# Name Term Began Term Ended President: Secretary of Agrarian Reform
# Name Term Began Term Ended President: Secretary of Agrarian Reform
# Name Term Began Term Ended President: Secretary of Agrarian Reform
September 10,
1 Conrado F. Estrella June 1978 Ferdinand Marcos
1971
4 Miriam Defensor Santiago July 20, 1989 January 4, 1990 Corazon Aquino
7 Ernesto D. Garilao June 30, 1992 June 30, 1998 Fidel V. Ramos
September 27,
Rene C. Villa July 9, 2005
2004 Gloria Macapagal
Arroyo
12 Nasser C. Pangandaman July 9, 2005 August 23, 2005
Gloria Macapagal
Nasser C. Pangandaman August 23, 2005 June 30, 2010
Arroyo
13 Virgilio Gil R. de los Reyes June 30, 2010 June 30, 2016 Benigno Aquino III
September 6,
** Rafael V. Mariano June 30, 2016
2017[1]
Rodrigo Duterte
* Rosalina Bistoyong September 12, November 30, 2017
2017
January 21,
1 Jose Alejandrino June 23, 1898
1899
The department was clustered under the Ministry of Welfare from January
to May 1899 Emilio Aguinaldo[1] First Republic
January 21,
2 Graciano Gonzaga May 7, 1899
1899
November 13,
3 León María Guerrero May 7, 1899
1899
Vicente Singson
8 1933 1934
Encarnacion
November 15,
July 26, 1934
1935
9 Eulogio Rodriguez
November 15,
1938
1935
Manuel L.
Commonwealth
10 Benigno Aquino, Sr. 1938 1941 Quezon[2]
December 26,
12 Jose Abad Santos March 26, 1942
1941
Commonwealth
(in exile)
13 Andrés Soriano, Sr. March 26, 1942 July 31, 1944
February 27,
14 Manuel Nieto August 8, 1944 Sergio Osmeña[3]
1945
October 14,
Rafael Alunan, Sr. March 20, 1945
1943
February 27,
15 Delfin Jaranilla July 12, 1945
1945
Commonwealth
Sergio Osmeña[3]
(restored)
Secretaries of Agriculture and Commerce
Vicente Singson
16 July 12, 1945 1946
Encarnacion
Mariano
17 May 28, 1946 1947
Garchitorena
Manuel Roxas[5]
Secretaries of Agriculture and Natural Resources
September 21,
18 Placido L. Mapa 1950
1948
Elpidio Quirino[6]
December 14, Third Republic
19 Fernando Lopez[A] 1953
1950
December 30,
1962
1961
Diosdado
25 Benjamin M. Gozon 1962 1963 Macapagal[9]
December 30,
27 Fernando Lopez[A] 1971
1965
Secretary of Agriculture
Secretaries of Agriculture
Corazon C. Aquino
31 Carlos Dominguez III March 9, 1987 1989
January 31,
33 Roberto S. Sebastian June 30, 1992
1996
Fidel V. Ramos[11]
Salvador H. February 1,
34 June 30, 1998
Escudero III 1996
Fifth Republic
* William D. Dar[B] June 30, 1998 May 24, 1999
January 6,
35 Edgardo Angara May 25, 1999 Joseph Ejercito
2001
Estrada[12]
January 8, January 20,
2001 2001
Domingo F.
36
Panganiban
January 20, February 11,
2001 2001
Gloria Macapagal
Arroyo[13]
Leonardo Q. February 12, December 8,
37
Montemayor 2001 2002
December 9, August 15,
38 Luis P. Lorenzo, Jr.
2002 2004
March 8,
42 Bernie Fondevilla[C] June 30, 2010
2010[16]
Benigno Aquino
43 Proceso Alcala June 30, 2010 June 30, 2016
III[17]
6 Benjamin Diokno June 30, 1998 January 20, 2001 Joseph Ejercito Estrada[6]
(6
Benjamin Diokno June 30, 2016 March 4, 2019
)
Rodrigo Duterte
* Janet Abuel March 5, 2019 August 5, 2019