Secretary of Transportation (Philippines)

Secretary of Transportation
Secretary of Transportation
Kalihim ng Transportasyon
	Official seal of the ; Department of Transportation
	Incumbent; Giovanni Z. Lopez ; Acting; since September 1, 2025
Style	The Honorable
Member of	Cabinet
Appointer	The president; with the consent of the Commission on Appointments
Term length	No fixed term
Inaugural holder	Maximino Paterno
Formation	January 23, 1899; (126 years ago)
Website	dotr.gov.ph

The secretary of transportation (Filipino: Kalihim ng Transportasyon) is the head of the Department of Transportation and is a member of the president’s Cabinet.^[1]

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The current acting secretary is Usec. Giovanni Z. Lopez since September 1, 2025.

Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Governor-General
Filemon Perez	January 1, 1933	January 2, 1933	Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
Antonio de las Alas (1889–1983)	January 26, 1933	November 15, 1935	Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
Antonio de las Alas (1889–1983)	January 26, 1933	November 15, 1935	Frank Murphy

Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	President
Antonio de las Alas (1889–1983)	November 15, 1935	February 18, 1936	Manuel L. Quezon
Mariano Jesús Cuenco (1888–1964)	1936	1939
José Avelino (1890–1986)	1939	1941
Sotero Baluyut (1889–1975) ^[2]	1941	1941

Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	President
	Quintín Paredes (1884–1973)	October 19, 1943	August 24, 1944	Jose P. Laurel
	Jose Paez	August 24, 1944	1945	Jose P. Laurel

Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	President
Sotero Cabahug (1891–1963)	March 8, 1945	May 28, 1946	Sergio Osmeña
Ricardo Nepomuceno	May 28, 1946	1949	Manuel Roxas
Ricardo Nepomuceno	May 28, 1946	1949	Elpidio Quirino
Prospero Sanidad (1897–1969)	June 29, 1949	1951	Elpidio Quirino

Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	President
Sotero Baluyut (1889–1975)	January 6, 1951	1952	Elpidio Quirino
Pablo Lorenzo	May 6, 1952	1953	Elpidio Quirino
Vicente Ylagan Orosa Sr.	March 10, 1954	1955	Ramon Magsaysay
Florencio Moreno	April 30, 1955	December 30, 1961	Ramon Magsaysay
Florencio Moreno	April 30, 1955	December 30, 1961	Carlos P. Garcia
Marciano Bautista	1961	1962	Diosdado Macapagal
Paulino Cases	1962	1962
Brigido Valencia	1962	1963
Jorge Abad	1963	1965
Antonio Raquiza (1908–1999)	1966	1968	Ferdinand Marcos
Rene Espina (1929–2019)	1968	1969
Manuel Syquio	1969	1970
Alfredo Juinio (1918–2003)	1975	1978

List of secretaries of transportation

Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	President
Hernando Perez (born 1939)	February 11, 1987	March 16, 1987	Corazon Aquino
Rainerio Reyes	March 16, 1987	January 3, 1990
Oscar Orbos (born 1951)	January 3, 1990	December 9, 1990
Arturo Corona	1990	1992
Pete Nicomedes Prado	1992	1992
Jesus Garcia	July 1, 1992	April 1, 1996	Fidel V. Ramos
Amado Lagdameo Jr.	April 1, 1996	April 16, 1997
Arturo Enrile (1940–1998)	April 16, 1997	January 14, 1998
Josefina Lichauco	January 15, 1998	June 30, 1998
Vicente Rivera	June 30, 1998	January 20, 2001	Joseph Estrada
Pantaleon Alvarez (born 1958)	January 20, 2001	July 3, 2002	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Leandro Mendoza (1946–2013)	July 3, 2002	February 23, 2010
Anneli Lontoc Acting	March 9, 2010	June 30, 2010
Jose de Jesus	June 30, 2010	July 4, 2011	Benigno Aquino III
Mar Roxas (born 1957)	July 4, 2011	October 18, 2012
Jun Abaya (born 1966)	October 18, 2012	June 30, 2016

Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	President
Arthur Tugade (born 1946)	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2022	Rodrigo Duterte
Jaime Bautista (born 1957)	June 30, 2022	February 21, 2025	Bongbong Marcos
Vince Dizon (born 1974)	February 21, 2025	August 31, 2025
Giovanni Z. Lopez (born 1980) Acting	September 1, 2025	Incumbent