Secretary of Social Welfare and Development
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The Secretary of Social Welfare and Development (Filipino: Kalihim ng Kagalingang Panlipunan at Pagpapaunlad) is the Cabinet of the Philippines member in charge of the Department of Social Welfare and Development. The current Secretary is Corazon Soliman.
List of Secretaries of Social Welfare and Development
(*) Acting Capacity
| # | Name | Term Began | Term Ended | President | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of Welfare | |||||
| 1 | Gracio Gonzaga | January 21, 1899 | May 7, 1899 | Emilio Aguinaldo | |
| Secretary of Public Instruction, Health, and Public Welfare | |||||
| 2 | Sergio Osmeña | 1941 | 1944 | Manuel L. Quezon | |
| Secretary of Justice, Labor and Welfare | |||||
| * | Mariano A. Eraña | 1944 | 1945 | Sergio Osmeña | |
| Secretary of Health and Public Welfare | |||||
| 3 | Basilio Valdes | 1945 | 1945 | Sergio Osmeña | |
| 4 | Jose Locsin | 1945 | 1946 | ||
| 5 | Antonio Villarama | 1946 | 1953 | Manuel Roxas | |
| Elpidio Quirino | |||||
| Minister of Human Settlements | |||||
| 6 | Imelda Marcos | 1978 | 1986 | Ferdinand E. Marcos | |
| Secretary of Social Welfare and Development | |||||
| 7 | Mita Pardo de Tavera | 1987 | 1992 | Corazon C. Aquino | |
| 8 | Corazon Alma de Leon | 1992 | 1998 | Fidel V. Ramos | |
| 9 | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo | 1998 | 2000 | Joseph Ejercito Estrada | |
| 10 | Dulce Saguisag | 2000 | 2001 | ||
| 11 | Corazon Soliman | 2001 | 2005 | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo | |
| 12 | Luwalhati Pablo | 2005 | 2006 | ||
| 13 | Esperanza Cabral | 2006 | 2009 | ||
| 14 | Celia Yangco | 2009 | June 30, 2010 | ||
| (11) | Corazon Soliman | June 30, 2010 | Incumbent | Benigno S. Aquino III | |
