Minority Floor Leader of the Senate of the Philippines

The Minority Floor Leader of the Senate, or simply the Senate Minority Floor Leader, is the leader elected by the minority political grouping of the Senate of the Philippines to be their official leader in the body.

The current Minority Floor Leader of the Senate is Franklin Drilon who was elected on February 28, 2017.

List of Minority Floor Leaders
# Minority Leader Party Legislature Term Era 1 Claro M. Recto NP Ninth 1931–1934 Insular GovernmentTenth1934–1935NoneFirst1945–1946Commonwealth2Carlos P. GarciaNPSecond 1946–1953FirstThird RepublicSecond 1950–19533Lorenzo M. Tañada, Sr.NCPThird 1954–19574Ambrosio B. PadillaLPFourth 1958–19605Ferdinand E. Marcos, Sr. 1960–19616Estanislao A. Fernandez, Jr.Fifth January 22, 1962–December 30, 1965(4)Ambrosio B. Padilla6th Congress January 17, 1966–December 30, 19697Gerardo Manuel L. Roxas, Sr.7th Congress January 26, 1970–September 23, 19728Juan Ponce Enrile, Sr.Nacionalista8th Congress July 27, 1987–January 18, 1992 Fifth Republic9Wiberto E. TañadaLiberal9th Congress January 18, 1992–June 30, 199510Edgardo J. AngaraLDP10th Congress August 28, 1995–October 10, 199611Neptali A. Gonzales I October 10, 1996–January 26, 199812Ernestto M. Maceda, Sr.NPC January 26, 1998–June 30, 199813Teofisto Guingona, Jr.Lakas11th Congress July 27, 1998–February 7, 200114Aquilino Pimentel, Jr.PDP–Laban12th Congress July 23, 2001–June 3, 200215Vicente "Tito" C. Sotto IIILDP June 3, 2002–July 26, 2004(14)Aquilino Q. Pimentel, Jr. PDP–Laban13th Congress July 26, 2004–July 23, 200714th Congress July 23, 2007–June 30, 201016Alan Peter S. CayetanoNacionalista15th Congress July 26, 2010–July 22, 2013(8)Juan Ponce Enrile, Sr. UNA16th Congress July 22, 2013–June 30, 2016–Vicente C. Sotto III (Acting) NPCJuly 28, 2014–August 2015UNA17Ralph G. RectoLiberal17th Congress July 25, 2016–February 27, 201718Franklin M. DrilonFebruary 28, 2017–present18th Congress

Related pages
 Majority Floor Leader of the Senate of the Philippines

References
List of Senators of the Philippines

Other websites
Senate of the Philippines