Dinky Soliman

Dinky Soliman
Soliman in 2015
23rd Secretary of Social Welfare and Development
In office
June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2016
PresidentBenigno S. Aquino III
Preceded byCelia Capadocia-Yangco
Succeeded byJudy Taguiwalo (Ad interim)
In office
January 20, 2001 – July 8, 2005
PresidentGloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded byDulce Saguisag
Succeeded byEsperanza Cabral
Personal details
Born
Corazón Victoria Nerves Juliano

(1953-01-27)January 27, 1953[1]
Tarlac City, Philippines
DiedSeptember 19, 2021(2021-09-19) (aged 68)[2]
Quezon City, Philippines
Nationality Philippines
SpouseHector Soliman
ChildrenSandino Soliman
Marikit Soliman
Alma materUniversity of the Philippines Diliman
Harvard University
ProfessionSocial worker

Corazon Victoria "Dinky" Nerves Juliano-Soliman (January 27, 1953 – September 19, 2021) was a Filipina politician, activist and social worker who served as Secretary of Social Welfare and Development twice, under President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo from 2001 to 2005, and President Benigno Aquino III from 2010 to 2016.

  1. ^ Ong, Ghio; Flores, Helen (April 10, 2011). "Social Welfare Secretary Dinky Soliman: The color of her commitment". Philstar.com. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  2. ^ Mallorca, Hannah (September 19, 2021). "'Her passing ends a chapter in a Civil Society': Friends, allies mourn death of ex-DSWD chief Dinky Soliman". The Philippine Star. Retrieved September 19, 2021.