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 office Left officePresidentGracio GonzagaJanuary 21,1899May 7,1899Emilio Aguinaldo
Secretary of Public Instruction, Health, and Public Welfare (1941–1944) PortraitName(Birth–Death) Took office Left officePresidentSergio 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 CommissionClaro M. Recto(1890–1960)January 26,1942October 14,1943Jorge B. Vargas
Minister of Education, Health and Welfare (1943–1944) PortraitName(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePresidentGabriel MañalacActingOctober 20,1943January 1,1944Jose P. Laurel
Minister of Health, Labor and Public Welfare (1944–1945) PortraitName(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePresidentEmiliano Tría Tirona(1883–1952)January 4,19441945Jose P. Laurel
Secretary of Health and Public Welfare (1945–1947) PortraitName(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePresidentBasilio Valdes(1892–1970)February 27,1945April1945Sergio OsmeñaJose Locsin(1891–1977)June 29,1945May 27,1946Antonio VillaramaMay 28,1946October 4,1947Manuel Roxas
Secretary of Social Welfare (1950–1976) PortraitName(Birth–Death) Took office Left officePresidentAsuncion Perez(1895-1967)19501953Elpidio QuirinoPacita Madrigal-Warns(1915–2008)19501953Elpidio QuirinoAmparo Villamor19601961Carlos P. GarciaTecla San Andres Ziga(1906–1992)19621963Diosdado MacapagalJose O. Pelayo19631965Francisco Remotigue(1908–1995)19661967Ferdinand MarcosGregorio FelicianoJune 15,1968April 11,1971Estefania Aldaba-Lim(1917–2006)April 11,1971September 8,1976
Secretary of Social Services and Development (1976–1978) PortraitName(Birth–Death) Took office Left officePresidentEstefania Aldaba-Lim(1917–2006)September 8,1976November 30,1977Ferdinand MarcosNathaniel TablanteDecember 1,1977March 28,1978Sylvia MontesMarch 28,1978June 2,1978
Minister of Social Services and Development (1976–1987) PortraitName(Birth–Death) Took office Left officePresidentSylvia MontesJune 2,1978February 25,1986Ferdinand MarcosMita Pardo de Tavera(1919–2007)February 25,1986January 30,1987Corazon Aquino
Minister of Social Welfare and Development (1987) PortraitName(Birth–Death) Took office Left officePresidentMita Pardo de Tavera(1919–2007)January 30,1987February 11,1987Corazon Aquino
Secretary of Social Welfare and Development (since 1987) PortraitName(Birth–Death) Took office Left officePresidentMita Pardo de Tavera(1919–2007)February 11,1987June 30,1992Corazon AquinoCorazon Alma de LeonJune 30,1992June 30,1995Fidel V. RamosLina LaigoJune 30,1995June 30,1998Gloria Macapagal Arroyo(born 1947)June 30,1998October 12,2000Joseph EstradaDulce Saguisag(1943–2007)October 12,2000January 19,2001Dinky Soliman(1953–2021)January 20,2001July 8,2005Gloria Macapagal ArroyoLuwalhati PabloActingJuly 8,2005July 20,2005Esperanza CabralJuly 21,2005August 31,2009Celia YangcoSeptember 1,2009June 30,2010Dinky Soliman(1953–2021)June 30,2010June 30,2016Benigno Aquino IIIJudy Taguiwalo(born 1950)InterimJune 30,2016August 16,2017Rodrigo DuterteEmmanuel LeycoOfficer in ChargeAugust 19,2017May 9,2018Virginia OrogoActingMay 10,2018October 16,2018Rolando Joselito Bautista(born 1962)October 17,2018June 30,2022Erwin Tulfo(born 1962)June 30,2022December 27,2022Bongbong MarcosEduardo PunayOfficer in ChargeDecember 27,2022January 31,2023Rex Gatchalian(born 1979)January 31,2023Incumbent
External links DSWD website
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