# Secretary of Agriculture (Philippines)

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

## Functions

The following are the functions of the secretary of agriculture:
* Advise the president on the promulgation of rules, regulations and other issuances relative to agriculture and fishery;
* 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 and control over all functions and activities of the department;
* Delegate authority for the performance of any administrative or substantive function to any undersecretary or other officers of rank at the department proper;
* Perform other functions as may be provided by law or assigned appropriately by the president.

## List
### 1898–1899

| No. | Secretary | Took office | Left office | President |
| Secretary of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce ||||||
| 1 | José Alejandrino (1870–1951) | June 23, 1898 | January 21, 1899 | Emilio Aguinaldo |
| Secretary of Welfare ||||||
| 2 | Gracio Gonzaga | January 21, 1899 | May 7, 1899 | Emilio Aguinaldo |
| Secretary of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce ||||||
| 3 | León María Guerrero (1853–1935) | May 7, 1899 | November 13, 1899 | Emilio Aguinaldo |

### 1917–1935

| 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. |
| Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce ||||||
| (6) | Vicente Singson Encarnacion (1875–1961) | January 1, 1933 | July 26, 1934 | Theodore Roosevelt Jr. |
| (6) | Vicente Singson Encarnacion (1875–1961) | January 1, 1933 | July 26, 1934 | Frank Murphy |
| 7 | Eulogio Rodriguez (1883–1964) | July 26, 1934 | November 15, 1935 | Frank Murphy |

### 1935–present

| No. | Secretary | Took office | Left office | President |
| Secretary of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce ||||||
| (7) | Eulogio Rodriguez (1883–1964) | November 15, 1935 | November 15, 1938 | Manuel L. Quezon |
| 10 | Benigno Aquino Sr. (1894–1947) | December 1, 1938 | August 28, 1941 | Manuel L. Quezon |
| (5) | Rafael R. Alunan Sr. | August 28, 1941 | December 24, 1941 | Manuel L. Quezon |
| Secretary of Finance, Agriculture and Commerce ||||||
| 11 | José Abad Santos (1886–1942) | December 24, 1941 | March 26, 1942 | Manuel L. Quezon |
| 12 | Andrés Soriano (1898–1964) | March 26, 1942 | July 31, 1944 | Manuel L. Quezon |
| Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce ||||||
| (5) | Rafael R. Alunan Sr. | January 26, 1942 | October 14, 1943 | Jorge B. Vargas |
| Minister of Agriculture and Commerce ||||||
| (5) | Rafael R. Alunan Sr. | October 19, 1943 | March 20, 1945 | Jose P. Laurel |
| Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce ||||||
| 13 | Manuel Nieto (1892–1970) | August 8, 1944 | February 27, 1945 | Sergio Osmeña |
| 14 | Delfín Jaranilla (1883–1980) | February 27, 1945 | July 12, 1945 | Sergio Osmeña |
| (6) | Vicente Singson Encarnacion (1875–1961) | July 12, 1945 | May 28, 1946 | Sergio Osmeña |
| 15 | Mariano Garchitorena (1898–1961) | May 28, 1946 | July 1, 1947 | Manuel Roxas |
| Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources ||||||
| (15) | Mariano Garchitorena (1898–1961) | July 1, 1947 | September 1, 1948 | Manuel Roxas |
| (15) | Mariano Garchitorena (1898–1961) | July 1, 1947 | September 1, 1948 | Elpidio Quirino |
| 16 | Placido Mapa | September 21, 1948 | September 14, 1950 | Elpidio Quirino |
| 17 | Fernando Lopez (1904–1993) | September 14, 1950 | May 26, 1953 | Elpidio Quirino |
| – | Placido Mapa | May 26, 1953 | December 29, 1953 | Elpidio Quirino |
| 18 | Salvador Araneta (1902–1982) | March 10, 1954 | August 13, 1955 | Ramon Magsaysay |
| 19 | Juan Rodriguez | August 18, 1954 | March 3, 1960 | Ramon Magsaysay |
| 19 | Juan Rodriguez | August 18, 1954 | March 3, 1960 | Carlos P. Garcia |
| 20 | Cesar Fortich | March 3, 1960 | September 15, 1961 | Carlos P. Garcia |
| – | Jose Locsin (1891–1977) | September 15, 1961 | December 30, 1961 | Carlos P. Garcia |
| 21 | Benjamin Gozon | 1962 | 1963 | Diosdado Macapagal |
| 22 | Jose Feliciano | 1963 | 1965 | Diosdado Macapagal |
| (17) | Fernando Lopez (1904–1993) | December 30, 1965 | January 15, 1971 | Ferdinand Marcos |
| 23 | Arturo Tanco Jr. | January 15, 1971 | May 17, 1974 | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Secretary of Agriculture ||||||
| (23) | Arturo Tanco Jr. | May 17, 1974 | June 2, 1978 | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Minister of Agriculture ||||||
| (23) | Arturo Tanco Jr. | June 2, 1978 | June 27, 1984 | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Minister of Agriculture and Food ||||||
| 24 | Salvador Escudero (1942–2012) | June 30, 1984 | February 25, 1986 | Ferdinand Marcos |
| 25 | Ramon Mitra Jr. (1928–2000) | February 25, 1986 | January 30, 1987 | Corazon Aquino |
| Minister of Agriculture ||||||
| (25) | Ramon Mitra Jr. (1928–2000) | January 30, 1987 | February 11, 1987 | Corazon Aquino |
| Secretary of Agriculture ||||||
| (25) | Ramon Mitra Jr. (1928–2000) | February 11, 1987 | March 9, 1987 | Corazon Aquino |
| 26 | Carlos Dominguez III (born 1945) | March 9, 1987 | December 31, 1989 | Corazon Aquino |
| 27 | Senen Bacani | January 1, 1990 | June 30, 1992 | Corazon Aquino |
| 28 | Roberto Sebastian (1944–2012) | June 30, 1992 | January 31, 1996 | Fidel V. Ramos |
| (24) | Salvador Escudero (1942–2012) | February 1, 1996 | June 30, 1998 | Fidel V. Ramos |
| – | William Dar (born 1953) | June 30, 1998 | May 24, 1999 | Joseph Estrada |
| 29 | Edgardo Angara (1934–2018) | May 25, 1999 | January 6, 2001 | Joseph Estrada |
| 30 | Domingo F. Panganiban (born 1939) | January 8, 2001 | March 31, 2001 | Joseph Estrada |
| 30 | Domingo F. Panganiban (born 1939) | January 8, 2001 | March 31, 2001 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| 31 | Leonardo Montemayor | March 31, 2001 | December 8, 2002 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| 32 | Luis Lorenzo Jr. | December 9, 2002 | August 15, 2004 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| 33 | Arthur C. Yap (born 1965) | August 23, 2004 | July 15, 2005 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| (30) | Domingo F. Panganiban (born 1939) | July 16, 2005 | October 22, 2006 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| (33) | Arthur C. Yap (born 1965) | October 25, 2006 | February 24, 2010 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| – | Bernie Fondevilla | March 1, 2010 | March 8, 2010 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| 34 | Bernie Fondevilla | March 8, 2010 | June 30, 2010 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| 35 | Proceso Alcala (born 1955) | June 30, 2010 | June 30, 2016 | Benigno Aquino III |
| 36 | Emmanuel Piñol (born 1953) | June 30, 2016 | August 5, 2019 | Rodrigo Duterte |
| 37 | William Dar (born 1953) | August 5, 2019 | June 30, 2022 | Rodrigo Duterte |
| 38 | Bongbong Marcos (born 1957) | June 30, 2022 | November 3, 2023 | Bongbong Marcos |
| 39 | Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. (born 1966/1967) | November 3, 2023 | Incumbent | Bongbong Marcos |