Secretary of Health (Philippines)

The Secretary of Health (Filipino: Kalihim ng Kalusugan) is the Cabinet of the Philippines member in charge of the Department of Health.

Secretary of Health
Kalihim ng Kalusugan
Official seal of the Department of Health
Incumbent Paulyn Ubial since June 30, 2016
Appointer	The President with the consent of the Commission on Appointments
Term length	No fixed term
Inaugural holder	Dr. Frank S. Bourns
Formation	June 23, 1898
Website	www.doh.gov.ph

The current Secretary is Paulyn Ubial, who assumed office on June 30, 2016.

List of Secretaries of Health

#	Name	Term Began	Term Ended	President
Secretary of Public Instruction, Health, and Public Welfare
1	Sergio Osmeña	December 24, 1941	August 1, 1944	Manuel Quezon
Secretary of Health and Public Welfare
2	Basilio Valdes	1945	1945	Sergio Osmeña
3	Jose Locsin	1945	1946
4	Antonio Villarama	May 28, 1946	April 15, 1948	Manuel Roxas
		April 17, 1948	December 31, 1949	Elpidio Quirino
5	Juan S. Salcedo	December 14, 1950	November 10, 1953
Secretary of Health
6	Alfredo Bengzon	February 25, 1986	February 7, 1992	Corazon Aquino
7	Antonio Periquet	February 10, 1992	June 30, 1992
8	Juan Flavier	July 1, 1992	January 30, 1995	Fidel Ramos
9	Jaime Galvez-Tan	January 30, 1995	July 5, 1995
10	Hilarion Ramiro, Jr.	July 10, 1995	March 22, 1996
11	Carmencita Reodica	April 8, 1996	June 29, 1998
12	Dr. Felipe Estrella	June 30, 1998	September 13, 1998	Joseph Estrada
13	Dr. Alberto G. Romualdez	September 14, 1998	January 20, 2001
14	Manuel Dayrit	January 20, 2001	2005	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
15	Francisco T. Duque III	June 1, 2005	2009
16	Esperanza Cabral	2009	June 30, 2010
17	Enrique Ona	June 30, 2010	December 19, 2014	Benigno S. Aquino III
18	Janette Garin	February 17, 2015	June 30, 2016
19	Paulyn Ubial	June 30, 2016	Incumbent	Rodrigo Duterte