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Secretary of the Interior and Local Government
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Department of the Interior and Local Government
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Incumbent
Atty. Benjamin Abalos Jr.

since June 30, 2022
Style The Honorable
Appointer The President with the consent of the Commission on Appointments
Term length At the President's pleasure
Inaugural holder Pascual Alvarez
Formation March 22, 1897

The secretary of the interior and local government (Filipino: Kalihim ng Interyor at Pamahalaang Lokal) is the member of the Cabinet in charge of the Department of the Interior and Local Government.

The current secretary is Atty. Benjamin Abalos Jr., who assumed office on June 30, 2022.

List of secretaries of the interior and local government

# Name Term Began Term Ended President Period
Director of the Interior Emilio Aguinaldo Katipunan Revolutionary
Government (Tejeros Convention)
1 Pascual Alvarez April 17, 1897 October 31, 1897
Minister of the Interior Biak-na-Bato Republic
2 Isabelo Artacho November 1, 1897 December 15, 1897
3 Leandro Ibarra June 23, 1898 December 1898 Revolutionary Government
4 Teodoro Sandiko January 21, 1899 May 7, 1899 First Republic
5 Severino de las Alas May 7, 1899 November 13, 1899
Secretary of the Interior N/A "Insular Government" (1900–1935)
(American occupation)
A new Department of the Interior was created by the Philippine Commission in September 1901.
6 Dean Worcester 1901 1913
7 Winfred T. Denison 1914 1916
Act Francis Burton Harrison 1915 1916
8 Rafael Palma 1917 1920
9 Teodoro M. Kalaw 1920 1922
10 Jose P. Laurel February 9, 1923 July 17, 1923
11 Felipe Agoncillo 1923 1925
12 Honorio Ventura 1925 1933
13 Teofilo Sison 1933 1935
14 Elpidio Quirino 1935 1938 Manuel L. Quezon Commonwealth
15 Rafael Alunan Sr. 1938 August 29, 1941
16 Francisco Zulueta August 29, 1941 December 22, 1941
Commissioner of the Interior N/A Japanese occupation
17 Benigno Aquino Sr. 1942 1942
Minister of the Interior
(10) Jose P. Laurel December 2, 1942 October 14, 1943
Secretary of the Interior Sergio Osmeña Commonwealth
(restored)
18 Tomas Confesor March 8, 1945 July 10, 1945
Secretary of National Defense and the Interior
19 Alfredo Montelibano, Sr. July 11, 1945 May 27, 1946
Secretaries of the Interior Manuel Roxas Third Republic
20 José Zulueta May 28, 1946 April 17, 1948
21 Sotero J. Baluyut September 21, 1948 December 20, 1950 Elpidio Quirino
The Department of the Interior was abolished in 1950.
In 1956, the office of the Presidential Assistants on Community Development (PACD) was created,
having roles resembling that of the Department of the Interior, except supervision over the police force.
Notable PACD executive officers are Rafael Binamira, Hilarion Henares, Jr., Cesar Climaco and Ernesto Maceda.
Secretary of Local Government and Community Development Ferdinand Marcos
22 Jose Roño January 1, 1973 1978
Minister of Local Government and Community Development Fourth Republic
(22) Jose Roño 1978 1982
Ministers of Local Government
Act Jose Roño 1982 February 25, 1986
23 Aquilino Pimentel Jr. February 26, 1986 March 25, 1986 Corazon Aquino Fifth Republic
Secretaries of Local Government
(23) Aquilino Pimentel Jr. March 25, 1986 December 7, 1986
24 Jaime Ferrer December 8, 1986 August 2, 1987
Act Lito Monico Lorenzana August 3, 1987 November 8, 1987
25 Luis T. Santos November 9, 1987 December 10, 1991
Secretaries of Interior and Local Government
26 Cesar Sarino December 11, 1991 June 30, 1992
27 Rafael M. Alunan III June 30, 1992 April 16, 1996 Fidel V. Ramos
28 Robert Z. Barbers April 16, 1996 February 4, 1998
29 Epimaco Velasco February 4, 1998 May 30, 1998
OIC Nelson Collantes June 1, 1998 June 30, 1998
30 Joseph Estrada June 30, 1998 April 12, 1999 Joseph Ejercito Estrada
31 Ronaldo Puno April 12, 1999 January 10, 2000
32 Alfredo Lim January 10, 2000 January 20, 2001
OIC Anselmo Avelino Jr. January 20, 2001 January 28, 2001 Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
33 Jose Lina Jr. January 29, 2001 July 11, 2004
34 Gen. Angelo T. Reyes, AFP (Ret.) July 12, 2004 February 16, 2006
Act Ronaldo Puno April 4, 2006 June 30, 2010
OIC Benigno Aquino III June 30, 2010 July 9, 2010 Benigno S. Aquino III
35 Jesse Robredo July 9, 2010 August 18, 2012
OIC Paquito Ochoa Jr. August 19, 2012 September 19, 2012
36 Mar Roxas September 20, 2012 September 11, 2015
37 Mel Senen Sarmiento September 14, 2015 June 30, 2016
38 Ismael Sueno June 30, 2016 April 4, 2017 Rodrigo Duterte
OIC Police Maj. Gen. Catalino Cuy (Ret.) April 5, 2017 January 4, 2018
39 Gen. Eduardo M Año, AFP (Ret.) January 5, 2018 November 6, 2018
November 6, 2018 June 30, 2022
40 Atty. Benjamin Abalos Jr. June 30, 2022 Incumbent Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Notes:
  • In concurrent capacity as President.
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