Secretary of Trade and Industry (Philippines)

The head of the department for trade and industry of Philippines

Secretary of Trade and Industry

Kalihim ng Kalakalan at Industriya

Official logo of the Department of Trade and Industry

Incumbent
Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

since August 2, 2024

Style| The Honorable
Member of| Cabinet
Appointer| The president
with the consent of the Commission on Appointments
Term length| No fixed term
Inaugural holder| León María Guerrero
Formation| September 6, 1901
(123 years ago) (1901-09-06)
Website| www.dti.gov.ph

The secretary of trade and industry (Filipino: Kalihim ng Kalakalan at Industriya) is the head of the Department of Trade and Industry and is a member of the president’s Cabinet.[1]

## List of secretaries of trade and industry

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#  | Image  | Name  | Position  | Tenure started  | Tenure ended  | President

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1  |  | León María Guerrero | Minister of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce  | May 7, 1899  | November 13, 1899  | Emilio Aguinaldo
2  |  | Luke Edward Wright | Secretary of Commerce and Police  | September 1, 1901[2] | January 31, 1904[2] | William Howard Taft
(Governor General)
3  |  | William Cameron Forbes | June 16, 1904[2] | November 10, 1909[2] | Luke Edward Wright
(Governor General)
4  |  | Charles Burke Elliott[3] | February 10, 1910[2] | December 6, 1912[2] | William Cameron Forbes
(Governor General)
5  |  | Clinton L. Riggs | December 1, 1913[2] | October 31, 1915[2] | Francis Burton Harrison
(Governor General)
6  |  | Eugene E. Reed | May 24, 1916[2] | August 29, 1916[2][a]
7  |  | Rafael Alunan Sr. | Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce  | 1932  | 1932  | Insular Government
8  |  | Vicente Singson Encarnacion | 1933  | 1934
9  |  | Eulogio Rodriguez | July 26, 1934  | November 15, 1935
November 15, 1935  | 1938  | Manuel Quezon
10  |  | Benigno Aquino Sr. | 1938  | 1940
11  |  | Rafael Alunan Sr. | 1940  | 1941
12  |  | Andrés Soriano Sr. | Secretary of Finance, Agriculture, and Commerce  | March 26, 1942  | July 31, 1944
13  |  | Manuel Nieto | Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce  | 1944  | 1945  | Sergio Osmeña
14  |  | Delfín Jaranilla | Secretary of Justice, Agriculture and Commerce  | February 27, 1945  | July 12, 1945
15  |  | Vicente Singson Encarnacion | Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce  | July 12, 1945  | 1946
16  |  | Cornelio Balmaceda | Secretary of Commerce and Industry  | 1947  | 1953  | Manuel Roxas
Elpidio Quirino
17  |  | Oscar Ledesma | 1953  | 1957  | Ramon Magsaysay
18  |  | Pedro Hernaez | 1957  | 1960  | Carlos P. Garcia
19  |  | Manuel Lim  | 1960  | 1962
Diosdado Macapagal
20  |  | Rufino Hechanova  | 1962  | 1963
(16)  |  | Cornelio Balmaceda | 1963  | 1965
21  |  | Marcelo Balatbat  | 1966  | 1968  | Ferdinand Marcos
22  |  | Leonides Sarao Virata | 1969  | 1970
23  |  | Ernesto Maceda | 1970  | 1971
24  |  | Troadio Quiazon  | 1971  | 1974
25  |  | Vicente Paterno | Secretary of Industry  | 1974  | 1978
Minister of Industry  | 1978  | 1979
26  |  | Roberto Ongpin |  | July 23, 1979  | June 30, 1981
27  |  | Luis Villafuerte Sr. | Minister of Commerce  | July 23, 1979  | June 30, 1981
(26)  |  | Roberto Ongpin  | Minister of Commerce and Industry  | June 30, 1981  | February 25, 1986
28  |  | Jose Concepcion Jr. | Secretary of Trade and Industry  | February 25, 1986  | January 8, 1991  | Corazon C. Aquino
29  |  | Peter Garrucho  | January 9, 1991  | February 1992
30  |  | Lilia Bautista  | February 1992  | June 30, 1992
31  |  | Rizalino Navarro | July 1, 1992  | July 30, 1996  | Fidel V. Ramos
32  |  | Cesar B. Bautista  | August 1, 1996  | June 30, 1998
33  |  | Jose Pardo  | June 30, 1998  | January 2, 2000  | Joseph Ejercito Estrada
34  |  | Mar Roxas | January 2, 2000  | December 10, 2003
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
35  |  | Cesar Purisima | December 10, 2003  | February 15, 2005
36  |  | Juan Santos  | February 15, 2005  | July 8, 2005
37  |  | Peter B. Favila  | July 8, 2005  | March 15, 2010
38  |  | Jesli Lapus | March 15, 2010  | June 30, 2010
39  |  | Gregory Domingo | June 30, 2010  | December 30, 2015  | Benigno S. Aquino III
40  |  | Adrian Cristobal Jr.[4] | December 31, 2015  | June 30, 2016
41  |  | Ramon Lopez | June 30, 2016  | June 30, 2022  | Rodrigo Roa Duterte
42  |  | Alfredo E. Pascual[5][6] | June 30, 2022 (reappointed October 4, 2022)  | August 2, 2024  | Bongbong Marcos
43  |  | Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque[7] | August 2, 2024  | October 27, 2024
October 27, 2024  | Incumbent

## Notes

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1. ^ Abolishment of the Philippine Commission

## References

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1. ^ "The Secretary". dti.gov.ph. DTI. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Elliott, Charles Burke (1917). The Philippines to the End of the Commission Government: A Study in Tropical Democracy. Greenwood Press.
3. ^ "Library Research Guides: Charles B. Elliott, Associate Justice 1905-1909: Biography". mncourts.libguides.com. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
4. ^ "Cristobal is new DTI chief". ABS-CBN News. December 29, 2015. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
5. ^ "Ex-UP president Alfred Pascual is next DTI chief, Bongbong Marcos says". Philippine Daily Inquirer. May 26, 2022. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
6. ^ "Who's who: The Marcos Cabinet". Philippine Star. May 24, 2022. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
7. ^ "Cristina Aldeguer-Roque named DTI Acting Secretary". ABS-CBN. August 2, 2024. Retrieved August 2, 2024.

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