Alberto Romulo
| Alberto Romulo | |
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| 23rd Secretary of the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs | |
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In office August 23, 2004 – February 25, 2011 |
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| President |
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Benigno Aquino III |
| Preceded by | Delia Albert |
| Succeeded by | Albert del Rosario |
| 34th Executive Secretary of the Philippines | |
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In office June 2001 – August 2004 |
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| President | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo |
| Preceded by | Renato de Villa |
| Succeeded by | Eduardo Ermita |
| 26th Secretary of the Philippine Department of Finance | |
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In office January 2001 – June 2001 |
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| President | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo |
| Preceded by | Jose Pardo |
| Succeeded by | Jose Isidro Camacho |
| Majority Floor Leader of the Senate of the Philippines | |
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In office 1991–1996 |
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| President |
Corazon Aquino Fidel V. Ramos |
| Preceded by | Teofisto Guingona, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Tatad |
| Senator of the Philippines | |
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In office June 30, 1987 – June 30, 1998 |
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| 3rd Secretary of the Philippine Department of Budget and Management | |
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In office February 25, 1986 – March 13, 1987 |
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| Preceded by | Guillermo Carague |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Alba |
| Mambabatas Pambansa (Assemblyman) from Quezon City | |
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In office June 30, 1984 – March 25, 1986 Serving with Ismael Mathay, Jr., Orlando Mercado, and Cecilia Muñoz-Palma |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 7, 1933 Camiling, Tarlac, Philippine Islands |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse(s) | Rosie Lovely Tecson-Romulo |
| Children | Guadalupe Romulo Mons Romulo Roman Romulo Bernadette Romulo Erwin Romulo |
| Alma mater |
De La Salle University Manuel L. Quezon University University of Madrid |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Website | Secretary of Foreign Affairs |
Alberto Gatmaitan Rómulo (born August 7, 1933) is a Filipino statesman, diplomat, and politician. He served in the Philippine in various capacities as Executive Secretary, Finance Secretary, Foreign Affairs Secretary, and Budget Secretary. His most recent stint is his leadership of the Department of Foreign Affairs before and during the early period of the administration of President Benigno Aquino III.
Rómulo was born in Camiling, Tarlac from Pangasinan and Tagalog parents. He was then elected as member of the Regular Batasang Pambansa representing Quezon City in 1984. He then joined government service as the interim Minister of the Budget of President Corazon Aquino during the transition period following the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution. He was a senator from 1987 to 1998, during which time he served as Majority Leader for five years. As Majority Leader, he greatly helped then Senate President Neptali Gonzales, Sr. in running the plenary sessions of the Senate and in executing its legislative mill.
He became Finance Secretary in January 2001, having been appointed when President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo took office and formed her own cabinet. He left this position in May 2001; Romulo was later appointed as an Executive Secretary. On August 18, 2004, he was appointed Foreign Secretary, and which he would hold until February 25, 2011. He served as Chairman of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN in 2007.
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