Enrique Ona | |
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28th Secretary of Health | |
In office June 30, 2010 – December 19, 2014[1] | |
President | Benigno Aquino III |
Preceded by | Esperanza Cabral |
Succeeded by | Janette Garin |
Executive Director of National Kidney and Transplant Institute | |
In office 1999–2010 | |
President | Joseph Estrada Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
Succeeded by | Aileen Riego-Javier |
Personal details | |
Born | Enrique Tangonan Ona Jr. June 4, 1939 Sagay, Negros Occidental, Commonwealth of the Philippines |
Alma mater | University of the Philippines Manila |
Occupation | Surgeon Government official |
Profession | Doctor |
Enrique Tangonan Ona Jr.[2] (born June 4, 1939) is a Filipino surgeon and public servant. He was the Secretary of the Department of Health from 2010 to 2014, succeeding Dr. Esperanza Cabral. Recognized as one of the top surgeons in the field of vascular surgery and organ transplantation, he earned his Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) from the University of the Philippines College of Medicine at the University of the Philippines Manila.