Secretary of Information and Communications Technology

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Secretary of Information and Communications Technology
Kalihim ng Teknolohiyang Pang-Impormasyon at Komunikasyon
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT).svg
Ivan John E. Uy.jpg
Incumbent
Ivan John Uy
since June 30, 2022
Style The Honorable
AppointerThe President with the consent of the Commission on Appointments
Term length At the President's pleasure
Inaugural holder Rodolfo Salalima
FormationJune 9, 2016
Website www.dict.gov.ph

The Secretary of the Information and Communications Technology (Filipino: Kalihim ng Teknolohiyang Pang-Impormasyon at Komunikasyon) is the member of the Cabinet in charge of the Department of Information and Communications Technology.

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The current secretary is Ivan John Uy who assumed office on June 30, 2022 and was confirmed by the Commission on Appointments on December 7, 2022.

List of secretaries of Information and Communications Technology

#NameTerm BeganTerm EndedPresident
1 Rodolfo Salalima [1] June 30, 2016September 22, 2017 Rodrigo Duterte
OIC Eliseo Rio Jr. [2] October 12, 2017July 1, 2019
2 Gregorio Honasan [3] July 1, 2019October 8, 2021
OICJose Arturo de Castro [4] October 8, 2021December 20, 2021
Act Emmanuel Rey Caintic [5] December 20, 2021June 30, 2022
3 Ivan John Uy [6] June 30, 2022Incumbent Bongbong Marcos

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