The Secretary of Agriculture (Filipino: Kalihim ng Pagsasaka) is a member of the Cabinet of the Philippines in charge of the Department of Agriculture.

The current secretary is Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr., who assumed office on November 3, 2023.

Functions The following are the functions of the Secretary of Agriculture:

Advise the president on agriculture and fisheries; Establish policies and standards for the department's operations; Promulgate rules, regulations, and other issuances; Exercise supervision and control over the department's functions and activities; Delegate authority to any undersecretary or other officers in the department; Perform other functions provided by law or assigned by the president.

List Secretary of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce (1898–1899) Portrait Name(Birth–Death) Took office Left office PresidentJosé Alejandrino(1870–1951)June 23,1898January 21,1899Emilio Aguinaldo

Secretary of Welfare (1899) Portrait Name(Birth–Death) Took office Left office PresidentGracio GonzagaJune 23,1898January 21,1899Emilio Aguinaldo

Secretary of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce (1899) Portrait Name(Birth–Death) Took office Left office PresidentLeón María Guerrero(1853–1935)May 7,1899November 13,1899Emilio Aguinaldo

Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources (1917–1933) Portrait Name(Birth–Death) Took office Left office Governor-GeneralGalicano Apacible(1864–1949)January 11,1917October 31,1921Francis Burton HarrisonCharles YeaterLeonard WoodRafael Corpus(1880–1960)November 2,1921July 17,1923Silverio ApostolActingJuly 18,1923September 6,1928Eugene Allen GilmoreHenry L. StimsonRafael Alunan Sr.(1885–1947)September 6,1928January 1,1933Eugene Allen GilmoreDwight F. DavisGeorge C. ButteTheodore Roosevelt Jr.

Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce (1933–1935) Act No. 4007 was approved on December 5, 1932, renaming the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources to the Department of Agriculture and Commerce on January 1, 1933. Portrait Name(Birth–Death) Took office Left office Governor-GeneralVicente Singson Encarnacion(1875–1961)January 1,1933July 26,1934Theodore Roosevelt Jr.Frank MurphyEulogio Rodriguez(1883–1964)July 26,1934November 15,1935

Secretary of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce (1935–1941) Portrait Name(Birth–Death) Took office Left office PresidentEulogio Rodriguez(1883–1964)November 15,1935November 15,1938Manuel L. QuezonBenigno Aquino Sr.(1894–1947)December 1,1938August 28,1941Rafael Alunan Sr.(1885–1947)August 28,1941December 24,1941

Secretary of Finance, Agriculture and Commerce (1941–1944) President Manuel L. Quezon issued Executive Order No. 396 on December 24, 1941, reorganizing the Department of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce as the Department of Finance, Agriculture and Commerce. Portrait Name(Birth–Death) Took office Left office PresidentJosé Abad Santos(1886–1942)December 24,1941March 26,1942Manuel L. QuezonAndrés Soriano(1898–1964)March 26,1942July 31,1944

Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce (1942–1943) Portrait Name(Birth–Death) Took office Left office Chairman of the Philippine Executive CommissionRafael Alunan Sr.(1885–1947)January 26,1942October 14,1943Jorge B. Vargas

Minister of Agriculture and Commerce (1943–1945) Portrait Name(Birth–Death) Took office Left office PresidentRafael Alunan Sr.(1885–1947)October 19,1943March 20,1945Jose P. Laurel

Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce (1944–1947) President Sergio Osmeña issued Executive Order No. 15-W on August 8, 1944, reorganizing the Department of Finance, Agriculture, and Commerce as the Department of Agriculture and Commerce. Portrait Name(Birth–Death) Took office Left office PresidentManuel Nieto(1892–1970)August 8,1944February 27,1945Sergio OsmeñaDelfín Jaranilla(1883–1980)February 27,1945July 12,1945Vicente Singson Encarnacion(1875–1961)July 12,1945May 28,1946Mariano Garchitorena(1898–1961)May 28,1946July 1,1947Manuel Roxas

Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources (1947–1974) President Manuel Roxas issued Executive Order No. 94 on October 4, 1947, reorganizing the Department of Agriculture and Commerce as the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources as of July 1, 1947. Portrait Name(Birth–Death) Took office Left office PresidentMariano Garchitorena(1898–1961)July 1,1947September 1,1948Manuel RoxasElpidio QuirinoPlacido MapaSeptember 21,1948September 14,1950Fernando Lopez(1904–1993)September 14,1950May 26,1953Placido MapaActingMay 26,1953December 29,1953Salvador Araneta(1902–1982)March 10,1954August 13,1955Ramon MagsaysayJuan RodriguezAugust 18,1955March 3,1960Carlos P. GarciaCesar FortichMarch 3,1960September 15,1961Jose Locsin(1891–1977)ActingSeptember 15,1961December 30,1961Benjamin Gozon19621963Diosdado MacapagalJose FelicianoSeptember 16, 19631965Fernando Lopez(1904–1993)December 30,1965January 15,1971Ferdinand MarcosArturo Tanco Jr.January 15,1971May 17,1974

Secretary of Agriculture (1974–1978) President Ferdinand Marcos issued Presidential Decree No. 461 on May 17, 1974, creating the Department of Agriculture from the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Portrait Name(Birth–Death) Took office Left office PresidentArturo Tanco Jr.May 17,1974June 2,1978Ferdinand Marcos

Minister of Agriculture (1978–1984) President Ferdinand Marcos issued Presidential Decree No. 1397 on June 2, 1978, converting all departments into ministries headed by ministers. Portrait Name(Birth–Death) Took office Left office PresidentArturo Tanco Jr.June 2,1978June 27,1984Ferdinand Marcos

Minister of Agriculture and Food (1984–1984) President Ferdinand Marcos issued Executive Order No. 967 on June 30, 1984, renaming the Ministry of Agriculture to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Portrait Name(Birth–Death) Took office Left office PresidentSalvador Escudero(1942–2012)June 30,1984February 25,1986Ferdinand MarcosRamon Mitra Jr.(1928–2000)February 25,1986January 30,1987Corazon Aquino

Minister of Agriculture (1987) President Corazon Aquino issued Executive Order No. 116 on January 30, 1987, renaming the Ministry of Agriculture and Food back to the Ministry of Agriculture. Portrait Name(Birth–Death) Took office Left office PresidentRamon Mitra Jr.(1928–2000)January 30,1987February 11,1987Corazon Aquino

Secretary of Agriculture (from 1987) President Corazon Aquino issued Administrative Order No. 15 on February 11, 1987, converting all ministries into departments headed by secretaries. Portrait Name(Birth–Death) Took office Left office PresidentRamon Mitra Jr.(1928–2000)February 11,1987March 9,1987Corazon AquinoCarlos Dominguez III(born 1945)March 9,1987December 31,1989Senen BacaniJanuary 1,1990June 30,1992Roberto Sebastian(1944–2012)June 30,1992January 31,1996Fidel V. RamosSalvador Escudero(1942–2012)February 1,1996June 30,1998William Dar(born 1953)ActingJune 30,1998May 24,1999Joseph EstradaEdgardo Angara(1934–2018)May 25,1999January 6,2001Domingo F. Panganiban(born 1939)January 8,2001March 31,2001Gloria Macapagal ArroyoLeonardo MontemayorMarch 31,2001December 8,2002Luis Lorenzo Jr.December 9,2002August 15,2004Arthur C. Yap(born 1965)August 23,2004July 15,2005Domingo F. Panganiban(born 1939)July 16,2005October 22,2006Arthur C. Yap(born 1965)"Philippines Agricultural Situation DA Leadership Change 2006". USDA Foreign Agricultural Service.October 25,2006February 24,2010Bernie FondevillaMarch 1,2010March 8,2010March 8,2010June 30,2010Proceso Alcala(born 1955)June 30,2010June 30,2016Benigno Aquino IIIEmmanuel Piñol(born 1953)June 30,2016August 5,2019Rodrigo DuterteWilliam Dar(born 1953)August 5,2019June 30,2022Bongbong Marcos(born 1957)June 30,2022November 3,2023Bongbong MarcosFrancisco Tiu Laurel Jr.(born 1966/1967)November 3,2023Incumbent

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