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Secretary of Science and Technology (Philippines)

{{Short description|Minister of the Department of Science and Technology of the Philippines}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2022}}

{{Use Philippine English|date=September 2022}}

{{Infobox official post

| post = {{nowrap|Secretary of Science and Technology}}

| native_name = Kalihim ng Agham at Teknolohiya

| body =

| insignia = DOST seal.svg

| insigniasize = 120px

| insigniacaption = Official seal of the
Department of Science and Technology

| image =

| imagesize = 220px

| incumbent = Vacant

| incumbentsince = May 22, 2025

| style = The Honorable

| member_of = Cabinet

| appointer = The president
with the consent of the Commission on Appointments

| appointerpost =

| termlength = No fixed term

| formation = {{start date and age|1987|1|30|p=1|br=1}}

| inaugural = Antonio V. Arizabal

| website = {{URL|www.dost.gov.ph}}

}}

The secretary of science and technology ({{langx|fil|kalihim ng agham at teknolohiya}}) is the head of the Department of Science and Technology and is a member of the president's Cabinet.{{cite web |title=THE DOST SECRETARY |url=http://www.dost.gov.ph/transparency/about-dost/the-secretary.html |website=dost.gov.ph |date=August 2014 |publisher=DOST |accessdate=20 February 2020}}

The position was created in 1987 by then president Corazon Aquino, and was first assumed by Antonio Arizabal.{{cite web |title=DR. ANTONIO V. ARIZABAL |url=http://www.dost.gov.ph/transparency/about-dost/the-secretary.html#1986-1989-dr-antonio-v-arizabal |website=dost.gov.ph |date=August 2014 |publisher=DOST |accessdate=20 February 2020}}

The position is currently vacant since May 22, 2025.

List

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!Name

!Tenure started

!Tenure ended

!President

1

|Antonio V. Arizabal

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|January 30, 1987

|April 6, 1989

|rowspan=2|Corazon C. Aquino{{cite web|title=Corazon C. Aquino - Presidential Museum and Library|url=http://malacanang.gov.ph/presidents/fifth-republic/corazon-aquino/|accessdate=2014-07-21}}

2

|Ceferino L. Follosco

|100px

|April 7, 1989

|June 30, 1992

3

|Ricardo T. Gloria

|100px

|June 30, 1992

|July 6, 1994

|rowspan=2|Fidel V. Ramos{{cite web|title=Fidel V. Ramos - Presidential Museum and Library|url=http://malacanang.gov.ph/presidents/fifth-republic/fidel-ramos/|accessdate=2014-07-21}}

rowspan=2|4

|rowspan=2|William Padolina

|rowspan=2|100px

|July 7, 1994

|June 30, 1998

June 30, 1998

|January 29, 1999

|rowspan=2|Joseph Ejercito Estrada{{cite web|title=Joseph Ejercito Estrada - Presidential Museum and Library|url=http://malacanang.gov.ph/presidents/fifth-republic/joseph-ejercito-estrada/|accessdate=2014-07-21}}

5

|Filemon A. Uriarte, Jr.

|100px

|February 1, 1999

|January 1, 2001

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|Rogelio A. Panlasigui

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|January 2, 2001

|March 11, 2001

|rowspan=2|Gloria Macapagal Arroyo{{cite web|title=Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo - Presidential Museum and Library|url=http://malacanang.gov.ph/presidents/fifth-republic/gloria-macapagal-arroyo/|accessdate=2014-07-21}}

6

|Estrella F. Alabastro

|100px

|March 12, 2001

|June 30, 2010

7

|Mario Montejo

|100px

|June 30, 2010

|June 30, 2016

|Benigno S. Aquino III{{cite web|title=Benigno S. Aquino III - Presidential Museum and Library|url=http://malacanang.gov.ph/presidents/fifth-republic/benigno-aquino-iii/|accessdate=2014-07-21}}

8

|Fortunato de la Peña

|100px

|June 30, 2016

|June 30, 2022

|Rodrigo Duterte

9

|Renato Solidum Jr.

|100px

|July 22, 2022 (reappointed October 4, 2022){{Efn|Solidum served as the Officer–in–Charge from June 30 to July 22, 2022.}}

|May 22, 2025

|Bongbong Marcos

Notes

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References

{{commons|Secretaries of Science and Technology of the Philippines}}

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External links

  • [http://www.dost.gov.ph/ DOST website]

{{Executive Departments of the Philippines}}

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