Secretary of Transportation (Philippines)
| Secretary of Transportation | |
|---|---|
| Kalihim ng Transportasyon | |
Official seal of the Department of Transportation | |
since September 1, 2025 | |
| Style | The Honorable |
| Member of | Cabinet |
| Appointer | The president with the consent of the Commission on Appointments |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Inaugural holder | Maximino Paterno |
| Formation | January 23, 1899[1] |
| Website | dotr |
The secretary of transportation (Filipino: Kalihim ng Transportasyon) is the head of the Department of Transportation and is a member of the president’s Cabinet.[1]
The current acting secretary is Usec. Giovanni Z. Lopez since September 1, 2025.
List of secretaries of transportation
Secretary of Public Works and Communications (1899)
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximino Paterno | May 7, 1899 |
November 13, 1899 |
Emilio Aguinaldo |
Secretary of Public Works and Communications (1933–1935)
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | Governor-General |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filemon Perez | January 1, 1933 |
January 2, 1933 |
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. | |
| Antonio de las Alas (1889–1983) |
January 26, 1933 |
November 15, 1935 | ||
| Frank Murphy |
Secretary of Public Works and Communications (1935–1941)
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio de las Alas (1889–1983) |
November 15, 1935 |
February 18, 1936 |
Manuel L. Quezon | |
| Mariano Jesús Cuenco (1888–1964) |
1936 | 1939 | ||
| José Avelino (1890–1986) |
1939 | 1941 | ||
| Sotero Baluyut (1889–1975) [2] |
1941 | 1941 |
Secretary of National Defense, Public Works, Communications and Labor (1941–1944)
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basilio Valdes (1892–1970) |
December 24, 1941 |
August 1, 1944 |
Manuel L. Quezon |
Commissioner of Public Works and Communications (1942–1943)
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | Chairman of the Philippine Executive Commission |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quintín Paredes (1884–1973) |
January 26, 1942 |
October 14, 1943 |
Jorge B. Vargas |
Minister of Public Works and Communications (1942–1943)
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quintín Paredes (1884–1973) |
October 19, 1943 |
August 24, 1944 |
Jose P. Laurel | |
| Jose Paez | August 24, 1944 |
1945 |
Secretary of Public Works and Communications (1945–1951)
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sotero Cabahug (1891–1963) |
March 8, 1945 |
May 28, 1946 |
Sergio Osmeña | |
| Ricardo Nepomuceno | May 28, 1946 |
1949 | Manuel Roxas | |
| Elpidio Quirino | ||||
| Prospero Sanidad (1897–1969) |
June 29, 1949 |
1951 |
Secretary of Public Works, Transportation and Communications (1951–1978)
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sotero Baluyut (1889–1975) |
January 6, 1951 |
1952 | Elpidio Quirino | |
| Pablo Lorenzo | May 6, 1952 |
1953 | ||
| Vicente Ylagan Orosa Sr. | March 10, 1954 |
1955 | Ramon Magsaysay | |
| Florencio Moreno | April 30, 1955 |
December 30, 1961 | ||
| Carlos P. Garcia | ||||
| Marciano Bautista | 1961 | 1962 | Diosdado Macapagal | |
| Paulino Cases | 1962 | 1962 | ||
| Brigido Valencia | 1962 | 1963 | ||
| Jorge Abad | 1963 | 1965 | ||
| Antonio Raquiza (1908–1999) |
1966 | 1968 | Ferdinand Marcos | |
| Rene Espina (1929–2019) |
1968 | 1969 | ||
| Manuel Syquio | 1969 | 1970 | ||
| Alfredo Juinio (1918–2003) |
1975 | 1978 |
Minister of Public Works, Transportation and Communications (1978–1981)
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfredo Juinio (1918–2003) |
1974 | 1981 | Ferdinand Marcos |
Minister of Transportation and Communications (1981–1987)
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Dans | 1981 | 1986 | Ferdinand Marcos | |
| Hernando Perez (born 1939) |
February 25, 1986 |
February 11, 1987 |
Corazon Aquino |
Secretary of Transportation and Communications (1987–2016)
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hernando Perez (born 1939) |
February 11, 1987 |
March 16, 1987 |
Corazon Aquino | |
| Rainerio Reyes | March 16, 1987 |
January 3, 1990 | ||
| Oscar Orbos (born 1951) |
January 3, 1990 |
December 9, 1990 | ||
| Arturo Corona | 1990 | 1992 | ||
| Pete Nicomedes Prado | 1992 | 1992 | ||
| Jesus Garcia | July 1, 1992 |
April 1, 1996 |
Fidel V. Ramos | |
| Amado Lagdameo Jr. | April 1, 1996 |
April 16, 1997 | ||
| Arturo Enrile (1940–1998) |
April 16, 1997 |
January 14, 1998 | ||
| Josefina Lichauco | January 15, 1998 |
June 30, 1998 | ||
| Vicente Rivera | June 30, 1998 |
January 20, 2001 |
Joseph Estrada | |
| Pantaleon Alvarez (born 1958) |
January 20, 2001 |
July 3, 2002 |
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | |
| Leandro Mendoza (1946–2013) |
July 3, 2002 |
February 23, 2010 | ||
| Anneli Lontoc Acting |
March 9, 2010 |
June 30, 2010 | ||
| Jose de Jesus | June 30, 2010 |
July 4, 2011 |
Benigno Aquino III | |
| Mar Roxas (born 1957) |
July 4, 2011 |
October 18, 2012 | ||
| Jun Abaya (born 1966) |
October 18, 2012 |
June 30, 2016 |
Secretary of Transportation (since 2016)
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Tugade (born 1946) |
June 30, 2016 |
June 30, 2022 |
Rodrigo Duterte | |
| Jaime Bautista (born 1957) |
June 30, 2022 |
February 21, 2025 |
Bongbong Marcos | |
| Vince Dizon (born 1974) |
February 21, 2025 |
August 31, 2025 | ||
| Giovanni Z. Lopez (born 1980) Acting |
September 1, 2025 |
Incumbent |
References
- ^ a b Ruby1774. "About DOTr". Dotr. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Larkin, John A. (1993). Sugar and the Origins of Modern Philippine Society. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-07956-4.