# Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources

The secretary of environment and natural resources (Filipino: Kalihim ng Kapaligiran at Likas na Yaman) is the head of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources of the Philippines.

## Functions

The following are the functions of the secretary of environment and natural resources:
* Advise the president on the promulgation of rules, regulations and other issuances relative to the conservation, management, development and proper use of the country's natural resources;
* Establish policies and standards for the efficient and effective operations of the department in accordance with the programs of the government;
* Promulgate rules, regulations and other issuances necessary in carrying out the department's mandate, objectives, policies, plans, programs and projects;
* Exercise supervision over all functions and activities of the department;
* Delegate authority for the performance of any administrative or substantive function to subordinate officials of the department; and
* Perform other functions as may be provided by law or assigned appropriately by the president.

## List
### 1917–1933

| No. | Secretary | Took office | Left office | Governor-General |
| Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources ||||||
| 4 | Galicano Apacible (1864–1949) | January 11, 1917 | October 31, 1921 | Francis Burton Harrison |
| 4 | Galicano Apacible (1864–1949) | January 11, 1917 | October 31, 1921 | Charles Yeater |
| 4 | Galicano Apacible (1864–1949) | January 11, 1917 | October 31, 1921 | Leonard Wood |
| 5 | Rafael Corpus (1880–1960) | November 2, 1921 | July 17, 1923 | Leonard Wood |
| – | Silverio Apostol | July 18, 1923 | September 6, 1928 | Leonard Wood |
| – | Silverio Apostol | July 18, 1923 | September 6, 1928 | Eugene Allen Gilmore |
| – | Silverio Apostol | July 18, 1923 | September 6, 1928 | Henry L. Stimson |
| 6 | Rafael Alunan | September 6, 1928 | January 1, 1933 | Henry L. Stimson |
| 6 | Rafael Alunan | September 6, 1928 | January 1, 1933 | Eugene Allen Gilmore |
| 6 | Rafael Alunan | September 6, 1928 | January 1, 1933 | Dwight F. Davis |
| 6 | Rafael Alunan | September 6, 1928 | January 1, 1933 | George C. Butte |
| 6 | Rafael Alunan | September 6, 1928 | January 1, 1933 | Theodore Roosevelt Jr. |

### 1947–present

| No. | Secretary | Took office | Left office | President |
| Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources ||||||
| 7 | Mariano Garchitorena (1898–1961) | July 1, 1947 | September 1, 1948 | Manuel Roxas |
| 7 | Mariano Garchitorena (1898–1961) | July 1, 1947 | September 1, 1948 | Elpidio Quirino |
| 8 | Placido Mapa | September 21, 1948 | September 14, 1950 | Elpidio Quirino |
| 9 | Fernando Lopez (1904–1993) | September 14, 1950 | May 26, 1953 | Elpidio Quirino |
| – | Placido Mapa | May 26, 1953 | December 29, 1953 | Elpidio Quirino |
| 10 | Salvador Araneta (1902–1982) | March 10, 1954 | August 13, 1955 | Ramon Magsaysay |
| 11 | Juan Rodriguez | August 18, 1954 | March 3, 1960 | Ramon Magsaysay |
| 11 | Juan Rodriguez | August 18, 1954 | March 3, 1960 | Carlos P. Garcia |
| 12 | Cesar Fortich | March 3, 1960 | September 15, 1961 | Carlos P. Garcia |
| – | Jose Locsin (1891–1977) | September 15, 1961 | December 30, 1961 | Carlos P. Garcia |
| 13 | Benjamin Gozon | 1962 | 1963 | Diosdado Macapagal |
| 14 | Jose Feliciano | 1963 | 1965 | Diosdado Macapagal |
| (9) | Fernando Lopez (1904–1993) | December 30, 1965 | January 15, 1971 | Ferdinand Marcos |
| 15 | Arturo Tanco Jr. | January 15, 1971 | May 17, 1974 | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Secretary of Natural Resources ||||||
| 16 | Jose Leido Jr. | May 17, 1974 | June 2, 1978 | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Minister of Natural Resources ||||||
| (16) | Arturo Tanco Jr. | June 2, 1978 | July 26, 1981 | Ferdinand Marcos |
| 17 | Teodoro Peña | July 27, 1981 | June 30, 1984 | Ferdinand Marcos |
| 18 | Rodolfo del Rosario | July 18, 1984 | February 25, 1986 | Ferdinand Marcos |
| 19 | Ernesto Maceda (1935–2016) | February 25, 1986 | December 1, 1986 | Corazon Aquino |
| 20 | Carlos Dominguez III (born 1945) | December 2, 1986 | January 30, 1987 | Corazon Aquino |
| Minister of Environment, Energy and Natural Resources ||||||
| (20) | Carlos Dominguez III (born 1945) | January 30, 1987 | February 11, 1987 | Corazon Aquino |
| Secretary of Environment, Energy and Natural Resources ||||||
| (20) | Carlos Dominguez III (born 1945) | February 11, 1987 | March 9, 1987 | Corazon Aquino |
| 21 | Jun Factoran (1943–2020) | March 10, 1987 | June 10, 1987 | Corazon Aquino |
| Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources ||||||
| (21) | Jun Factoran (1943–2020) | June 10, 1987 | June 30, 1992 | Corazon Aquino |
| – | Ricardo Umali | July 1, 1992 | August 31, 1992 | Fidel V. Ramos |
| 22 | Angel Alcala (1929–2023) | September 8, 1992 | June 30, 1995 | Fidel V. Ramos |
| 23 | Victor Ramos | July 1, 1995 | June 30, 1998 | Fidel V. Ramos |
| 24 | Antonio Cerilles (born 1948) | June 30, 1998 | January 25, 2001 | Joseph Estrada |
| 24 | Antonio Cerilles (born 1948) | June 30, 1998 | January 25, 2001 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| – | Joemari Gerochi | January 25, 2001 | March 28, 2001 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| 25 | Heherson Alvarez (1939–2020) | March 29, 2001 | December 13, 2002 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| 26 | Elisea Gozun | December 13, 2002 | August 31, 2004 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| 27 | Mike Defensor (born 1969) | August 31, 2004 | February 15, 2006 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| 28 | Angelo Reyes (1945–2011) | February 15, 2006 | July 31, 2007 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| 29 | Lito Atienza (born 1941) | July 31, 2007 | December 28, 2009 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| – | Eleazar Quinto | January 4, 2010 | February 12, 2010 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| – | Horacio Ramos | February 12, 2010 | June 30, 2010 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| 30 | Ramón Paje (born 1960) | June 30, 2010 | June 30, 2016 | Benigno Aquino III |
| – | Gina Lopez (1953–2019) | June 30, 2016 | May 3, 2017 | Rodrigo Duterte |
| 31 | Roy Cimatu (born 1946) | May 8, 2017 | February 18, 2022 | Rodrigo Duterte |
| – | Jim Sampulna | February 18, 2022 | June 22, 2022 | Rodrigo Duterte |
| – | Joselin Marcus Fragada | June 22, 2022 | June 30, 2022 | Rodrigo Duterte |
| – | Ernesto Adobo Jr. | June 30, 2022 | July 12, 2022 | Bongbong Marcos |
| 32 | Toni Yulo-Loyzaga | July 12, 2022 | Incumbent | Bongbong Marcos |