Secretary of Finance (Philippines)

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Secretary of Finance
Kalihim ng Pananalapi
Department of Finance (DOF).svg
Official seal of the
Department of Finance
Rep. Ralph Recto (19th Congress).jpg
Incumbent
Ralph Recto
since January 12, 2024
Style The Honorable
AppointerThe President with the consent of the Commission on Appointments
Term length No fixed term
Inaugural holder Baldomero Aguinaldo
FormationApril 1897
Website dof.gov.ph

The secretary of finance (Filipino : kalihim ng pananalapi) is the cabinet of the Philippines member in charge of the Department of Finance.

The current secretary is Ralph Recto, who was appointed to office on January 12, 2024.

List of secretaries of finance

#NameTerm BeganTerm EndedPresident
Director of Finance
1 Baldomero Aguinaldo April 1897November 1897 Emilio Aguinaldo
Minister of Finance
2 Mariano Trías July 15, 1898May 9, 1899Emilio Aguinaldo
3Hugo IlaganMay 9, 1899November 13, 1899
Secretary of Finance and Justice
4 Henry Clay Ide September 1, 1901June 30, 1908 "Insular Government" (1900–1935)
(American occupation)
5 Gregorio S. Araneta July 1, 1908October 30, 1913
6 Victorino Mapa November 1, 1913January 14, 1917
Secretary of Finance
(6) Victorino Mapa January 1, 1917January 14, 1917Insular Government
(American occupation)
7Alberto BarretoJanuary 14, 1917July 17, 1928
8Miguel UnsonJuly 18, 1928December 13, 1931
9Vicente CarmonaJanuary 1, 1932December 31, 1932
10Rafael AlunanJanuary 1, 1933April 30, 1933
11 Vicente Singson Encarnacion April 30, 1933July 24, 1934
12 Elpidio Quirino July 25, 1934February 18, 1936
Manuel L. Quezon
13 Antonio de las Alas February 19, 1936November 15, 1938
14 Manuel Roxas November 26, 1938August 28, 1941
15Serafin MarabutAugust 21, 1941December 29, 1941
16 José Abad Santos December 30, 1941March 26, 1942
Secretary of Finance, Agriculture, and Commerce
17 Andrés Soriano Sr. March 26, 1942July 31, 1944Manuel L. Quezon
Secretary of Finance
18Jaime HernandezAugust 8, 1944May 27, 1946 Sergio Osmeña
Manuel Roxas
(12) Elpidio Quirino May 28, 1946November 24, 1946
19Miguel CuadernoNovember 25, 1946January 2, 1949
Elpidio Quirino
(18)Jaime HernandezJanuary 1949January 1952
20Aurelio Montinola, Sr.January 1952December 1953
(18)Jaime HernandezDecember 1953January 1960 Ramon Magsaysay
Carlos P. Garcia
21 Dominador Aytona January 25, 1960December 29, 1961
22Fernando SisonJanuary 2, 1962July 31, 1962 Diosdado Macapagal
23Rodrigo PerezAugust 1, 1962January 7, 1964
24Rufino HechanovaJanuary 8, 1964December 13, 1965
25 Eduardo Romualdez January 1, 1966February 4, 1970 Ferdinand Marcos
26 Cesar E. A. Virata February 9, 1970July 2, 1978
Minister of Finance
(26) Cesar E. A. Virata July 2, 1978March 3, 1986Ferdinand Marcos
27 Jaime V. Ongpin March 26, 1986January 30, 1987
Corazon Aquino
Secretary of Finance
(27) Jaime V. Ongpin January 30, 1987September 14, 1987Corazon Aquino
28Vicente JaymeSeptember 15, 1987December 1989
29Jesus EstanislaoJanuary 1, 1990June 30, 1992
30Ramon del RosarioJuly 1, 1992June 1, 1993 Fidel V. Ramos
31Ernest C. LeungJune 2, 1993January 31, 1994
32 Roberto de Ocampo February 1, 1994March 30, 1998
33Salvador EnriquezApril 1, 1998June 30, 1998
34 Edgardo B. Espiritu July 1, 1998December 31, 1999 Joseph Ejercito Estrada
35Jose T. PardoJanuary 2, 2000January 20, 2001
36 Alberto G. Romulo January 23, 2001June 30, 2001 Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
37Jose Isidro N. CamachoJune 30, 2001November 30, 2003
38 Juanita D. Amatong December 1, 2003February 14, 2005
39 Cesar V. Purisima February 15, 2005July 15, 2005
40 Margarito B. Teves July 22, 2005June 30, 2010
(39) Cesar V. Purisima June 30, 2010June 30, 2016 Benigno S. Aquino III
41 Carlos Dominguez III June 30, 2016June 30, 2022 Rodrigo Duterte
42 Benjamin Diokno June 30, 2022January 12, 2024 Bongbong Marcos
43 Ralph Recto January 12, 2024Incumbent

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