Alberto Romulo | |
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| Chairman and Director of the Board of theDevelopment Bank of the Philippines | |
| In office March 2017 – December 22, 2022 | |
| Appointed by | Rodrigo Duterte |
| President | Emmanuel G. Herbosa |
| Succeeded by | Dante Tiñga |
| 24thSecretary of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office August 23, 2004 – February 23, 2011 | |
| President | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Benigno Aquino III |
| Preceded by | Delia Albert |
| Succeeded by | Albert del Rosario |
| 34thExecutive Secretary of the Philippines | |
| In office May 8, 2001 – August 23, 2004 | |
| President | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Preceded by | Renato de Villa |
| Succeeded by | Eduardo Ermita |
| 26thSecretary of Finance | |
| In office January 23 – June 30, 2001 | |
| President | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Preceded by | Jose Pardo |
| Succeeded by | Jose Isidro Camacho |
| Senate Majority Leader | |
| In office July 22, 1991 – October 10, 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Teofisto Guingona, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Tatad |
| Senator of the Philippines | |
| In office June 30, 1987 – June 30, 1998 | |
| Minister of Budget and Management | |
| In office February 25, 1986 – March 13, 1987 | |
| President | Corazon Aquino |
| Preceded by | Guillermo Carague |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Alba(as Secretary) |
| Member of theRegular Batasang Pambansa | |
| In office June 30, 1984 – March 25, 1986 Serving with Ismael Mathay, Jr.,Orlando Mercado, andCecilia Muñoz-Palma | |
| Constituency | Quezon City |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alberto Gatmaitan Romulo (1933-08-07)August 7, 1933 (age 92) |
| Political party | LDP (1988–present) |
| Other political affiliations | UNIDO (until 1987) LnB (1987–1988) |
| Spouse | Rosie Lovely Tecson-Romulo |
| Children | 5 (incl.Roman andBernadette) |
| Alma mater | |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Website | Secretary of Foreign Affairs |
Alberto "Bert" Gatmaitan Romulo (born August 7, 1933) is a Filipino politician and diplomat. He served in the Philippines in various capacities as executive secretary, finance secretary, foreign affairs secretary, and budget secretary. His most recent office is his leadership of the Department of Foreign Affairs[1] before and during the early period of the administration ofPresidentBenigno Aquino III.
Romulo was born inCamiling, Tarlac from Pangasinan and Kapampangan parents.[2]
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He was then elected as member of theRegular Batasang Pambansa representingQuezon City in 1984. He then joined government service as the interim Minister of the Budget of PresidentCorazon Aquino during the transition period following the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution. He was asenator from 1987 to 1998, during which time he served as Majority Leader for five years. As Majority Leader, he greatly helped then Senate PresidentNeptali Gonzales, Sr. in running the plenary sessions of the Senate and in executing its legislative mill.[3] In November 1989, Romulo avoided a fatal helicopter crash nearMaulong,Catbalogan when an Army commander convinced him to ride another helicopter going to Catbalogan.[4]
He became finance secretary in January 2001, having been appointed when PresidentGloria Macapagal Arroyo took office and formed her own cabinet. He left this position in May 2001; Romulo was later appointed as an executive secretary.[5] On August 18, 2004, he was appointed foreign secretary,[5] and which he would hold until February 25, 2011, under President Aquino.[6] He served as Chairman of theAssociation of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN in 2007.[7]
In March 2017, Romulo was appointed chairman and director of the board of theDevelopment Bank of the Philippines.[8]
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