Native Name: | Kalihim ng Agham at Teknolohiya |
Insignia: | DOST seal.svg |
Insigniasize: | 120px |
Insigniacaption: | Official seal of the Department of Science and Technology |
Incumbent: | Renato Solidum Jr. |
Incumbentsince: | July 22, 2022 |
Style: | The Honorable |
Member Of: | Cabinet |
Appointer: | The President with the consent of the Commission on Appointments |
Termlength: | No fixed term |
Inaugural: | Antonio V. Arizabal |
The secretary of science and technology (Filipino; Pilipino: kalihim ng agham at teknolohiya) is the head of the Department of Science and Technology and is a member of the president's Cabinet.[1]
The position was created in 1987 by then president Corazon Aquino, and was first assumed by Antonio Arizabal.[2]
The current secretary is Renato Solidum Jr., who holds office since July 22, 2022.
Name | Image | Term Began | Term Ended | President | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Antonio V. Arizabal | January 30, 1987 | April 6, 1989 | Corazon C. Aquino[3] | ||
2 | Ceferino L. Follosco | April 7, 1989 | June 30, 1992 | |||
3 | Ricardo T. Gloria | June 30, 1992 | July 6, 1994 | Fidel V. Ramos[4] | ||
4 | William Padolina | July 7, 1994 | June 30, 1998 | |||
June 30, 1998 | January 29, 1999 | Joseph Ejercito Estrada[5] | ||||
5 | Filemon A. Uriarte, Jr. | February 1, 1999 | January 1, 2001 | |||
Act | Rogelio A. Panlasigui | January 2, 2001 | March 11, 2001 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo[6] | ||
6 | Estrella F. Alabastro | March 12, 2001 | June 30, 2010 | |||
7 | Mario Montejo | June 30, 2010 | June 30, 2016 | Benigno S. Aquino III[7] | ||
8 | Fortunato de la Peña | June 30, 2016 | June 30, 2022 | Rodrigo Duterte | ||
9 | Renato Solidum Jr. | July 22, 2022 (reappointed October 4, 2022) | Incumbent | Bongbong Marcos |