Secretary of Agriculture (Philippines)

Secretary of Agriculture
Official seal of the Department of Agriculture
since November 3, 2023[1]
StyleThe Honorable
AppointerThe president with the consent of Commission on Appointments
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderJose Alejandrino
FormationJune 23, 1898
Websitehttp://www.da.gov.ph

The secretary of agriculture (Filipino: Kalihim ng Pagsasaka) is the member of the Cabinet of the Philippines in charge of the Department of Agriculture.

The current secretary is Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr., who assumed office on November 3, 2023.[1]

Functions

The following are the functions of the secretary of agriculture:[2]

  • Advise the president on agriculture and fishery;
  • Establish policies and standards for the department's operations;
  • Promulgate rules, regulations and other issuances;
  • Exercise supervision and control over the department's functions and activities;
  • Delegate authority to any undersecretary or other officers in the department;
  • Perform other functions provided by law or assigned by the president.

List

Secretary of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce (1898–1899)

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Took office Left office President
1 José Alejandrino
(1870–1951) 		June 23,
1898 		January 21,
1899 		Emilio Aguinaldo

Secretary of Welfare (1899)

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Took office Left office President
2 Gracio Gonzaga June 23,
1898 		January 21,
1899 		Emilio Aguinaldo

Secretary of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce (1899)

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Took office Left office President
3 León María Guerrero
(1853–1935) 		May 7,
1899 		November 13,
1899 		Emilio Aguinaldo

Secretary of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce (1917–1933)

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Took office Left office Governor-General
4 Galicano Apacible
(1864–1949)
[3][4] 		January 11,
1917 		October 31,
1921 		Francis Burton Harrison
Charles Yeater
Leonard Wood
5 Rafael Corpus
(1880–1960)
[4][5] 		November 2,
1921 		July 17,
1923
–[a] Silverio Apostol
[6] 		July 18,
1923 		September 6,
1928
Eugene Allen Gilmore
Henry L. Stimson
6 Rafael Alunan Sr.
(1885–1947)
[7] 		September 6,
1928 		January 1,
1933
Eugene Allen Gilmore
Dwight F. Davis
George C. Butte
Theodore Roosevelt Jr.

Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce (1933–1935)

Act No. 4007 was approved on December 5, 1932, renaming the Department of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce to the Department of Agriculture and Commerce on January 1, 1933.[8]

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Took office Left office Governor-General
(6) Vicente Singson Encarnacion
(1875–1961) 		January 1,
1933 		July 26,
1934 		Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
Frank Murphy
7 Eulogio Rodriguez
(1883–1964) 		July 26,
1934 		November 15,
1935

Secretary of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce (1935–1941)

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Took office Left office President
(7) Eulogio Rodriguez
(1883–1964)
[9] 		November 15,
1935 		November 15,
1938 		Manuel L. Quezon
10 Benigno Aquino Sr.
(1894–1947)
[9] 		December 1,
1938 		August 28,
1941
(5) Rafael Alunan Sr.
(1885–1947)
[10] 		August 28,
1941 		December 24,
1941

Secretary of Finance, Agriculture and Commerce (1941–1944)

President Manuel L. Quezon issued Executive Order No. 396 on December 24, 1941, reorganizing the Department of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce as the Department of Finance, Agriculture and Commerce.[11]

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Took office Left office President
11 José Abad Santos
(1886–1942)
[12] 		December 24,
1941 		March 26,
1942 		Manuel L. Quezon
12 Andrés Soriano
(1898–1964)
[12] 		March 26,
1942 		July 31,
1944

Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce (1942–1943)

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Took office Left office Chairman of the Philippine Executive Commission
(5) Rafael Alunan Sr.
(1885–1947)
[13] 		January 26,
1942 		October 14,
1943 		Jorge B. Vargas

Minister of Agriculture and Commerce (1943–1945)

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Took office Left office President
(5) Rafael Alunan Sr.
(1885–1947)
[13] 		October 19,
1943 		March 20,
1945 		Jose P. Laurel

Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce (1944–1947)

President Sergio Osmeña issued Executive Order No. 15-W on August 8, 1944, reorganizing the Department of Finance, Agriculture and Commerce as the Department of Agriculture and Commerce.[14]

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Took office Left office President
13 Manuel Nieto
(1892–1970) 		August 8,
1944 		February 27,
1945 		Sergio Osmeña
14 Delfín Jaranilla
(1883–1980) 		February 27,
1945 		July 12,
1945
(6) Vicente Singson Encarnacion
(1875–1961)
[15] 		July 12,
1945 		May 28,
1946
15 Mariano Garchitorena
(1898–1961)
[16] 		May 28,
1946 		July 1,
1947 		Manuel Roxas

Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources (1947–1974)

President Manuel Roxas issued Executive Order No. 94 on October 4, 1947, reorganizing the Department of Agriculture and Commerce as the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources as of July 1, 1947.[17]

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Took office Left office President
(15) Mariano Garchitorena
(1898–1961) 		July 1,
1947 		September 1,
1948 		Manuel Roxas
Elpidio Quirino
16 Placido Mapa
[18] 		September 21,
1948 		September 14,
1950
17[b] Fernando Lopez
(1904–1993)
[18][19][20] 		September 14,
1950 		May 26,
1953
–[a] Placido Mapa
[21] 		May 26,
1953 		December 29,
1953
18 Salvador Araneta
(1902–1982)
[22] 		March 10,
1954 		August 13,
1955 		Ramon Magsaysay
19 Juan Rodriguez August 18,
1954 		March 3,
1960
Carlos P. Garcia
20 Cesar Fortich March 3,
1960 		September 15,
1961
–[a] Jose Locsin
(1891–1977) 		September 15,
1961 		December 30,
1961
21 Benjamin Gozon 1962 1963 Diosdado Macapagal
22 Jose Feliciano 1963 1965
(17)[b] Fernando Lopez
(1904–1993)
[23] 		December 30,
1965 		January 15,
1971 		Ferdinand Marcos
23 Arturo Roxas Tanco Jr.
[23] 		January 15,
1971 		May 17,
1974

Secretary of Agriculture (1974–1978)

President Ferdinand Marcos issued Presidential Decree No. 461 on May 17, 1974, creating the Department of Agriculture from the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources.[24]

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Took office Left office President
(23) Arturo Roxas Tanco Jr. May 17,
1974 		June 2,
1978 		Ferdinand Marcos

Minister of Agriculture (1978–1984)

President Ferdinand Marcos issued Presidential Decree No. 1397 on June 2, 1978, converting all departments into ministries headed by ministers.[25]

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Took office Left office President
(23) Arturo Roxas Tanco Jr. June 2,
1978 		June 27,
1984 		Ferdinand Marcos

Minister of Agriculture and Food (1984–1984)

President Ferdinand Marcos issued Executive Order No. 967 on June 30, 1984, renaming the Ministry of Agriculture to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food.[26]

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Took office Left office President
24 Salvador Hatoc Escudero III
(1942–2012) 		June 30,
1984 		February 25,
1986 		Ferdinand Marcos
25 Ramon Villarosa Mitra Jr.
(1928–2000) 		February 25,
1986 		January 30,
1987 		Corazon Aquino

Minister of Agriculture (1987)

President Corazon Aquino issued Executive Order No. 116 on January 30, 1987, renaming the Ministry of Agriculture and Food back to the Ministry of Agriculture.[2]

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Took office Left office President
(25) Ramon Villarosa Mitra Jr.
(1928–2000) 		January 30,
1987 		February 11,
1987 		Corazon Aquino

Secretary of Agriculture (from 1987)

President Corazon Aquino issued Administrative Order No. 15 on February 11, 1987, converting all ministries into departments headed by secretaries.[27]

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Took office Left office President
(25) Ramon Mitra Jr.
(1928–2000) 		February 11,
1987 		March 9,
1987 		Corazon Aquino
26 Carlos Dominguez III
(born 1945) 		March 9,
1987 		December 31,
1989
27 Senen Bacani January 1,
1990 		June 30,
1992
28 Roberto Sebastian
(1944–2012) 		June 30,
1992 		January 31,
1996 		Fidel V. Ramos
(24) Salvador Escudero
(1942–2012) 		February 1,
1996 		June 30,
1998
–[a] William Dar
(born 1953) 		June 30,
1998 		May 24,
1999 		Joseph Estrada
29 Edgardo Angara
(1934–2018) 		May 25,
1999 		January 6,
2001
30 Domingo F. Panganiban
(born 1939) 		January 8,
2001 		March 31,
2001
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
31 Leonardo Montemayor March 31,
2001 		December 8,
2002
32 Luis Lorenzo Jr. December 9,
2002 		August 15,
2004
33 Arthur C. Yap
(born 1965)
[28] 		August 23,
2004 		July 15,
2005
(30) Domingo F. Panganiban
(born 1939) 		July 16,
2005 		October 22,
2006
(33) Arthur C. Yap
(born 1965)
[29] 		October 25,
2006 		February 24,
2010
–[a] Bernie Fondevilla
[30] 		March 1,
2010 		March 8,
2010
34 March 8,
2010 		June 30,
2010
35 Proceso Alcala
(born 1955)
[31] 		June 30,
2010 		June 30,
2016 		Benigno Aquino III
36 Emmanuel Piñol
(born 1953)
[32][33] 		June 30,
2016 		August 5,
2019 		Rodrigo Duterte
37 William Dar
(born 1953)
[34] 		August 5,
2019 		June 30,
2022
38[c] Bongbong Marcos
(born 1957) 		June 30,
2022 		November 3,
2023 		Bongbong Marcos
39 Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr.[1]
(born 1966/1967) 		November 3,
2023 		Incumbent

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Acting secretary.
  2. ^ a b In concurrent capacity as Vice President.
  3. ^ In concurrent capacity as President.

References

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