Secretary of Tourism (Philippines)

Secretary of Tourism Kalihim ng Turismo
Official seal of the Department of Tourism
Incumbent Wanda Corazon Teo since June 30, 2016
Appointer	The President with the consent of the Commission on Appointments
Term length	No fixed term
Inaugural holder	Jose D. Aspiras
Formation	May 11, 1973
Website	www.tourism.gov.ph

The Secretary of Tourism (Filipino: Kalihim ng Turismo) is the Cabinet of the Philippines member in charge of the Department of Tourism.

The current Secretary is Wanda Corazon Teo, who assumed office on June 30, 2016.

List of Secretaries of Tourism

(*) Acting Secretary/Officer-in-Charge

#	Name	Term Began	Term Ended	President
1	Jose D. Aspiras	May 11, 1973	February 25, 1986	Ferdinand Marcos
2	Jose Antonio U. Gonzales	February 26, 1986	April 14, 1989	Corazon Aquino
3	Narzalina Z. Lim*	April 15, 1989	June 7, 1989
4	Peter D. Garrucho	June 8, 1989	January 8, 1991
5	Rafael M. Alunan III	January 9, 1991	February 16, 1992
6	Narazalina Z. Lim	February 17, 1992	September 10, 1992	Fidel V. Ramos
7	Vicente J. Carlos	September 11, 1992	July 3, 1995
8	Eduardo P. Pilapil	July 4, 1995	March 28, 1996
9	Evelyn B. Pantig*	March 29, 1996	April 7, 1996
10	Mina T. Gabor	April 8, 1996	June 30, 1998
11	Gemma C. Araneta	July 1, 1998	January 19, 2001	Joseph Estrada
12	Richard J. Gordon	January 20, 2001	January 4, 2004	Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
13	Robert Dean S. Barbers*	January 5, 2004	February 25, 2004
14	Roberto M. Pagdanganan	February 26, 2004	August 31, 2004
15	Evelyn B. Pantig*	September 1, 2004	November 29, 2004
16	Joseph H. Durano	November 30, 2004	June 30, 2010
17	Alberto Lim	June 29, 2010	August 12, 2011	Benigno Aquino III
18	Ramon R. Jimenez, Jr.	September 1, 2011	June 30, 2016
19	Wanda Corazon Teo	June 30, 2016	Incumbent	Rodrigo Duterte

External links

• Department of Tourism Philippines website
• DFPC website