Secretary of Justice (Philippines)
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| Secretary of Justice Kalihim ng Katarungan |
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| Appointer | Benigno Aquino III |
| Inaugural holder | Gregorio S. Araneta |
| Formation | September 26, 1898 |
| Website | http://www.doj.gov.ph |
The Secretary of Justice (Filipino: Kalihim ng Katarungan) is the member of the Cabinet of the Philippines in charge of the Department of Justice. The current Secretary is Leila De Lima.
[edit] List of Secretaries of Justice
| # | Name | Term Began | Term Ended | President | Period |
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| The Department of Grace and Justice was part of Pres. Emilio Aguinaldo's 1897 Naic Assembly Cabinet, with Severino de las Alas as the Director of Grace and Justice. However, the position was not in Aguinaldo's Biak-na-Bato Cabinet that followed months after. |
Emilio Aguinaldo[1] | Katipunan revolutionary government |
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| Secretary of Justice | Revolutionary Government | ||||
| 1 | Gregorio S. Araneta | September 26, 1898 | January 1899 | ||
| The department was not part of Aguinaldo's Cabinet during the First Republic, inaugurated in January 1899. | First Republic | ||||
| Attorney General | N/A | American military government |
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| 2 | Florentino Torres | May 29, 1899 | June 4, 1901 | ||
| Secretaries of Finance and Justice | Insular Government (American occupation) |
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| Henry C. Ide | September 1, 1901 | June 30, 1908 | |||
| Gregorio S. Araneta | July 1, 1908 | October 10, 1913 | |||
| Victorino Mapa | November 1, 1913 | August 1916 | |||
| Secretaries of Justice | |||||
| * | Victorino Mapa | August 1916 | June 30, 1920 | ||
| Quintin B. Paredes | July 1, 1920 | December 15, 1921 | |||
| José Abad Santos | April 26, 1922 | July 17, 1923 | |||
| Luis P. Torres | June 18, 1923 | August 31, 1928 | |||
| José Abad Santos | September 1, 1928 | June 18, 1932 | |||
| Alexander A. Reyes | June 19, 1932 | December 31, 1932 | |||
| Quirico M. Abeto | January 1, 1933 | July 5, 1934 | |||
| 3 | José Yulo | July 6, 1934 | November 14, 1935 | ||
| November 15, 1935 | November 15, 1938 | Manuel L. Quezon[2] | Commonwealth | ||
| 4 | José Abad Santos | December 5, 1938 | July 16, 1941 | ||
| 5 | Teofilo L. Sison | July 18, 1941 | November 27, 1941 | ||
| Commissioners of Justice | N/A | Japanese military government |
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| José P. Laurel | December 24, 1941 | December 4, 1942 | |||
| Teofilo L. Sison | December 4, 1942 | October 14, 1943 | |||
| Quintin Paredes | October 1943 | February 1945 | José P. Laurel[3] | Second Republic | |
| Secretary of Justice, Labor and Welfare | Sergio Osmeña[4] | Commonwealth (in exile) |
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| Mariano A. Eraña (acting) | 1944 | 1945 | |||
| Secretary of Justice, Agriculture and Commerce | Commonwealth (restored) |
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| 6 | Delfin J. Jaranilla | February 17, 1945 | December 31, 1945 | ||
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| 7 | Ramon Quisumbing | January 2, 1946 | May 28, 1946 | ||
| 8 | Roman Ozaeta | May 29, 1946 | July 4, 1946 | ||
| July 4, 1946 | April 15, 1948 | Manuel Roxas[5] | Third Republic | ||
| April 17, 1948 | September 17, 1948 | Elpidio Quirino[6] | |||
| 9 | Sabino B. Padilla | September 19, 1948 | June 30, 1949 | ||
| 10 | Ricardo P. Nepomuceno | July 1, 1949 | July 25, 1950 | ||
| 11 | Jose P. Bengzon | August 29, 1950 | September 23, 1951 | ||
| 12 | Oscar Castelo | January 1, 1952 | August 16, 1953 | ||
| 13 | Roberto Gianzon | August 17, 1953 | December 1953 | ||
| 14 | Pedro T. Tuazon | January 4, 1954 | March 17, 1957 | Ramon Magsaysay[7] | |
| March 18, 1957 | March 19, 1958 | Carlos P. Garcia[8] | |||
| 15 | Jesus G. Barrera | April 18, 1958 | June 4, 1959 | ||
| 16 | Enrique Fernandez | June 11, 1959 | July 13, 1959 | ||
| 17 | Alejo R. Mabanag | July 14, 1959 | December 31, 1961 | ||
| 18 | Jose W. Diokno | January 2, 1962 | May 19, 1962 | Diosdado Macapagal[9] | |
| 19 | Juan R. Liwag | May 20, 1962 | July 7, 1963 | ||
| 20 | Salvador L. Marino | July 9, 1963 | December 31, 1965 | ||
| 21 | José Yulo | January 1, 1966 | August 4, 1967 | Ferdinand Marcos[10] | |
| 22 | Claudio Teehankee, Sr. | August 5, 1967 | December 16, 1968 | ||
| 23 | Juan Ponce Enrile | December 17, 1968 | February 7, 1970 | ||
| 24 | Felix Makasiar | February 8, 1970 | August 1, 1970 | ||
| 25 | Vicente Abad Santos | August 2, 1970 | January 1973 | ||
| Ministers of Justice | |||||
| * | Vicente Abad Santos | January 1973 | January 16, 1979 | ||
| 26 | Catalino T. Macaraig, Jr. | January 17, 1979 | July 22, 1979 | ||
| 27 | Ricardo C. Puno | July 23, 1979 | June 1981 | ||
| July 1981 | June 30, 1984 | Fourth Republic | |||
| 28 | Estelito P. Mendoza | June 30, 1984 | February 27, 1986 | ||
| 29 | Neptali A. Gonzales | February 28, 1986 | March 8, 1987 | Corazon Aquino[11] | |
| Secretaries of Justice | Fifth Republic | ||||
| 30 | Sedfrey A. Ordoñez | March 9, 1987 | January 2, 1990 | ||
| 31 | Franklin M. Drilon | January 4, 1990 | July 14, 1991 | ||
| 32 | Silvestre H. Bello III | July 15, 1991 | February 10, 1992 | ||
| Eduardo G. Montenegro (acting) | February 10, 1992 | June 30, 1992 | |||
| 33 | Franklin Drilon | July 1, 1992 | February 2, 1995 | Fidel Ramos[12] | |
| 34 | Demetrio G. Demetria | February 3, 1995 | May 19, 1995 | ||
| 35 | Teofisto T. Guingona, Jr. | May 20, 1995 | January 31, 1998 | ||
| 36 | Silvestre H. Bello III | February 1, 1998 | June 30, 1998 | ||
| 37 | Serafin R. Cuevas | July 1, 1998 | February 15, 2000 | Joseph Estrada[13] | |
| 38 | Artemio G. Tuquero | February 16, 2000 | January 23, 2001 | ||
| 39 | Hernando B. Perez | January 24, 2001 | January 2, 2003 | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo[14] | |
| 40 | Simeon A. Datumanong | January 16, 2003 | December 23, 2003 | ||
| 41 | Ma. Merceditas N. Gutierrez | December 24, 2003 | August 31, 2004 | ||
| 42 | Raul Gonzalez | September 1, 2004 | September 2, 2007 | ||
| Agnes Devanadera (acting) | September 3, 2007 | November 15, 2007 | |||
| 43 | Raul Gonzalez | November 16, 2007 | January 11, 2010 | ||
| 44 | Agnes Devanadera | January 12, 2010 | March 8, 2010 | ||
| Alberto Agra (acting) | March 10, 2010 | June 30, 2010 | |||
| 45 | Leila de Lima | June 30, 2010 | Present | Benigno Aquino III[15] | |
[edit] References
- ^ "Ministers and Secretaries - Department of Justice". Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ "Manuel L. Quezon - Presidential Museum and Library". Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ "Jose P. Laurel - Presidential Museum and Library". Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ "Sergio Osmeña - Presidential Museum and Library". Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ "Manuel Roxas - Presidential Museum and Library". Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ "Elpidio Quirino - Presidential Museum and Library". Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ "Ramon Magsaysay - Presidential Museum and Library". Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ "Carlos P. Garcia - Presidential Museum and Library". Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ "Diosdado Macapagal - Presidential Museum and Library". Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ "Ferdinand E. Marcos - Presidential Museum and Library". Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ "Corazon C. Aquino - Presidential Museum and Library". Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ "Fidel V. Ramos - Presidential Museum and Library". Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ "Joseph Ejercito Estrada - Presidential Museum and Library". Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ "Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo - Presidential Museum and Library". Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ "Benigno S. Aquino III - Presidential Museum and Library". Retrieved 11 January 2013.
