Secretary of Foreign Affairs (Philippines)
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The Secretary of Foreign Affairs (Filipino: Kalihim ng Ugnayang Panlabas) is the Cabinet of the Philippines member in charge of the Department of Foreign Affairs. The current Secretary is Albert del Rosario.
List of Secretaries of Foreign Affairs[edit]
(*) Acting Capacity
| # | Name | Term Began | Term Ended | President | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |||||
| 1 | Apolinario Mabini | January 21, 1899 | May 7, 1899 | Emilio Aguinaldo | |
| 2 | Felipe Buencamino | May 7, 1899 | November 13, 1899 | ||
| Secretary of Foreign Affairs | |||||
| 3 | Elpidio Quirino | 1946 | 1948 | Manuel Roxas | |
| 4 | Joaquin Miguel Elizalde | 1948 | 1950 | Elpidio Quirino | |
| 5 | Carlos P. Romulo | 1950 | 1952 | ||
| (4) | Joaquin Miguel Elizalde | 1952 | 1953 | ||
| 6 | Carlos P. Garcia | 1953 | 1957 | Ramon Magsaysay | |
| 7 | Felixberto M. Serrano | 1957 | 1961 | Carlos P. Garcia | |
| 8 | Emmanuel Pelaez | 1961 | 1963 | Diosdado Macapagal | |
| 9 | Salvador P. Lopez | 1963 | 1963 | ||
| 10 | Carlos P. Romulo | 1963 | 1964 | ||
| 11 | Mauro Mendez | 1964 | 1965 | ||
| 12 | Narciso Ramos | 1965 | 1968 | Ferdinand Marcos | |
| (10) | Carlos P. Romulo | 1968 | 1978 | ||
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |||||
| Carlos P. Romulo | 1978 | 1984 | Ferdinand Marcos | ||
| * | Manuel Collantes | 1984 | 1984 | ||
| 13 | Arturo Tolentino | 1984 | 1985 | ||
| * | Pacifico A. Castro | 1985 | 1986 | ||
| Secretary of Foreign Affairs | |||||
| 14 | Salvador Laurel | 1986 | 1987 | Corazon Aquino | |
| 15 | Manuel Yan | February 2, 1987 | October 15, 1987 | ||
| 16 | Raul Manglapus | 1987 | 1992 | ||
| 17 | Roberto Romulo | 1992 | 1995 | Fidel V. Ramos | |
| 18 | Domingo Siazon, Jr. | 1995 | 2001 | ||
| Joseph Estrada | |||||
| 19 | Teofisto Guingona, Jr. | 2001 | 2002 | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo | |
| 20 | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo | 2002 | 2002 | ||
| 21 | Blas Ople | 2002 | 2003 | ||
| * | Franklin Ebdalin | 2003 | 2003 | ||
| (20) | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo | 2003 | 2003 | ||
| 22 | Delia Albert | 2003 | 2004 | ||
| 23 | Alberto Romulo | August 23, 2004 | February 23, 2011 | ||
| Benigno Aquino III | |||||
| 24 | Albert del Rosario | February 23, 2011 | Incumbent | ||