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Secretary of Transportation (Philippines)

Secretary of Transportation
Kalihim ng Transportasyon
Official seal of the
Department of Transportation
Incumbent
Giovanni Z. Lopez
Acting
since September 1, 2025
StyleThe Honorable
Member ofCabinet
AppointerThe president
with the consent of the Commission on Appointments
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderMaximino Paterno
FormationJanuary 23, 1899 (1899-01-23)[1]
Websitedotr.gov.ph

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

  1. ^ a b Ruby1774. "About DOTr". Dotr. Retrieved February 19, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Larkin, John A. (1993). Sugar and the Origins of Modern Philippine Society. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-07956-4.
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