The secretary of transportation (Filipino: Kalihim ng Transportasyon) is the head of the Department of Transportation and is a member of the president's Cabinet.
The current acting secretary is Usec. Giovanni Z. Lopez since September 1, 2025.
List of secretaries of transportation
Secretary of Public Works and Communications (1899) PortraitName(Birth–Death) Took office Left officePresidentMaximino PaternoMay 7,1899November 13,1899Emilio Aguinaldo
Secretary of Public Works and Communications (1933–1935) PortraitName(Birth–Death) Took office Left officeGovernor-GeneralFilemon PerezJanuary 1,1933January 2,1933Theodore Roosevelt Jr.Antonio de las Alas(1889–1983)January 26,1933November 15,1935Frank Murphy
Secretary of Public Works and Communications (1935–1941) PortraitName(Birth–Death) Took office Left officePresidentAntonio de las Alas(1889–1983)November 15,1935February 18,1936Manuel L. QuezonMariano Jesús Cuenco(1888–1964)19361939José Avelino(1890–1986)19391941Sotero Baluyut(1889–1975)19411941
Secretary of National Defense, Public Works, Communications and Labor (1941–1944) PortraitName(Birth–Death) Took office Left officePresidentBasilio Valdes(1892–1970)December 24,1941August 1,1944Manuel L. Quezon
Commissioner of Public Works and Communications (1942–1943) PortraitName(Birth–Death) Took office Left officeChairman of the Philippine Executive CommissionQuintín Paredes(1884–1973)January 26,1942October 14,1943Jorge B. Vargas
Minister of Public Works and Communications (1942–1943) PortraitName(Birth–Death) Took office Left officePresidentQuintín Paredes(1884–1973)October 19,1943August 24,1944Jose P. LaurelJose PaezAugust 24,19441945
Secretary of Public Works and Communications (1945–1951) PortraitName(Birth–Death) Took office Left officePresidentSotero Cabahug(1891–1963)March 8,1945May 28,1946Sergio OsmeñaRicardo NepomucenoMay 28,19461949Manuel RoxasElpidio QuirinoProspero Sanidad(1897–1969)June 29,19491951
Secretary of Public Works, Transportation and Communications (1951–1978) PortraitName(Birth–Death) Took office Left officePresidentSotero Baluyut(1889–1975)January 6,19511952Elpidio QuirinoPablo LorenzoMay 6,19521953Vicente Ylagan Orosa Sr.March 10,19541955Ramon MagsaysayFlorencio MorenoApril 30,1955December 30,1961Carlos P. GarciaMarciano Bautista19611962Diosdado MacapagalPaulino Cases19621962Brigido Valencia19621963Jorge Abad19631965Antonio Raquiza(1908–1999)August 24, 19661968Ferdinand MarcosRene Espina(1929–2019)November 1968September 1969Manuel SyquioSeptember 19691970David Consunji(1921–2017)19701975Alfredo Juinio(1918–2003)19751978
Minister of Public Works, Transportation and Communications (1978–1981) PortraitName(Birth–Death) Took office Left officePresidentAlfredo Juinio(1918–2003)19741981Ferdinand Marcos
Minister of Transportation and Communications (1981–1987) PortraitName(Birth–Death) Took office Left officePresidentJose Dans19811986Ferdinand MarcosHernando Perez(born 1939)February 25,1986February 11,1987Corazon Aquino
Secretary of Transportation and Communications (1987–2016) PortraitName(Birth–Death) Took office Left officePresidentHernando Perez(born 1939)February 11,1987March 16,1987Corazon AquinoRainerio ReyesMarch 16,1987January 3,1990Oscar Orbos(born 1951)January 3,1990December 9,1990Arturo Corona19901992Pete Nicomedes Prado19921992Jesus GarciaJuly 1,1992April 1,1996Fidel V. RamosAmado Lagdameo Jr.April 1,1996April 16,1997Arturo Enrile(1940–1998)April 16,1997January 14,1998Josefina LichaucoJanuary 15,1998June 30,1998Vicente RiveraJune 30,1998January 20,2001Joseph EstradaPantaleon Alvarez(born 1958)January 20,2001July 3,2002Gloria Macapagal ArroyoLeandro Mendoza(1946–2013)July 3,2002February 23,2010Anneli LontocActingMarch 9,2010June 30,2010Jose de JesusJune 30,2010July 4,2011Benigno Aquino IIIMar Roxas(born 1957)July 4,2011October 18,2012Jun Abaya(born 1966)October 18,2012June 30,2016
Secretary of Transportation (since 2016) PortraitName(Birth–Death) Took office Left officePresidentArthur Tugade(born 1946)June 30,2016June 30,2022Rodrigo DuterteJaime Bautista(born 1957)June 30,2022February 21,2025Bongbong MarcosVince Dizon(born 1974)February 21,2025August 31,2025Giovanni Z. Lopez(born 1980)ActingSeptember 1,2025Incumbent
References
External links DOTr official website