| Secretary of National Defense | |
|---|---|
| Kalihim ng Tanggulang Pambansa | |
 Seal of the Department of National Defense | |
| Appointer | The President with the consent of the Commission on Appointments |
| Term length | At the President's pleasure |
| 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 Delfin Lorenzana, who assumed office on June 30, 2016.
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 |
| Minister of War and Public Works | ||
| Baldomero Aguinaldo | July 15, 1898 | January 2, 1899 |
| Secretary of War and Public Works | ||
| Baldomero Aguinaldo | January 2, 1899 | May 6, 1899 |
| Mariano Trías | May 7, 1899 | March 23, 1901 |
| # | Name | Term Began | Term Ended | President | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secretaries of National Defense | |||||
| 1 | Teofilo L. Sison | November 1, 1939 | July 15, 1941 | Manuel L. Quezon | |
| * | Manuel L. Quezon[A] | July 16, 1941 | December 10, 1941 | ||
| 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 | August 1, 1944 | Manuel L. Quezon | |
| Secretaries of National Defense and Communications | |||||
| Basilio J. Valdes | August 1, 1944 | February 6, 1945 | |||
| Sergio Osmeña | |||||
| 4 | Tomas L. Cabili | February 27, 1945 | July 11, 1945 | ||
| Secretary of National Defense and the Interior | |||||
| 5 | Alfredo Montelibano,Sr. | July 12, 1945 | May 27, 1946 | Sergio Osmeña | |
| Secretaries of National Defense | |||||
| 6 | Ruperto Kangleon | May 28, 1946 | August 31, 1950 | Manuel Roxas | |
| Elpidio Quirino | |||||
| 7 | Ramon Magsaysay | September 1, 1950 | February 28, 1953 | ||
| 8 | Oscar 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 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 30, 1978 | |||
| Minister of National Defense | |||||
| Juan Ponce Enrile | June 30, 1978 | February 25, 1986 | Ferdinand E. Marcos | ||
| February 25, 1986 | March 25, 1986 | Corazon Aquino | |||
| Secretaries of National Defense | |||||
| Juan Ponce Enrile | March 25, 1986 | November 23, 1986 | Corazon Aquino | ||
| 17 | Rafael M. Ileto | November 23, 1986 | January 21, 1988 | ||
| 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 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 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 Gonzales[B] | July 2, 2007 | August 7, 2007 | ||
| 27 | Gilberto C. Teodoro, Jr. | August 7, 2007 | November 15, 2009 | ||
| * | Norberto Gonzales[B] | November 15, 2009 | June 30, 2010 | ||
| 28 | Voltaire T. Gazmin | June 30, 2010 | June 30, 2016 | Benigno S. Aquino III | |
| 29 | Delfin Lorenzana | June 30, 2016 | Incumbent | Rodrigo Duterte | |
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External links[]
The original article can be found at Secretary of National Defense (Philippines) and the edit history here.