Secretary of Justice (Philippines)

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Secretary of Justice
Kalihim ng Katarungan
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Official seal of the
Department of Justice
Sec. Jesus Crispin Remulla - DOJ Official Portrait.jpg
Incumbent
Jesus Crispin Remulla
since June 30, 2022 (2022-06-30)
Style The Honorable
Member of Cabinet, Judicial and Bar Council
AppointerThe President
with the consent of the Commission on Appointments
Term length No fixed term
Inaugural holderSeverino de las Alas
FormationApril 17, 1851
(172 years ago) (1851-04-17)
Website www.doj.gov.ph

The secretary of justice (Filipino : kalihim ng katarungan) is the head of the Department of Justice and is a member of the president's Cabinet. [1]

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The current secretary is Jesus Crispin Remulla, who assumed office on June 30, 2022.

List of secretaries of justice

#NameTerm BeganTerm EndedPresidentPeriod
The Department of Grace and Justice was part of Pres. Emilio Aguinaldo's 1897 Naic Assembly Cabinet,
with Severino de las Alas as the Director of Grace and Justice.
However, the position was not in Aguinaldo's Biak-na-Bato Cabinet that followed months after.		 Emilio Aguinaldo [2] Katipunan revolutionary
government
Secretary of JusticeRevolutionary Government
1Severino de las AlasApril 17, 1897August 31, 1897
2 Gregorio S. Araneta September 1, 1897May 19, 1899
The department was not part of Aguinaldo's Cabinet during the First Republic, inaugurated in January 1899. First Republic
Attorney GeneralN/A American military government
3 Florentino Torres May 29, 1899June 4, 1901
Secretaries of Finance and Justice "Insular Government" (1900–1935)
(American occupation)
4 Henry C. Ide September 1, 1901June 30, 1908
5 Gregorio S. Araneta July 1, 1908October 10, 1913
6 Victorino Mapa November 1, 1913August 1916
Secretaries of Justice
Act Victorino Mapa August 1916June 30, 1920
7 Quintin B. Paredes July 1, 1920December 15, 1921
8 José Abad Santos April 26, 1922July 17, 1923
9Luis P. TorresJune 18, 1923August 31, 1928
10 José Abad Santos September 1, 1928June 18, 1932
11Alexander A. ReyesJune 19, 1932December 31, 1932
12Quirico M. AbetoJanuary 1, 1933July 5, 1934
13 José Yulo July 6, 1934November 14, 1935
November 15, 1935November 15, 1938 Manuel L. Quezon [3] Commonwealth
14 José Abad Santos December 5, 1938July 16, 1941
15 Teófilo Sison July 18, 1941November 27, 1941
Commissioners of JusticeN/AJapanese military
government
16 José P. Laurel December 24, 1941December 2, 1942 [4]
17 Teofilo Sison December 4, 1942October 14, 1943
18Quintin ParedesOctober 14, 1943December 25, 1944 José P. Laurel [5] Second Republic
Secretary of Justice, Labor and Welfare Sergio Osmeña [6] Commonwealth
(in exile)
ActMariano A. ErañaDecember 25, 1944February 17, 1945
Secretary of Justice, Agriculture and Commerce Commonwealth
(restored)
19 Delfín Jaranilla February 17, 1945December 31, 1945
Secretaries of Justice
20Ramon QuisumbingJanuary 2, 1946May 28, 1946
21Roman OzaetaMay 29, 1946July 4, 1946
July 4, 1946April 15, 1948 Manuel Roxas [7] Third Republic
April 17, 1948September 17, 1948 Elpidio Quirino [8]
22Sabino B. PadillaSeptember 19, 1948June 30, 1949
23Ricardo P. NepomucenoJuly 1, 1949July 25, 1950
24Jose P. BengzonAugust 29, 1950September 23, 1951
25 Oscar Castelo January 1, 1952August 16, 1953
26Roberto GianzonAugust 17, 1953December 30, 1953
27 Pedro Tuason January 4, 1954March 17, 1957 Ramon Magsaysay [9]
March 18, 1957March 19, 1958 Carlos P. Garcia [10]
28 Jesus Barrera April 18, 1958June 4, 1959
29Enrique FernandezJune 11, 1959July 13, 1959
30 Alejo Mabanag July 14, 1959December 31, 1961
31 Jose W. Diokno December 31, 1961May 19, 1962 Diosdado Macapagal [11]
32 Juan R. Liwag May 20, 1962July 7, 1963
33Salvador L. MarinoJuly 9, 1963December 31, 1965
34 José Yulo January 1, 1966August 4, 1967 Ferdinand Marcos [12]
35 Claudio Teehankee August 5, 1967December 16, 1968
36 Juan Ponce Enrile December 17, 1968February 7, 1970
37 Felix Makasiar February 8, 1970August 1, 1970
38 Vicente Abad Santos August 2, 1970January 17, 1973
Ministers of Justice
ActVicente Abad SantosJanuary 17, 1973January 16, 1979
39 Catalino Macaraig, Jr. January 17, 1979July 22, 1979
40 Ricardo C. Puno July 23, 1979June 1981
July 1981June 30, 1984 Fourth Republic
41 Estelito P. Mendoza June 30, 1984February 27, 1986
42 Neptali A. Gonzales February 28, 1986March 8, 1987 Corazon Aquino [13]
Secretaries of Justice Fifth Republic
43Sedfrey A. OrdoñezMarch 9, 1987January 2, 1990
44 Franklin M. Drilon January 4, 1990July 14, 1991
45 Silvestre H. Bello III July 15, 1991February 10, 1992
ActEduardo G. MontenegroFebruary 10, 1992June 30, 1992
46 Franklin Drilon July 1, 1992February 2, 1995 Fidel V. Ramos [14]
47Demetrio G. DemetriaFebruary 3, 1995May 19, 1995
48 Teofisto T. Guingona, Jr. May 20, 1995January 31, 1998
Act Silvestre H. Bello III February 1, 1998June 30, 1998
49 Serafin R. Cuevas July 1, 1998February 15, 2000 Joseph Ejercito Estrada [15]
50Artemio G. TuqueroFebruary 16, 2000January 23, 2001
51 Hernando B. Perez January 24, 2001November 26, 2002 Gloria Macapagal Arroyo [16]
52 Ma. Merceditas N. Gutierrez November 27, 2002January 15, 2003
53 Simeon Datumanong January 16, 2003December 23, 2003
54 Ma. Merceditas N. Gutierrez December 24, 2003August 31, 2004
55 Raul Gonzalez September 1, 2004September 2, 2007
Act Agnes Devanadera September 3, 2007November 15, 2007
Act Raul Gonzalez November 16, 2007January 11, 2010
Act Agnes Devanadera January 12, 2010March 8, 2010
Act Alberto Agra March 10, 2010June 30, 2010
56 Leila de Lima June 30, 2010October 12, 2015 Benigno S. Aquino III [17]
Act Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa [18] October 12, 2015January 21, 2016
Act Emmanuel Caparas [19] January 22, 2016June 30, 2016
57 Vitaliano Aguirre II June 30, 2016April 5, 2018 Rodrigo Duterte
58 Menardo Guevarra [20] April 5, 2018June 30, 2022
59 Jesus Crispin Remulla [21] [22] June 30, 2022Incumbent Bongbong Marcos

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