Secretary of Finance
Kalihim ng Pananalapi
Official seal of the
Department of Finance
Incumbent
Ralph Recto
since January 12, 2024
StyleThe Honorable
AppointerThe President with the consent of the Commission on Appointments
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderBaldomero Aguinaldo
FormationApril 1897
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The secretary of finance (Filipino: kalihim ng pananalapi) is the cabinet of the Philippines member in charge of the Department of Finance.

The current secretary is Ralph Recto, who was appointed to office on January 12, 2024.

List of secretaries of finance

# Name Term Began Term Ended President
Director of Finance
1 Baldomero Aguinaldo April 1897 November 1897 Emilio Aguinaldo
Minister of Finance
2 Mariano Trías July 15, 1898 May 9, 1899 Emilio Aguinaldo
3 Hugo Ilagan May 9, 1899 November 13, 1899
Secretary of Finance and Justice
4 Henry Clay Ide September 1, 1901 June 30, 1908 Insular Government
(American occupation)
5 Gregorio S. Araneta July 1, 1908 October 30, 1913
6 Victorino Mapa November 1, 1913 January 14, 1917
Secretary of Finance
(6) Victorino Mapa January 1, 1917 January 14, 1917 Insular Government
(American occupation)
7 Alberto Barreto January 14, 1917 July 17, 1928
8 Miguel Unson July 18, 1928 December 13, 1931
9 Vicente Carmona January 1, 1932 December 31, 1932
10 Rafael Alunan January 1, 1933 April 30, 1933
11 Vicente Singson Encarnacion April 30, 1933 July 24, 1934
12 Elpidio Quirino July 25, 1934 February 18, 1936
Manuel L. Quezon
13 Antonio de las Alas February 19, 1936 November 15, 1938
14 Manuel Roxas November 26, 1938 August 28, 1941
15 Serafin Marabut August 21, 1941 December 29, 1941
16 José Abad Santos December 30, 1941 March 26, 1942
Secretary of Finance, Agriculture, and Commerce
17 Andrés Soriano Sr. March 26, 1942 July 31, 1944 Manuel L. Quezon
Secretary of Finance
18 Jaime Hernandez August 8, 1944 May 27, 1946 Sergio Osmeña
Manuel Roxas
(12) Elpidio Quirino May 28, 1946 November 24, 1946
19 Miguel Cuaderno November 25, 1946 January 2, 1949
Elpidio Quirino
(18) Jaime Hernandez January 1949 January 1952
20 Aurelio Montinola, Sr. January 1952 December 1953
(18) Jaime Hernandez December 1953 January 1960 Ramon Magsaysay
Carlos P. Garcia
21 Dominador Aytona January 25, 1960 December 29, 1961
22 Fernando Sison January 2, 1962 July 31, 1962 Diosdado Macapagal
23 Rodrigo Perez August 1, 1962 January 7, 1964
24 Rufino Hechanova January 8, 1964 December 13, 1965
25 Eduardo Romualdez January 1, 1966 February 4, 1970 Ferdinand Marcos
26 Cesar E. A. Virata February 9, 1970 July 2, 1978
Minister of Finance
(26) Cesar E. A. Virata July 2, 1978 March 3, 1986 Ferdinand Marcos
27 Jaime V. Ongpin March 26, 1986 January 30, 1987
Corazon Aquino
Secretary of Finance
(27) Jaime V. Ongpin January 30, 1987 September 14, 1987 Corazon Aquino
28 Vicente Jayme September 15, 1987 December 1989
29 Jesus Estanislao January 1, 1990 June 30, 1992
30 Ramon del Rosario July 1, 1992 June 1, 1993 Fidel V. Ramos
31 Ernest C. Leung June 2, 1993 January 31, 1994
32 Roberto de Ocampo February 1, 1994 March 30, 1998
33 Salvador Enriquez April 1, 1998 June 30, 1998
34 Edgardo B. Espiritu July 1, 1998 December 31, 1999 Joseph Ejercito Estrada
35 Jose T. Pardo January 2, 2000 January 20, 2001
36 Alberto G. Romulo January 23, 2001 June 30, 2001 Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
37 Jose Isidro N. Camacho June 30, 2001 November 30, 2003
38 Juanita D. Amatong December 1, 2003 February 14, 2005
39 Cesar V. Purisima February 15, 2005 July 15, 2005
40 Margarito B. Teves July 22, 2005 June 30, 2010
(39) Cesar V. Purisima June 30, 2010 June 30, 2016 Benigno S. Aquino III
41 Carlos Dominguez III June 30, 2016 June 30, 2022 Rodrigo Duterte
42 Benjamin Diokno June 30, 2022 January 12, 2024 Bongbong Marcos
43 Ralph Recto January 12, 2024 Incumbent
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