Secretary of National Defense (Philippines)
| Secretary of National Defense
Kalihim ng Tanggulang Pambansa | |
|---|---|
|
Seal of the Department of National Defense | |
| Appointer | The President |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Precursor |
Director of War Secretary of War and Public Works Minister of War |
| Inaugural holder | Teofilo Sison |
| Formation | November 1, 1939 |
| Website | http://www.dnd.gov.ph |
The Secretary of National Defense (Filipino: Kalihim ng Tanggulang Pambansa) is the head of the Department of National Defense and is a member of the President’s Cabinet.
The current Secretary is Voltaire Gazmin, who assumed office on June 30, 2010.
List of Secretaries of National Defense
Prior to the department’s formation in 1935, President Emilio Aguinaldo established a similar department, the Department of War and Public Works. Three individuals served as heads of the department. They are as follows:
| Name | Term Began | Term Ended |
|---|---|---|
| Director of War | ||
| Emiliano Riego de Dios | March 22, 1897 | December 15, 1897 |
| Secretary of War and Public Works | ||
| Baldomero Aguinaldo | July 15, 1898 | January 2, 1899 |
| Minister of War | ||
| Baldomero Aguinaldo | January 2, 1899 | May 6, 1899 |
| Mariano Trías | May 7, 1899 | November 13, 1899 |
| # | Name | Term Began | Term Ended | President | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secretaries of National Defense | |||||
| 1 | Teofilo L. Sison | November 1, 1939 | July 15, 1941 | Manuel L. Quezon | |
| 2 | Jorge B. Vargas | December 11, 1941 | December 22, 1941 | ||
| Secretary of National Defense, Public Works, Communications and Labor | |||||
| 3 | Basilio J. Valdes | December 23, 1941 | 1944 | Manuel L. Quezon | |
| Secretaries of National Defense and Communications | |||||
| Basilio J. Valdes | 1944 | February 6, 1945 | Manuel L. Quezon | ||
| Sergio Osmeña | |||||
| 4 | Tomas L. Cabili | February 27, 1945 | July 11, 1945 | ||
| Secretary of National Defense and the Interior | |||||
| 5 | Alfredo M. Montelibano,Sr. | July 12, 1945 | May 27, 1946 | Sergio Osmeña | |
| Secretaries of National Defense | |||||
| 6 | Ruperto K. Kangleon | May 28, 1946 | August 31, 1950 | Manuel Roxas | |
| Elpidio Quirino | |||||
| 7 | Ramon Magsaysay | September 1, 1950 | February 28, 1953 | ||
| 8 | Oscar T. Castelo | March 1, 1953 | December 19, 1953 | ||
| 9 | Ramon Magsaysay | January 1, 1954 | May 14, 1954 | Ramon Magsaysay | |
| 10 | Sotero B. Cabahug | May 14, 1954 | January 2, 1956 | ||
| 11 | Eulogio B. Balao | January 3, 1956 | March 17, 1957 | ||
| March 18, 1957 | August 28, 1957 | Carlos P. Garcia | |||
| 12 | Jesus M. Vargas | August 28, 1957 | May 18, 1959 | ||
| 13 | Alejo S. Santos | June 11, 1959 | December 3, 1961 | ||
| 14 | Macario Peralta, Jr. | January 1, 1962 | December 30, 1965 | Diosdado Macapagal | |
| * | Ferdinand E. Marcos[A][B] | December 31, 1965 | January 20, 1967 | Ferdinand E. Marcos | |
| 15 | Ernesto S. Mata | January 21, 1967 | February 3, 1970 | ||
| 16 | Juan Ponce Enrile | February 9, 1970 | August 27, 1971 | ||
| * | Ferdinand E. Marcos[A][B] | August 28, 1971 | January 3, 1972 | ||
| Juan Ponce Enrile | January 4, 1972 | June 1978 | |||
| Minister of National Defense | |||||
| Juan Ponce Enrile | June 1978 | February 25, 1986 | Ferdinand E. Marcos | ||
| February 25, 1986 | November 23, 1986 | Corazon Aquino | |||
| Secretaries of National Defense | |||||
| 17 | Rafael M. Ileto | November 23, 1986 | January 21, 1988 | Corazon Aquino | |
| 18 | Fidel V. Ramos | January 22, 1988 | July 18, 1991 | ||
| 19 | Renato S. De Villa | July 20, 1991 | June 30, 1992 | ||
| June 30, 1992 | September 15, 1997 | Fidel V. Ramos | |||
| 20 | Fortunato U. Abat | September 16, 1997 | June 30, 1998 | ||
| 21 | Orlando S. Mercado | June 30, 1998 | January 20, 2001 | Joseph Ejercito Estrada | |
| January 20, 2001 | January 25, 2001 | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo | |||
| * | Eduardo R. Ermita[B] | January 25, 2001 | March 19, 2001 | ||
| 22 | Angelo T. Reyes | March 19, 2001 | August 29, 2003 | ||
| * | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo[A][B] | September 1, 2003 | October 2, 2003 | ||
| 23 | Eduardo R. Ermita | October 3, 2003 | August 24, 2004 | ||
| 24 | Avelino J. Cruz, Jr. | August 25, 2004 | November 5, 2006 | ||
| * | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo[A][B] | November 30, 2006 | February 1, 2007 | ||
| 26 | Hermogenes E. Ebdane, Jr. | February 1, 2007 | July 2, 2007 | ||
| * | Norberto B. Gonzales[B] | July 2, 2007 | August 7, 2007 | ||
| 27 | Gilberto C. Teodoro, Jr. | August 7, 2007 | November 15, 2009 | ||
| * | Norberto B. Gonzales[B] | November 15, 2009 | June 30, 2010 | ||
| 28 | Voltaire T. Gazmin | June 30, 2010 | Incumbent | Benigno S. Aquino III | |
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