Margarito Teves

{{Short description|Filipino politician (born 1943)}}

{{Philippine name|Bustaliño|Teves}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Margarito B. Teves

| image = Gary Teves.jpg

| imagesize = 250px

| office = 38th Secretary of Finance

| term_start = July 22, 2005

| term_end = June 30, 2010

| president = Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

| predecessor = Cesar Purisima

| successor = Cesar Purisima

| office2 = Member of the House of Representatives from Negros Oriental's 3rd district

| term_start2 = June 30, 1987

| term_end2 = June 30, 1998

| predecessor2 = District created

| successor2 = Herminio Teves

| birth_name = Margarito Bustaliño Teves

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1943|08|1}}

| birth_place = Dipolog, Zamboanga

| nationality = Filipino

| spouse = Loretto Santos

| relations =

| children = 3

| alma_mater = Williams College (MA)

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| party = Lakas (1995–present)

| otherparty = Lakas ng Bansa (1987)
Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (1988–1995)

| caption = Teves in 2006

}}

Margarito "Gary" Bustaliño Teves (born August 1, 1943) is a Filipino politician who served as 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.{{cite web |url=https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/philippines/arroyo-appoints-finance-minister-1.293829 |title=Arroyo appoints finance minister |website=Gulf News |date=July 12, 2005}}

In January 2009 he was named "Best Finance Minister" in Asia, a title given by London-based international finance magazine, The Banker.{{cite web |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/content/143147/teves-is-asia-s-best-finance-minister-the-banker/story |title=Teves is Asia's best finance minister {{!}} The Banker |website=GMANetwork.com |date=January 8, 2009}}