Robert Dean Barbers

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Smith and the surname or paternal family name is Barbers.

Robert Dean Smith Barbers^[1] is a Filipino government official who served as Acting Secretary of the Department of Tourism of the Philippines.^[2] He was also the general manager of the Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA)^[3] and a City Councilor of Makati.^[4] He is the youngest son of former Senator Robert Barbers and a brother of former Surigao del Norte Representative Ace Barbers.^[5]

Robert Dean Barbers
Secretary of Tourism
Acting
In office January 5, 2004 – February 25, 2004
President	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded by	Dick Gordon
Succeeded by	Roberto Pagdanganan
General Manager of the Philippine Tourism Authority
In office November 12, 2002 – July 31, 2008
Preceded by	Nixon Kua
Succeeded by	Mark Lapid
Member of the Makati City Council from the 1st district
In office June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2001
Personal details
Political party	Independent (2009–present)
Other political affiliations	Lakas (until 2001)
Parent	Robert Barbers (father)

Barbers was appointed on November 12, 2002, as general manager of the Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA) by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. His appointment was legally challenged by his predecessor Nixon Kua who insisted his term should end in 2006, a case Kua lost.^[1] Barber's administration also sought the construction of the PTA Sports Complex within Intramuros which was halted by a court order in 2007.^[6][7]

Barbers' term expired in 2008. He was succeeded by Mark Lapid.^[8] He ran for representative of 1st district of Makati in 2010, but lost to Monique Lagdameo.

In 2025, Barbers and two other PTA officials were convicted and sentenced to up to eight years imprisonment for graft over the construction of the PTA Sports Complex.^[9]