Secretary of Human Settlements and Urban Development

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Secretary of Human Settlements and Urban Development
Kalihim ng Pananahanang Pantao at Pagpapaunlad ng Kalunsuran
Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD).svg
DHSUD Secretary Acuzar 1st Meeting.jpg
Incumbent
Jose Acuzar
since July 29, 2022
Style The Honorable
AppointerThe President with the consent of the Commission on Appointments
Term length At the President's pleasure
Inaugural holder Eduardo del Rosario
FormationJanuary 1, 2020
Website www.dhsud.gov.ph

The Secretary of Human Settlements and Urban Development (Filipino: Kalihim ng Pananahanang Pantao at Pagpapaunlad ng Kalunsuran) is the member of the Cabinet of the Philippines in charge of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development.

Contents

The current secretary is Jose Acuzar.

Functions

The Secretary of Human Settlements and Urban Development has the following functions: [1]

The Secretary of Human Settlements and Urban Development is also a voting member of the National Economic and Development Authority and the governing boards of the Climate Change Commission, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council and the National Land Use Committee. [1]

List of secretaries

No.PortraitSecretaryTook officeLeft office President
1 DHSUD Sec Eduardo Del Rosario (cropped).jpg Eduardo del Rosario
(born 1956)
[2]
January 2,
2020
June 30,
2022
Rodrigo Duterte
[lower-alpha 1] Melissa ArdanasJune 30,
2022
July 29,
2022
Bongbong Marcos
2 DHSUD Secretary Acuzar 1st Meeting.jpg Jose Acuzar
(born 1955)
[3]
July 29,
2022
Incumbent

Notes

  1. Officer in charge.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Republic Act No. 11201". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines .PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  2. "Duterte names heads of Housing Department, PHL Space Agency". GMA News. January 7, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  3. "Businessman Jose Acuzar named new Housing secretary". CNN Philippines. 30 July 2022. Archived from the original on July 30, 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.