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Secretary of Social Welfare and Development

Philippine cabinet minister

Summary

Philippine cabinet minister

FieldValue
postSecretary of Social Welfare and Development
native_nameKalihim ng Kagalingang Panlipunan at Pagpapaunlad
insigniaSeal of the Department of Social Welfare and Development.svg
insigniasize100px
insigniacaptionOfficial seal of the
Department of Social Welfare and Development
imageFile:Sec. Rex Gatchalian (cropped).jpg
imagesize150px
incumbentRex Gatchalian
incumbentsinceJanuary 13, 2023
styleThe Honourable
member_ofCabinet
appointerThe president
with the consent of the Commission on Appointments
termlengthNo fixed term
inauguralGracio Gonzaga
formation
website

Department of Social Welfare and Development with the consent of the Commission on Appointments

The secretary of social welfare and development (Filipino: Kalihim ng Kagalingang Panlipunan at Pagpapaunlad) is the head of the Department of Social Welfare and Development and is a member of the President's Cabinet.

List of secretaries of social welfare and development

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePresident
[[File:Gracio_Gonzaga,_Governor_of_Cagayan_(Portrait,_1905).jpg138x138px]]Gracio GonzagaJanuary 21,
1899May 7,
1899Emilio Aguinaldo

Secretary of Public Instruction, Health, and Public Welfare (1941–1944)

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePresident
[[File:Sergio_Osmena_photo.jpg143x143px]]Sergio Osmeña
(1878–1961)December 24,
1941August 1,
1944Manuel L. Quezon

Commissioner of Education, Health and Welfare (1942–1943)

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officeChairman of the Philippine Executive Commission
[[File:Claro M. Recto.jpg150x150px]]title=Official Gazette Vol. 1, No. 1publisher=Bureau of Printingyear=1942location=Manilapages=15}}January 26,
1942October 14,
1943Jorge B. Vargas

Minister of Education, Health and Welfare (1943–1944)

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePresident
[[File:3x4.svg133x133px]]**Gabriel Mañalac
**Acting
October 20,
1943January 1,
1944Jose P. Laurel

Minister of Health, Labor and Public Welfare (1944–1945)

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePresident
[[File:Emiliano Tría Tirona y Alegre.jpg138x138px]]Emiliano Tría Tirona
(1883–1952)
January 4,
19441945Jose P. Laurel

Secretary of Health and Public Welfare (1945–1947)

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePresident
[[File:Basilo J. Valdes (December, 1944).jpg130x130px]]Basilio Valdes
(1892–1970)February 27,
1945April
1945Sergio Osmeña
[[File:Senator Jose C. Locsin.jpg154x154px]]Jose Locsin
(1891–1977)June 29,
1945May 27,
1946
[[File:Antonio Villarama y Capistrano.jpg157x157px]]Antonio VillaramaMay 28,
1946October 4,
1947Manuel Roxas

Secretary of Social Welfare (1968–1976)

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePresident
[[File:3x4.svg133x133px]]Gregorio FelicianoJune 15,
1968April 11,
1971Ferdinand Marcos
[[File:3x4.svg133x133px]]Estefania Aldaba-Lim
(1917–2006)April 11,
1971September 8,
1976

Secretary of Social Services and Development (1976–1978)

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePresident
[[File:3x4.svg133x133px]]Estefania Aldaba-Lim
(1917–2006)September 8,
1976November 30,
1977Ferdinand Marcos
[[File:3x4.svg133x133px]]Nathaniel TablanteDecember 1,
1977March 28,
1978
[[File:3x4.svg133x133px]]Sylvia MontesMarch 28,
1978June 2,
1978

Minister of Social Services and Development (1976–1987)

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePresident
[[File:3x4.svg133x133px]]Sylvia MontesJune 2,
1978February 25,
1986Ferdinand Marcos
[[File:3x4.svg133x133px]]Mita Pardo de Tavera
(1919–2007)February 25,
1986January 30,
1987Corazon Aquino

Minister of Social Welfare and Development (1987)

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePresident
[[File:3x4.svg133x133px]]Mita Pardo de Tavera
(1919–2007)January 30,
1987February 11,
1987Corazon Aquino

Secretary of Social Welfare and Development (since 1987)

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePresident
[[File:3x4.svg133x133px]]Mita Pardo de Tavera
(1919–2007)February 11,
1987June 30,
1992Corazon Aquino
[[File:3x4.svg133x133px]]Corazon Alma de LeonJune 30,
1992June 30,
1995Fidel V. Ramos
[[File:3x4.svg133x133px]]Lina LaigoJune 30,
1995June 30,
1998
[[File:Vice_President_Gloria_Macapagal-Arroyo_(cropped).jpg133x133px]]Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
(born 1947)June 30,
1998October 12,
2000Joseph Estrada
[[File:3x4.svg133x133px]]Dulce Saguisag
(1943–2007)October 12,
2000January 19,
2001
[[File:Dinky_Soliman_(crop).jpg117x117px]]Dinky Soliman
(1953–2021)January 20,
2001July 8,
2005Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
[[File:3x4.svg133x133px]]Luwalhati Pablo
ActingJuly 8,
2005July 20,
2005
[[File:Esperanza_Cabral.gif146x146px]]Esperanza CabralJuly 21,
2005August 31,
2009
[[File:3x4.svg133x133px]]Celia YangcoSeptember 1,
2009June 30,
2010
[[File:Dinky_Soliman_(crop).jpg117x117px]]Dinky Soliman
(1953–2021)June 30,
2010June 30,
2016Benigno Aquino III
[[File:Judy_Taguiwalo_-_2016_(cropped).jpg142x142px]]Judy Taguiwalo
(born 1950)
InterimJune 30,
2016August 16,
2017Rodrigo Duterte
[[File:3x4.svg133x133px]]Emmanuel Leyco
Officer in Charge
August 19,
2017May 9,
2018
[[File:3x4.svg133x133px]]Virginia Orogo
ActingMay 10,
2018October 16,
2018
[[File:DSWD-Rolando_Joselito_Bautista_(cropped).jpg152x152px]]Rolando Joselito Bautista
(born 1962)October 17,
2018June 30,
2022
[[File:DSWD Sec. Erwin Tulfo - August 2022.jpg145x145px]]Erwin Tulfo
(born 1962)
June 30,
2022December 27,
2022Bongbong Marcos
[[File:3x4.svg133x133px]]Eduardo Punay
Officer in ChargeDecember 27,
2022January 31,
2023
[[File:Sec._Rex_Gatchalian_(cropped).jpg132x132px]]Rex Gatchalian
(born 1979)January 31,
2023Incumbent

Notes

References

References

  1. "DSWD Organizational Structure". DSWD.
  2. (1942). "Official Gazette Vol. 1, No. 1". Bureau of Printing.
  3. (1943). "Official Gazette, Vol. 1, No. 2". Bureau of Printing.
  4. (1944). "Official Gazette, Vol. 1, No. 4". Bureau of Printing.
  5. Cepeda, Mara. (August 19, 2017). "Usec Emmanuel Leyco is DSWD OIC – Malacañang". [[Rappler]].
  6. Mercado, Neil Arwin. (August 19, 2017). "Erwin Tulfo to serve as DSWD secretary; 4 other Marcos Cabinet members named". Inquirer.net.
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