Leonor Briones
| Leonor Briones | |
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| Secretary of the Philippine Department of Education | |
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Assumed office June 30, 2016 |
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| President | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Preceded by | Armin Luistro |
| National Treasurer of the Philippines (Director, Bureau of the Treasury) | |
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In office August 1998 – February 2001 |
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| President | Joseph Ejercito Estrada |
| Preceded by | Caridad Valdehuesa |
| Succeeded by | Eduardo Sergio Gonzales Edeza |
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| Born |
October 16, 1940 Guihulngan, Negros Oriental, Philippine Commonwealth |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Residence | Valencia, Negros Oriental |
| Alma mater |
Silliman University University of the Philippines Diliman Harvard University |
Leonor Magtolis Briones (born October 16, 1940) is the incumbent Secretary of the Philippine Department of Education. Succeeding former De La Salle University president Armin Luistro, her appointment was announced by President Rodrigo Duterte on 31 May 2016.
She is also professor emerita of public fiscal management at the National College of Public Administration & Governance (NCPAG) of the University of the Philippines Diliman. She was a former Presidential Adviser for Social Development with Secretary/Cabinet Rank and is best known for her stint as National Treasurer of the Philippines from August 1998 to February 2001.
Briones obtained her Bachelor of Business Administration with a major in Accounting from Silliman University and her Master of Public Administration with a major in Local Government and Fiscal Administration from the University of the Philippines Diliman. She proceeded to complete further studies in the United States where she was granted a Post Graduate Diploma in Development Administration from the Harvard Institute for International Development at Harvard University.
Briones has served in various capacities. Her stints include serving as Lead Convenor of Social Watch Philippines, Inc.; as Director for Policy and Executive Development at the National College of Public Administration and Governance at the University of the Philippines Diliman; as Vice-President for Finance in the same university; and as Secretary to the Commission of the Commission on Audit. Briones also served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Silliman University. In 2010, Briones was nominated for the Presidency of the University of the Philippines but fell short of getting a majority vote from the university's Board of Regents.
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