# List of female cabinet secretaries of the Philippines

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| Secretary | Position | Year appointed | Administration |
| Government ||||
| Corazon Aquino | President of the Philippines | 1986 | Herself |
| Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | President of the Philippines | 2001 | Herself |
| Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | Vice President of the Philippines | 1998 | Joseph Estrada |
| Leni Robredo | Vice President of the Philippines | 2016 | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Sara Duterte | Vice President of the Philippines | 2022 | Bongbong Marcos |
| Secretary of Agrarian Reform ||||
| Miriam Defensor Santiago | Secretary of Agrarian Reform | 1989 | Corazon Aquino |
| Rosalina Bistoyong | Secretary of Agrarian Reform | 2017 | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Secretary of Budget and Management ||||
| Emilia Boncodin | Secretary of Budget and Management | 1998 | Fidel Ramos |
| Emilia Boncodin | Secretary of Budget and Management | 2001 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Janet Abuel | Secretary of Budget and Management | 2019 | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Tina Rose Marie Canda | Secretary of Budget and Management | 2021 | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Amenah Pangandaman | Secretary of Budget and Management | 2022 | Bongbong Marcos |
| Secretary of Education ||||
| Lourdes Quisumbing | Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports | 1986 | Corazon Aquino |
| Erlinda C. Perifanco | Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports | 1998 | Fidel Ramos |
| Fe Hidalgo | Secretary of Education | 2005 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Mona Valisno | Secretary of Education | 2010 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Leonor Briones | Secretary of Education | 2016 | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Sara Duterte | Secretary of Education | 2022 | Bongbong Marcos |
| Secretary of Energy ||||
| Zenaida Monsada | Secretary of Energy | 2015 | Benigno Aquino III |
| Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources ||||
| Elisea G. Gozun | Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources | 2002 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Gina Lopez | Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources | 2016 | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga | Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources | 2022 | Bongbong Marcos |
| Secretary of Finance ||||
| Juanita Amatong | Secretary of Finance | 2003 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Secretary of Foreign Affairs ||||
| Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | Secretary of Foreign Affairs | 2002 | Herself |
| Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | Secretary of Foreign Affairs | 2003 | Herself |
| Delia Domingo Albert | Secretary of Foreign Affairs | 2003 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Secretary of Health ||||
| Carmencita Reodica | Secretary of Health | 1996 | Fidel Ramos |
| Dr. Esperanza Cabral | Secretary of Health | 2009 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Dr. Janette Garin | Secretary of Health | 2014 | Benigno Aquino III |
| Dr. Paulyn Ubial | Secretary of Health | 2016 | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Dr. Maria Rosario Singh-Vergeire | Officer-in-Charge | 2022 | Bongbong Marcos |
| Secretary of Human Settlements and Urban Development ||||
| Melissa Aradanas | Officer-in-Charge | 2022 | Bongbong Marcos |
| Secretary of Justice ||||
| Merceditas Gutierrez | Secretary of Justice | 2002 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Agnes Devanadera | Secretary of Justice | 2007 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Leila de Lima | Secretary of Justice | 2010 | Benigno Aquino III |
| Secretary of Labor and Employment ||||
| Nieves Confesor | Secretary of Labor and Employment | 1992 | Fidel Ramos |
| Patricia Sto. Tomas | Secretary of Labor and Employment | 2001 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Rosalinda Baldoz | Secretary of Labor and Employment | 2010 | Benigno Aquino III |
| Secretary of Migrant Workers ||||
| Susan Ople | Secretary of Migrant Workers | 2022 | Bongbong Marcos |
| Secretary of National Defense ||||
| Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | Secretary of National Defense | 2003 | Herself |
| Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | Secretary of National Defense | 2006 | Herself |
| Secretary of Science and Technology ||||
| Estrella F. Alabastro | Secretary of Science and Technology | 2001 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Secretary of Social Welfare and Development ||||
| Asuncion A. Perez | Secretary of Social Welfare | 1946 | Manuel Roxas |
| Pacita Madrigal-Warns | Secretary of Social Welfare | 1954 | Ramon Magsaysay |
| Amparo Villamor | Secretary of Social Welfare | 1960 | Carlos P. Garcia |
| Tecla San Andres Ziga | Secretary of Social Welfare | 1962 | Diosdado Macapagal |
| Estefania Aldaba-Lim | Secretary of Social Welfare | 1971 | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Sylvia P. Montes | Minister of Social Services and Development | 1978 | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Dr. Mita Pardo de Tavera | Minister/Secretary of Social Welfare and Development | 1986 | Corazon Aquino |
| Corazon Alma C. de Leon | Secretary of Social Welfare and Development | 1992 | Fidel Ramos |
| Lilian Laigo | Secretary of Social Welfare and Development | 1995 | Fidel Ramos |
| Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | Secretary of Social Welfare and Development | 1998 | Joseph Estrada |
| Dulce Saguisag | Secretary of Social Welfare and Development | 2000 | Joseph Estrada |
| Corazon Julian N. Soliman | Secretary of Social Welfare and Development | 2001 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Luwalhati Pablo | Secretary of Social Welfare and Development | 2005 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Dr. Esperanza Cabral | Secretary of Social Welfare and Development | 2005 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Celia Yangco | Secretary of Social Welfare and Development | 2009 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Corazon Julian N. Soliman | Secretary of Social Welfare and Development | 2010 | Benigno Aquino III |
| Judy Taguiwalo | Secretary of Social Welfare and Development | 2016 | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Virginia Orogo | Secretary of Social Welfare and Development | 2018 | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Secretary of Tourism ||||
| Narzalina Lim | Secretary of Tourism | 1989 | Corazon Aquino |
| Evelyn B. Pantig | Secretary of Tourism | 1996 | Fidel Ramos |
| Mina Gabor | Secretary of Tourism | 1996 | Fidel Ramos |
| Gemma Teresa Guerrero Cruz Araneta | Secretary of Tourism | 1998 | Joseph Estrada |
| Wanda Corazon Teo | Secretary of Tourism | 2016 | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Bernadette Romulo-Puyat | Secretary of Tourism | 2018 | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Christina Frasco | Secretary of Tourism | 2022 | Bongbong Marcos |
| Secretary of Trade and Industry ||||
| Lilia Bautista | Secretary of Trade and Industry | 1992 | Corazon Aquino |
| Ma. Cristina Aldeguer-Roque | Secretary of Trade and Industry | 2024 | Bongbong Marcos |
| Secretary of Transportation and Communications ||||
| Josefina Trinidad-Luchauco | Secretary of Transportation and Communications | 1998 | Fidel Ramos |
| Anneli Lontoc | Secretary of Transportation and Communications | 2010 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Presidential Spokesperson ||||
| Anabella T. Abaya | Presidential Spokesperson | 1992 | Fidel Ramos |
| Executive Secretary ||||
| Luz Cleta Reyes-Bakunawa | Executive Secretary | 1987 | Corazon Aquino |
| Chairman of the Commission on Higher Education ||||
| Patricia Licuanan | Chairman of the Commission on Higher Education | 2010 | Benigno Aquino III |
| Presidential Management Staff ||||
| Ma. Leonora Vasquez-de Jesus, Ph.D. | Chief of the Presidential Management Staff | 1992 | Fidel Ramos |
| Ma. Leonora Vasquez-de Jesus, Ph.D. | Chief of the Presidential Management Staff | 1998 | Joseph Estrada |
| Julia Abad | Chief of the Presidential Management Staff | 2010 | Benigno Aquino III |
| Zenaida Angping | Chief of the Presidential Management Staff | 2022 | Bongbong Marcos |
| Cabinet Secretary ||||
| Ma. Leonora Vasquez-de Jesus, Ph.D. | Cabinet Secretary | 1992 | Fidel Ramos |
| Ma. Leonora Vasquez-de Jesus, Ph.D. | Cabinet Secretary | 1998 | Joseph Estrada |
| Secretary of the Presidential Communications Operations Office ||||
| Trixie Cruz-Angeles | Press Secretary | 2022 | Bongbong Marcos |
| Cheloy Garafil | Press Secretary/Secretary of the Presidential Communications Office | 2022 | Bongbong Marcos |
| Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council ||||
| Imelda Romualdez Marcos | Minister of Human Settlements | 1978 | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Ma. Leonora Vasquez-de Jesus, Ph.D. | Chairman of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council | 2000 | Joseph Estrada |
| Leni Robredo | Chairman of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council | 2016 | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Secretary of Socio-economic Planning/Director General of National Economic and Development Authority ||||
| Solita Collas-Monsod | Director General of National Economic and Development Authority and Minister/Secretary of Economic Planning | 1986 | Corazon Aquino |
| National Security Adviser ||||
| Clarita Carlos | National Security Adviser | 2022 | Bongbong Marcos |