Filemon Uriarte Jr.

Filemon Uriarte Jr.
Secretary of Science and Technology
In office
February 1, 1999 – November 2000
PresidentJoseph Estrada
Preceded byWilliam Padolina
Succeeded byRogelio Panlasigui
Personal details
BornFilemon A. Uriarte, Jr.
(1945-10-15) October 15, 1945

Filemon Uriarte Jr. (born October 15, 1945) is a Filipino chemical engineer[1] who served as Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology of the Philippines under Joseph Estrada.[2]

Education

Uriarte completed a B.S. at the University of the Philippines Diliman[3] in 1965 and a Ph.D. at Carnegie Mellon University in 1970.[1][4]

Career

He served as Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology starting on February 1, 1999[2] until his resignation in November 2000.[5]

He is an Academician of the National Academy of Science and Technology.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Publications, Europa (2001). The Environment Encyclopedia and Directory 2001. Psychology Press. ISBN 978-1-85743-089-9.
  2. ^ a b Parnala, Adam (2022-08-21). "LIST: All the DOST Secretaries in the Philippines". NoypiGeeks. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
  3. ^ "University of the Philippines Industrial Engineering Alumni Association". upieaa.org. Retrieved 2026-02-26.
  4. ^ a b "NAST Members". members.nast.ph. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
  5. ^ Villanueva, Marichu A. "Science department head tenders resignation". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2026-02-24.