The secretary of labor and employment () is the head of the Department of Labor and Employment of the Philippine government and is a member of the president’s Cabinet.
List of secretaries of labor and employment
Secretary of Labor (1933–1935) PortraitName(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officeGovernor-GeneralRamon Torres(1891–1975)December 8,1933November 15,1935Frank Murphy
Secretary of Labor (1935–1941) PortraitName(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePresidentRamon Torres(1891–1975)November 15,19351936Manuel L. QuezonJosé Avelino(1890–1986)19371939León Guinto(1886–1962)19401941
Secretary of National Defense, Public Works, Communications and Labor (1941–1944) PortraitName(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePresidentBasilio Valdes(1892–1970)December 24,1941August 8,1944Manuel L. Quezon
Secretary of Justice, Labor and Welfare (1944–1945) PortraitName(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePresidentMariano ErañaAugust 8,1944February 27,1945Sergio Osmeña
Secretary of Labor (1945–1978) PortraitName(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePresidentMariano ErañaFebruary 27,1945July 11,1945Sergio OsmeñaMarcelo Adduru(1894–1972)July 12,1945May 28,1946Pedro MagsalinMay 28,1946September 21,1948Manuel RoxasElpidio QuirinoPrimitivo LovinaSeptember 21,1948October 4,1950Jose FiguerasOctober 4,1950December 30,1953Terry Adevoso(1922–1975)March 10,1954April 21,1954Ramon MagsaysayAngel M. CastañoAugust 22,1954December 30,1961Carlos P. GarciaNorberto Romualdez Jr.ActingDecember 30,1961November 29,1962Diosdado MacapagalBernardino AbesNovember 29,1962July 151964Jose B. Lingad(1914–1980)July 15,1964December 30,1965Emilio Espinosa Jr.(1922–2026)December 30,1965September 16,1967Ferdinand MarcosBlas Ople(1927–2003)September 16,19671971Adrian Cristobal(1932–2007)19711972Blas Ople(1927–2003)1972June 2,1978
Minister of Labor and Employment (1978–1987) PortraitName(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePresidentBlas Ople(1927–2003)June 2,1978February 25,1986Ferdinand MarcosAugusto SanchezMarch 25,1986January 4,1987Corazon AquinoFranklin Drilon(born 1945)January 4,1987February 11,1987
Secretary of Labor and Employment (from 1987) PortraitName(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePresidentFranklin Drilon(born 1945)February 11,1987January 2,1990Corazon AquinoDionisio dela SernaJanuary 3,1990January 19,1990Ruben Torres(born 1941)January 20,1990February 11,1992Nieves ConfesorFebruary 12,1992June 30,1995Fidel V. RamosJose BrillantesJuly 1,1995January 16,1996Leonardo Quisumbing(1939–2019)January 16,1996January 26,1998Cresenciano TrajanoActingJanuary 26,1998June 30,1998Bienvenido Laguesma(born 1950)June 30,1998January 20,2001Joseph EstradaPatricia Santo TomasJanuary 20,2001July 3,2006Gloria Macapagal ArroyoArturo Brion(born 1946)July 3,2006March 17,2008Marianito RoqueMarch 17,2008June 30,2010Rosalinda BaldozJune 30,2010June 30,2016Benigno Aquino IIISilvestre Bello III(born 1944)June 30,2016June 30,2022Rodrigo DuterteBienvenido Laguesma(born 1950)June 30,2022May 25,2026Bongbong MarcosFrancis TolentinoActing (born 1960)May 25,2026IncumbentBongbong Marcos
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External links DOLE website
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