Secretary of Finance (Philippines)

The Secretary of Finance () is the cabinet member of the Philippines in charge of the Department of Finance.

Frederick Go has been the current Secretary of Finance since November 17, 2025.

Powers and functions According to the Administrative Code of 1987, the following are the powers and functions of a secretary:

Advise the president on matters under a department's jurisdiction; Establish the policies and standards for a department's operation; Promulgate rules and regulations; Promulgate administrative issuances; Exercise disciplinary powers over officers and employees under a secretary; Appoint officers and employees in a department; Exercise jurisdiction over a department's bureaus, offices, agencies, and corporations; Delegate authority to officers and employees; Perform other functions provided by law.

List of Secretaries of finance

Director of Finance (1897) PortraitName(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePresidentBaldomero Aguinaldo(1869–1915)April 24,1897November 1,1897Emilio Aguinaldo

Secretary of the Treasury (1897) PortraitName(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePresidentBaldomero Aguinaldo(1869–1915)November 1,1897December 15,1897Emilio Aguinaldo

Secretary of Finance (1898–1899) PortraitName(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePresidentMariano Trías(1868–1914)January 23,1899May 7,1899Emilio AguinaldoHugo IlaganMay 7,1899November 13,1899

Secretary of Finance and Justice (1901–1917) PortraitName(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officeGovernor-GeneralHenry Clay Ide(1844–1921)September 1,1901June 30,1908William Howard TaftLuke Edward WrightHenry Clay IdeJames Francis SmithGregorio S. Araneta(1869–1930)July 1,1908October 30,1913William Cameron ForbesNewton W. GilbertFrancis Burton HarrisonVictorino Mapa(1855–1927)October 30,1913January 1,1917

Secretary of Finance (1917–1935) Act No. 2666 was passed on November 18, 1916, creating the Department of Finance from the Department of Finance and Justice as of January 1, 1917. PortraitName(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officeGovernor-GeneralVictorino Mapa(1855–1927)January 1,1917January 15,1917Francis Burton HarrisonAlberto BarrettoJanuary 15,1917July 17,1928Charles YeaterLeonard WoodEugene Allen GilmoreHenry L. StimsonMiguel UnsonJuly 17,1928August 14,1928August 14,1928December 13,1931Eugene Allen GilmoreDwight F. DavisVicente CarmonaActingJanuary 1,1932December 31,1932George C. ButteTheodore Roosevelt Jr.Rafael Alunan Sr.(1885–1947)January 1,1933April 30,1933Vicente Singson Encarnacion(1875–1961)ActingApril 30,1933July 24,1934Frank MurphyElpidio Quirino(1890–1956)July 25,1934November 15,1935

Secretary of Finance (1935–1941) PortraitName(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePresidentElpidio Quirino(1890–1956)November 15,1935February 18,1936Manuel L. QuezonAntonio de las Alas(1889–1983)February 19,1936November 15,1938Manuel Roxas(1892–1948)November 26,1938August 28,1941Serafin MarabutAugust 28,1941December 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 Finance as the Department of Finance, Agriculture, and Commerce. PortraitName(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePresidentJosé Abad Santos(1886–1942)December 24,1941March 26,1942Manuel L. QuezonAndrés Soriano(1898–1964)March 26,1942July 31,1944

Commissioner of Finance (1942–1943) PortraitName(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officeChairman of the Philippine Executive CommissionAntonio de las Alas(1889–1983)January 26,1942October 14,1943Jorge B. Vargas

Minister of Finance (1943–1945) PortraitName(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePresidentAntonio de las Alas(1889–1983)October 14,1943March 20,1945Jose P. Laurel Secretary of Finance (1944–1978) President Sergio Osmeña issued Executive Order No. 15-W on August 8, 1944, creating the Department of Finance from the Department of Finance, Agriculture, and Commerce. PortraitName(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePresidentJaime HernandezAugust 8,1944May 27,1946Sergio OsmeñaElpidio Quirino(1890–1956)May 28,1946November 24,1946Manuel RoxasMiguel Cuaderno Sr.(1890–1975)November 25,1946January 2,1949Elpidio QuirinoJaime HernandezJanuary1949January1952Aurelio Montinola Sr.January1952December1953Jaime HernandezDecember1953January1960Ramon Magsaysay Carlos P. Garcia Dominador Aytona(1918–2017) January 25,1960 December 29,1961 Fernando E. V. Sison January 2,1962 July 31,1962 Diosdado Macapagal Rodrigo D. Perez Jr. August 1,1962 January 7,1964 Rufino G. Hechanova January 8,1964 December 13,1965 Eduardo Romualdez(1909–2001) January 1,1966 February 4,1970 Ferdinand Marcos Cesar Virata(1930–2026) February 9,1970 June 2,1978

Minister of Finance (1978–1987) President Ferdinand Marcos issued Presidential Decree No. 1397 on June 2, 1978, converting all departments into ministries headed by ministers. Portrait Name(Birth–Death) Took office Left office President Cesar Virata(1930–2026) June 2,1978 March 3,1986 Ferdinand Marcos Jaime Ongpin(1939–1987) March 26,1986 February 11,1987 Corazon Aquino

Secretary of Finance (from 1987) President Corazon Aquino issued Administrative Order No. 15 on February 11, 1987, converting all ministries into departments headed by secretaries. Portrait Name(Birth–Death) Took office Left office President Jaime Ongpin(1939–1987) February 11,1987 September 14,1987 Corazon Aquino Vicente Jayme September 15,1987 December1989 Jesus Estanislao January 1,1990 June 30,1992 Ramon del Rosario July 1,1992 June 1,1993 Fidel V. Ramos Ernest Leung June 2,1993 January 31,1994 Roberto de Ocampo February 1,1994 March 30,1998 Salvador Enriquez April 1,1998 June 30,1998 Edgardo Espiritu(1935–2025) July 1,1998 December 31,1999 Joseph Estrada Jose Pardo January 2,2000 January 20,2001 Alberto Romulo(born 1933) January 23,2001 June 30,2001 Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Jose Isidro Camacho(born 1955) June 30,2001 November 30,2003 Juanita Amatong(born 1935) December 1,2003 February 14,2005 Cesar Purisima(born 1960) February 15,2005 July 15,2005 Margarito Teves(born 1943) July 22,2005 June 30,2010 Cesar Purisima(born 1960) June 30,2010 June 30,2016 Benigno Aquino III Carlos Dominguez III(born 1945) June 30,2016 June 30,2022 Rodrigo Duterte Benjamin Diokno(born 1948) June 30,2022 January 12,2024 Bongbong Marcos Ralph Recto(born 1964) January 12,2024 November 17,2025 Frederick Go(born 1970) November 17,2025 Incumbent

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External links DOF website