# Secretary of Agrarian Reform

The secretary of agrarian reform (Filipino: Kalihim ng Repormang Pansakahan) in the Philippines is the head of the country's Department of Agrarian Reform and is a member of the president's Cabinet.

## Powers and functions

According to the Administrative Code of 1987, the following are the powers and functions of a secretary:
* Advise the president in issuing executive orders, regulations, proclamations and other issuances, the promulgation of which is expressly vested by law in the president relative to matters under the jurisdiction of the department;
* Establish the policies and standards for the operation of the department pursuant to the approved programs of government;
* Promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out department objectives, policies, functions, plans, programs and projects;
* Promulgate administrative issuances necessary for the efficient administration of the offices under the secretary and for proper execution of the laws relative thereto;
* Exercise disciplinary powers over officers and employees under the secretary in accordance with law, including their investigation and the designation of a committee or officer to conduct such investigation;
* Appoint all officers and employees of the department except those whose appointments are vested in the president or in some other appointing authority;
* Exercise jurisdiction over all bureaus, offices, agencies and corporations under the department;
* Delegate authority to officers and employees under the secretary's direction;
* Perform such other functions as may be provided by law.

## List

| No. | Secretary | Took office | Left office | President |
| Secretary of Agrarian Reform ||||||
| 1 | Conrado Estrella Sr. (1917–2011) | September 10, 1971 | June 2, 1978 | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Minister of Agrarian Reform ||||||
| (1) | Conrado Estrella Sr. (1917–2011) | June 2, 1978 | April 30, 1986 | Ferdinand Marcos |
| (1) | Conrado Estrella Sr. (1917–2011) | June 2, 1978 | April 30, 1986 | Corazon Aquino |
| 2 | Heherson Alvarez (1939–2020) | May 1, 1986 | February 11, 1987 | Corazon Aquino |
| Secretary of Agrarian Reform ||||||
| (2) | Heherson Alvarez (1939–2020) | February 11, 1987 | March 7, 1987 | Corazon Aquino |
| 3 | Philip Juico | July 23, 1987 | July 1, 1989 | Corazon Aquino |
| 4 | Miriam Defensor Santiago (1945–2016) | July 20, 1989 | January 4, 1990 | Corazon Aquino |
| 5 | Florencio Abad (born 1954) | January 4, 1990 | April 5, 1990 | Corazon Aquino |
| 6 | Benjamin Leong | April 6, 1990 | June 30, 1992 | Corazon Aquino |
| 7 | Ernesto Garilao | June 30, 1992 | June 30, 1998 | Fidel V. Ramos |
| 8 | Horacio Morales (1943–2012) | June 30, 1998 | February 11, 2001 | Joseph Estrada |
| 8 | Horacio Morales (1943–2012) | June 30, 1998 | February 11, 2001 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| 9 | Hernani Braganza | February 12, 2001 | January 15, 2003 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| 10 | Roberto Pagdanganan (born 1946) | January 20, 2003 | January 20, 2004 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| – | Jose Mari Ponce | February 20, 2004 | August 24, 2004 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| 11 | Rene Villa | August 26, 2004 | September 27, 2004 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Secretary of Land Reform ||||||
| (11) | Rene Villa | September 27, 2004 | July 9, 2005 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| 12 | Nasser Pangandaman | July 9, 2005 | August 23, 2005 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Secretary of Agrarian Reform ||||||
| (12) | Nasser Pangandaman | August 23, 2005 | June 30, 2010 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| 13 | Virgilio de los Reyes | June 30, 2010 | June 30, 2016 | Benigno Aquino III |
| – | Rafael V. Mariano (born 1956) | June 30, 2016 | September 6, 2017 | Rodrigo Duterte |
| – | Rosalina Bistoyong | September 12, 2017 | November 30, 2017 | Rodrigo Duterte |
| – | John Castriciones (born 1962) | December 1, 2017 | March 22, 2018 | Rodrigo Duterte |
| 14 | John Castriciones (born 1962) | March 22, 2018 | October 14, 2021 | Rodrigo Duterte |
| – | Bernie Cruz | October 28, 2021 | June 22, 2022 | Rodrigo Duterte |
| – | David Erro | June 22, 2022 | June 30, 2022 | Rodrigo Duterte |
| 15 | Conrado Estrella III (born 1960) | June 30, 2022 | Incumbent | Bongbong Marcos |