNOR LCCN2016857617.jpg James Francis Smith
(1859−1928)
[5] [6]
January 1,
1902
September 20,
1906
Luke Edward Wright
Henry Clay Ide
6 Portrait of William Morgan Shuster.jpg William Morgan Shuster
(1877−1960)
[6] [7]
September 28,
1906
March 1,
1909
James Francis Smith
7 Newton W. Gilbert.jpg Newton W. Gilbert
(1862−1939)
[7] [8]
March 1,
1909
December 1,
1913
William Cameron Forbes
Newton W. Gilbert
Francis Burton Harrison
8 Henderson S. Martin.jpg Henderson S. Martin
[8] [9]
December 1,
1913
June 28,
1917
9 Charles Emmett Yeater (Philippines Governor General).jpg Charles Yeater
(1861−1943)
[9]
June 29,
1917
January 25,
1922
Charles Yeater
Leonard Wood
10 Eugene Allen Gilmore in "The badger" (1916).jpg Eugene Allen Gilmore
(1871−1953)
[10]
January 26,
1922
June 20,
1930
Eugene Allen Gilmore
Henry L. Stimson
Eugene Allen Gilmore
Dwight F. Davis
[a] Nicholas Roosevelt, WWI.jpg Nicholas Roosevelt
(1893−1982)
[11]
July 29,
1930
September 24,
1930
11 Dr. Geo. C. Butte LCCN2014717791.jpg George C. Butte
(1877−1940)
[12] [13]
December 31,
1930
June 30,
1932
George C. Butte
Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
12 John Hodgman Holliday.jpg John H. Holliday
[13] [14]
August 13,
1932
September 1,
1933
Frank Murphy
13 Joseph R. Hayden.tif Joseph R. Hayden
(1887−1945)
[14]
November 7,
1933
November 15,
1935

1935–present

No.PortraitSecretaryTook officeLeft office President
Secretary of Public Instruction
14 [b] Sergio Osmena photo.jpg Sergio Osmeña
(1878−1961)
[15]
November 15,
1935
December 1,
1938
Manuel L. Quezon
15 [c] Manuel L. Quezon (November 1942).jpg Manuel L. Quezon
(1878−1944)
[15]
December 1,
1938
April 19,
1939
16 Jorge Bocobo (cropped).jpg Jorge Bocobo
[15]
April 19,
1939
December 24,
1941
Secretary of Public Instruction, Health and Welfare [16]
(14) [b] Sergio Osmena photo.jpg Sergio Osmeña
(1878−1961)
[17]
December 24,
1941
August 1,
1944
Manuel L. Quezon
Commissioner of Education, Health and Welfare
17 Senator Claro M. Recto.jpg Claro M. Recto
(1890−1960)
[18]
January 26,
1942
October 14,
1943
Jorge B. Vargas [d]
Minister of Education, Health and Public Welfare
[e] Gabriel Mañalac
[19]
October 20,
1943
January 1,
1944
Jose P. Laurel
Minister of Education [20]
18 Camilo Osias studio photo.jpg Camilo Osías
(1889−1976)
[21]
May 18,
1944
February,
1945
Jose P. Laurel
Secretary of Information and Public Relations [22]
19 Carlos P. Romulo (cropped).jpg Carlos P. Romulo [f]
(1899−1985)
[23] [24]
October
1944
February 27,
1945
Sergio Osmeña
Secretary of Instruction and Information [25]
20 Maximo Kalaw.jpg Maximo Kalaw
(1891−1954)
[26]
March 8,
1945
May 4,
1945
Sergio Osmeña
21 Honorable Jose S. Reyes (Delegates from the Philippines).jpg Jose ReyesMay 5,
1945
January 3,
1946
22Francisco BenitezJanuary 3,
1946
May 27,
1946
23Manuel GallegoMay 28,
1946
October 4,
1947
Manuel Roxas
Secretary of Education [27]
(23)Manuel GallegoOctober 4,
1947
September 20,
1948
Manuel Roxas
Elpidio Quirino
24 Prudencio Langcauon's passport application.jpg Prudencio Langcauon
[28]
September 21,
1948
September 13,
1950
25 Pablo Lorenzo y Roxas.jpg Pablo LorenzoSeptember 14,
1950
April 3,
1951
26Teodoro EvangelistaMay 18,
1951
September 30,
1951
27 Cecilio K. Putong.jpg Cecilio Putong
(1891−1980)
April 18,
1952
January 13,
1954
Ramon Magsaysay
28 Associate Justice Pastor Endencia.jpg Pastor EndenciaJanuary 13,
1954
June 30,
1954
29Gregorio Hernandez Jr.July 1,
1954
March 17,
1957
30 Martin Vasquez Aguilar Jr.jpg Martin Aguilar Jr.March 18,
1957
September 2,
1957
Carlos P. Garcia
31 Manuel Lim.jpg Manuel LimSeptember 3,
1957
November 17,
1957
32Daniel SalcedoNovember 18,
1957
May 31,
1959
33 Jose E. Romero.jpg José E. Romero
(1897−1978)
June 1,
1959
September 4,
1962
Diosdado Macapagal
34Jose TuasonSeptember 5,
1962
December 30,
1962
35 A.Roces (cropped).png Alejandro Roces
(1924−2011)
December 30,
1962
September 7,
1965
36 Carlos P. Romulo (cropped).jpg Carlos P. Romulo
(1899−1985)
December 30,
1965
December 16,
1967
Ferdinand Marcos
37 Official Portrait of Dr. Onofre D. Corpuz, National Scientist for Social Science.jpg Onofre Corpuz
(1926−2013)
December 17,
1967
April 20,
1971
38Juan ManuelApril 21,
1971
September 23,
1972
Secretary of Education and Culture
(38)Juan ManuelSeptember 24,
1972
June 2,
1978
Ferdinand Marcos
Minister of Education and Culture [29]
(38)Juan ManuelJune 2,
1978
June
1979
Ferdinand Marcos
(37) Official Portrait of Dr. Onofre D. Corpuz, National Scientist for Social Science.jpg Onofre Corpuz
(1926−2013)
July
1979
September 10,
1982
Minister of Education, Culture and Sports
(37) Official Portrait of Dr. Onofre D. Corpuz, National Scientist for Social Science.jpg Onofre Corpuz
(1926−2013)
September 11,
1982
January 18,
1984
Ferdinand Marcos
39 Jaime C. Laya - 2019 (cropped).jpg Jaime C. Laya
(born 1939)
January 18,
1984
February 25,
1986
40 Lourdes Quisumbing
(1921−2017)
February 25,
1986
February 11,
1987
Corazon Aquino
Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports [30]
(40) Lourdes Quisumbing
(1921−2017)
February 11,
1987
December
1989
Corazon Aquino
41Isidro CariñoJanuary 3,
1990
June 30,
1992
42 Armand Fabella
(1930−2008)
July 1,
1992
July 6,
1994
Fidel V. Ramos
43 Ricardo Gloria portrait.jpg Ricardo GloriaJuly 7,
1994
December
1997
44Erlinda PefiancoFebruary 2,
1998
June 30,
1998
45 Andrew Gonzalez
(1940−2006)
July 1,
1998
January 22,
2001
Joseph Estrada
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
46 Raul Sagarbarria Roco (cropped).jpg Raul Roco
(1941–2005)
January 22,
2001
August 10,
2001
Secretary of Education
(46) Raul Sagarbarria Roco (cropped).jpg Raul Roco
(1941–2005)
August 11,
2001
August
2002
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
47 Edilberto de Jesus September
2002
August
2004
48 Butch Abad (crop).png Florencio Abad
(born 1954)
September 23,
2004
July 8,
2005
[g] Ramon BacaniJuly 8,
2005
August 30,
2005
[g] Fe HidalgoAugust 31,
2005
October 3,
2006
49 Jesli Lapus.png Jesli Lapus
(born 1949)
October 4,
2006
March 15,
2010
50Mona ValisnoMarch 15,
2010
June 30,
2010
51 Armin Luistro 2016.jpg Armin Luistro
(born 1961)
[31]
June 30,
2010
June 30,
2016
Benigno Aquino III
52 DepEd Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones.jpg Leonor Briones
(born 1940)
[32]
June 30,
2016
June 30,
2022
Rodrigo Duterte
53 [b] VPSDPortrait (cropped) (3).jpg Sara Duterte
(born 1978)
[33] [34] [35]
June 30,
2022
July 19,
2024
Bongbong Marcos
54 50th DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara.png Sonny Angara
(born 1972)
[36] [37] [35]
July 19,
2024
Incumbent

Notes

  1. Interim secretary.
  2. 1 2 3 In concurrent capacity as Vice President.
  3. In concurrent capacity as President.
  4. As Chairman of the Philippine Executive Commission.
  5. Acting secretary.
  6. Secretary of Information and Public Relations from October 11, 1943. Took charge of public instruction in October 1944.
  7. 1 2 Officer in charge.

References

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