Secretary of Tourism (Philippines)

{{Short description|Tourism minister of the Philippines}}

{{lead too short|date=July 2012}}

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

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

{{Infobox official post

| post = Secretary of Tourism

| native_name = Kalihim ng Turismo

| body =

| insignia = Department of Tourism (DOT).svg

| insigniasize = 125px

| insigniacaption = Official seal of the
Department of Tourism

| image = Christina Frasco.jpg

| imagesize = 250px

| incumbent = Christina Garcia-Frasco

| incumbentsince = June 30, 2022

| style = The Honorable

| member_of = Cabinet

| appointer = President of the Philippines
{{small|(with the consent of the Commission on Appointments)}}

| termlength = No fixed term

| inaugural = Jose D. Aspiras

| formation = {{start date and age|1973|5|11|p=1|br=1}}

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

}}

The secretary of tourism ({{langx|fil|Kalihim ng Turismo}}) in the Philippines is the head of the country's Department of Tourism and is a member of the president's Cabinet.{{cite web |title=Mission and Structure |url=http://www.tourism.gov.ph/mission.aspx |website=tourism.gov.ph |publisher=DOT |accessdate=February 19, 2020}}

The current secretary is Christina Frasco, who assumed office on June 30, 2022.{{cite news |author1=Audrey Morallo |title=Duterte appoints DA usec as new Tourism chief |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2018/05/08/1813490/duterte-appoints-da-usec-new-tourism-chief |accessdate=February 19, 2020 |publisher=Philippine Star |date=May 8, 2018}}{{cite news |title=CA confirms Bernadette Romulo Puyat as tourism secretary |url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/203638-bernadette-romulo-puyat-confirmed-tourism-secretary |accessdate=February 19, 2020 |publisher=Rappler |date=May 30, 2018}}

List of secretaries of tourism

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1100pxJose AspirasMay 11, 1973February 25, 1986Ferdinand Marcos
2Jose Antonio GonzalesFebruary 26, 1986April 14, 1989rowspan=4|Corazon Aquino
3Narzalina LimApril 15, 1989June 7, 1989
4Peter GarruchoJune 8, 1989January 8, 1991
5100pxRafael Alunan IIIJanuary 9, 1991February 16, 1992
6Narzalina LimFebruary 17, 1992September 10, 1992rowspan=5|Fidel V. Ramos
7Vicente CarlosSeptember 11, 1992July 3, 1995
8100pxEduardo PilapilJuly 4, 1995March 28, 1996
ActEvelyn B. PantigMarch 29, 1996April 7, 1996
9Mina GaborApril 8, 1996June 30, 1998
10Gemma Cruz-AranetaJuly 1, 1998January 19, 2001Joseph Ejercito Estrada
11100pxRichard J. GordonJanuary 20, 2001January 4, 2004rowspan=5|Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
OICRobert Dean BarbersJanuary 5, 2004February 25, 2004
12100pxRoberto PagdangananFebruary 26, 2004August 31, 2004
OICEvelyn B. PantigSeptember 1, 2004November 29, 2004
13100pxAce DuranoNovember 30, 2004June 30, 2010
14Alberto LimJune 30, 2010August 12, 2011rowspan=2|Benigno S. Aquino III
15100pxRamon Jimenez Jr.September 1, 2011June 30, 2016
16100pxWanda Tulfo TeoJune 30, 2016May 8, 2018rowspan=2|Rodrigo Duterte
17100pxBernadette Romulo-PuyatMay 11, 2018June 30, 2022
18100pxChristina Garcia-Frasco{{cite news|last=Mercado|first=Neil Arwin|title=Erwin Tulfo to serve as DSWD secretary; 4 other Marcos Cabinet members named|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1604321/erwin-tulfo-to-serve-as-dswd-secretary-4-other-marcos-cabinet-members-named|access-date=May 31, 2022|work=Inquirer.net|date=May 30, 2022}}{{efn|Frasco took a leave of absence between July 13-21, 2023 amidst the rebranding controversy, with Undersecretary Elaine Bathan deputizing as OIC{{cite news|url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/christina-frasco-tourism-secretary-goes-on-leave-planned-before-branding-mess|title=Frasco goes on leave; DOT says this was planned before rebranding mess|author=Rivas, Ralf|date=2023-07-11|website=Rappler|access-date=2023-10-29}}}}June 30, 2022Incumbentrowspan=2|Bongbong Marcos

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