page_title: Margarito Teves
hierarchical_section_title: Margarito Teves
caption_attribution_description: English: Philippine Finance Secretary Margarito "Gary" Teves in Valencia, Negros Oriental.
context_page_description: Margarito "Gary" Bustalino Teves was the secretary of the Department of Finance of the Philippines. He was appointed to the position in July 2005 by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, following a mass resignation of her economic team.
  In January 2009 he was named "Best Finance Minister" in Asia, a title given by London-based international finance magazine, The Banker.
context_section_description: Margarito "Gary" Bustalino Teves (born August 1, 1943) was the secretary of the Department of Finance of the Philippines. He was appointed to the position in July 2005 by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, following a mass resignation of her economic team.
  In January 2009 he was named "Best Finance Minister" in Asia, a title given by London-based international finance magazine, The Banker.
caption: Gary Teves
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