Secretary of Tourism (Philippines)

Secretary of Tourism ; Kalihim ng Turismo
	Official seal of the; Department of Tourism
	Incumbent; Bernadette Romulo-Puyat; since May 11, 2018
Member of	Cabinet
Appointer	The President; with the consent of the Commission on Appointments
Term length	No fixed term
Inaugural holder	Jose D. Aspiras
Formation	May 11, 1973
Website	www.tourism.gov.ph

The Secretary of Tourism (Filipino: Kalihim ng Turismo) is the head of the Department of Tourism and is a member of the President’s Cabinet.[1]

The current Secretary is Bernadette Romulo-Puyat, who assumed office on May 11, 2018.[2][3]

List of Secretaries of Tourism

(*) Acting Secretary/Officer-in-Charge

#	Name	Term Began	Term Ended	President
1	Jose D. Aspiras	May 11, 1973	February 25, 1986	Ferdinand Marcos
2	Jose Antonio U. Gonzales	February 26, 1986	April 14, 1989	Corazon Aquino
3	Narzalina Z. Lim	April 15, 1989	June 7, 1989
4	Peter D. Garrucho	June 8, 1989	January 8, 1991
5	Rafael M. Alunan III	January 9, 1991	February 16, 1992
6	Narzalina Z. Lim	February 17, 1992	September 10, 1992	Fidel Ramos
7	Vicente J. Carlos	September 11, 1992	July 3, 1995
8	Eduardo P. Pilapil	July 4, 1995	March 28, 1996
9	Evelyn B. Pantig	March 29, 1996	April 7, 1996
10	Mina T. Gabor	April 8, 1996	June 30, 1998
11	Gemma C. Araneta	July 1, 1998	January 19, 2001	Joseph Ejercito Estrada
12	Richard J. Gordon	January 20, 2001	January 4, 2004	Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
13	Robert Dean S. Barbers	January 5, 2004	February 25, 2004
14	Roberto M. Pagdanganan	February 26, 2004	August 31, 2004
15	Evelyn B. Pantig	September 1, 2004	November 29, 2004
16	Joseph H. Durano	November 30, 2004	June 30, 2010
17	Alberto Lim	June 30, 2010	August 12, 2011	Benigno Aquino III
18	Ramon R. Jimenez, Jr.	September 1, 2011	June 30, 2016	Benigno Aquino III
19	Wanda Tulfo Teo	June 30, 2016	May 8, 2018	Rodrigo Duterte
20	Bernadette Romulo-Puyat	May 11, 2018	Incumbent	Rodrigo Duterte

"Mission and Structure". tourism.gov.ph. DOT. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
Audrey Morallo (8 May 2018). "Duterte appoints DA usec as new Tourism chief". Philippine Star. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
"CA confirms Bernadette Romulo Puyat as tourism secretary". Rappler. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2020.

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