| Secretary of Education | |
|---|---|
| Kalihim ng Edukasyon | |
 Official seal of the Department of Education | |
| Appointer | The President |
| Term length | coterminous with President |
| Inaugural holder | Bernard Moses |
| Formation | September 1, 1901 |
| Website | www |
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).
The current secretary is Sonny Angara, who was sworn in on July 19, 2024. [1] [2]
Under the 1987 Philippine Constitution, the Secretary exercises supervision and control over the entire department and performs the following functions:
| No. | Portrait | Secretary | Took office | Left office | Governor-General |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of Public Instruction | |||||
| 1 |  | Bernard Moses (1846−1930) [4] [5] | September 1, 1901 | December 31, 1902 | William Howard Taft |
| 2 |  | James Francis Smith (1859−1928) [5] [6] | January 1, 1902 | September 20, 1906 | |
| Luke Edward Wright | |||||
| Henry Clay Ide | |||||
| 3 |  | William Morgan Shuster (1877−1960) [6] [7] | September 28, 1906 | March 1, 1909 | James Francis Smith |
| 4 |  | Newton W. Gilbert (1862−1939) [7] [8] | March 1, 1909 | December 1, 1913 | |
| William Cameron Forbes | |||||
| Newton W. Gilbert | |||||
| Francis Burton Harrison | |||||
| 5 |  | Henderson S. Martin [8] [9] | December 1, 1913 | June 28, 1917 | |
| 6 |  | Charles Yeater (1861−1943) [9] | June 29, 1917 | January 25, 1922 | |
| Charles Yeater | |||||
| Leonard Wood | |||||
| 7 |  | 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 (1893−1982) [11] | July 29, 1930 | September 24, 1930 | |
| 8 |  | George C. Butte (1877−1940) [12] [13] | December 31, 1930 | June 30, 1932 | |
| George C. Butte | |||||
| Theodore Roosevelt Jr. | |||||
| 9 |  | John H. Holliday [13] [14] | August 13, 1932 | September 1, 1933 | |
| Frank Murphy | |||||
| 10 |  | Joseph R. Hayden (1887−1945) [14] | November 7, 1933 | November 15, 1935 | |
| No. | Portrait | Secretary | Took office | Left office | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of Public Instruction | |||||
| 11 [b] |  | Sergio Osmeña (1878−1961) [15] | November 15, 1935 | December 1, 1938 | Manuel L. Quezon |
| 12 [c] |  | Manuel L. Quezon (1878−1944) [15] | December 1, 1938 | April 19, 1939 | |
| 12 |  | Jorge Bocobo [15] | April 19, 1939 | December 24, 1941 | |
| Secretary of Public Instruction, Health and Welfare [16] | |||||
| (11) [b] | | Sergio Osmeña (1878−1961) [17] | December 24, 1941 | August 1, 1944 | Manuel L. Quezon |
| Commissioner of Education, Health and Welfare | |||||
| 13 |  | 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] | |||||
| 14 |  | Camilo Osías (1889−1976) [21] | May 18, 1944 | February, 1945 | Jose P. Laurel |
| Secretary of Information and Public Relations [22] | |||||
| 15 |  | Carlos P. Romulo [f] (1899−1985) [23] [24] | October 1944 | February 27, 1945 | Sergio Osmeña |
| Secretary of Instruction and Information [25] | |||||
| 16 | Maximo Kalaw (1891−1954) [26] | March 8, 1945 | May 4, 1945 | Sergio Osmeña | |
| 17 | Jose Reyes | May 5, 1945 | January 3, 1946 | ||
| 18 | Francisco Benitez | January 3, 1946 | May 27, 1946 | ||
| 19 | Manuel Gallego | May 28, 1946 | October 4, 1947 | Manuel Roxas | |
| Secretary of Education [27] | |||||
| (19) | Manuel Gallego | October 4, 1947 | September 20, 1948 | Manuel Roxas | |
| Elpidio Quirino | |||||
| 20 |  | Prudencio Langcauon [28] | September 21, 1948 | September 13, 1950 | |
| 21 | Pablo Lorenzo | September 14, 1950 | April 3, 1951 | ||
| 22 | Teodoro Evangelista | May 18, 1951 | September 30, 1951 | ||
| 23 | Cecilio Putong (1891−1980) | April 18, 1952 | January 13, 1954 | ||
| Ramon Magsaysay | |||||
| 24 | Pastor Endencia | January 13, 1954 | June 30, 1954 | ||
| 25 | Gregorio Hernandez Jr. | July 1, 1954 | March 28, 1957 | ||
| 26 | Martin Aguilar Jr. | March 29, 1957 | September 2, 1957 | Carlos P. Garcia | |
| 27 | Manuel Lim | September 3, 1957 | November 17, 1957 | ||
| 28 | Daniel Salcedo | November 18, 1957 | May 31, 1959 | ||
| 29 |  | José E. Romero (1897−1978) | June 1, 1959 | September 4, 1962 | |
| Diosdado Macapagal | |||||
| 30 | Jose Tuason | September 5, 1962 | December 30, 1962 | ||
| 31 |  | Alejandro Roces (1924−2011) | December 30, 1962 | September 7, 1965 | |
| 32 | | Carlos P. Romulo (1899−1985) | December 30, 1965 | December 16, 1967 | Ferdinand Marcos |
| 33 |  | Onofre Corpuz (1926−2013) | December 17, 1967 | April 20, 1971 | |
| 34 | Juan Manuel | April 21, 1971 | September 23, 1972 | ||
| Secretary of Education and Culture | |||||
| (34) | Juan Manuel | September 24, 1972 | June 2, 1978 | Ferdinand Marcos | |
| Minister of Education and Culture [29] | |||||
| (34) | Juan Manuel | June 2, 1978 | June 1979 | Ferdinand Marcos | |
| (33) | | Onofre Corpuz (1926−2013) | July 1979 | September 10, 1982 | |
| Minister of Education, Culture and Sports | |||||
| (33) | | Onofre Corpuz (1926−2013) | September 11, 1982 | January 18, 1984 | Ferdinand Marcos |
| 35 |  | Jaime C. Laya (born 1939) | January 18, 1984 | February 25, 1986 | |
| 36 | Lourdes Quisumbing (1921−2017) | February 25, 1986 | February 11, 1987 | Corazon Aquino | |
| Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports [30] | |||||
| (36) | Lourdes Quisumbing (1921−2017) | February 11, 1987 | December 1989 | Corazon Aquino | |
| 37 | Isidro Cariño | January 3, 1990 | June 30, 1992 | ||
| 38 | Armand Fabella (1930−2008) | July 1, 1992 | July 6, 1994 | Fidel V. Ramos | |
| 39 | Ricardo Gloria | July 7, 1994 | December 1997 | ||
| 40 | Erlinda Pefianco | February 2, 1998 | June 30, 1998 | ||
| 41 | Andrew Gonzalez (1940−2006) | July 1, 1998 | January 22, 2001 | Joseph Estrada | |
| Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | |||||
| 42 |  | Raul Roco (1941–2005) | January 22, 2001 | August 10, 2001 | |
| Secretary of Education | |||||
| (42) | | Raul Roco (1941–2005) | August 11, 2001 | August 2002 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| 43 | Edilberto de Jesus | September 2002 | August 2004 | ||
| 44 |  | Florencio Abad (born 1954) | September 23, 2004 | July 8, 2005 | |
| – [g] | Ramon Bacani | July 8, 2005 | August 30, 2005 | ||
| – [g] | Fe Hidalgo | August 31, 2005 | October 3, 2006 | ||
| 45 | Jesli Lapus (born 1949) | October 4, 2006 | March 15, 2010 | ||
| 46 | Mona Valisno | March 15, 2010 | June 30, 2010 | ||
| 47 |  | Armin Luistro (born 1961) [31] | June 30, 2010 | June 30, 2016 | Benigno Aquino III |
| 48 |  | Leonor Briones (born 1940) [32] | June 30, 2016 | June 30, 2022 | Rodrigo Duterte |
| 49 [b] |  | Sara Duterte (born 1978) [33] [34] [35] | June 30, 2022 | July 19, 2024 | Bongbong Marcos |
| 50 |  | Sonny Angara (born 1972) [36] [37] [38] | July 19, 2024 | Incumbent | |
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