Dr. Esperanza Cabral | |
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| 27th Secretary of Health | |
| In office September 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010 | |
| President | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Preceded by | Francisco T. Duque III |
| Succeeded by | Enrique Ona |
| 24th Secretary of Social Welfare and Development | |
| In office July 21, 2005 – August 31, 2009 | |
| President | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Preceded by | Corazon Soliman |
| Succeeded by | Celia C. Yangco (OIC) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Esperanza Alcantara Icasas December 1 |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Political party | People's Reform Party |
| Spouse |
Bienvenido Cabral (m. 1968) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of the Philippines Diliman (BS,MD) |
| Profession | Doctor |
Esperanza Alcantara Icasas-Cabral is a Filipina cardiologist and clinical pharmacologist. She served as Secretary of the Department of Health in the Philippines, taking office in January 2010 to replace Dr. Francisco Duque III after his appointment as chairperson of the Civil Service Commission. Before her appointment as Secretary of Health she was previously the Secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development, replacing Corazon Soliman. Dr. Cabral is married to Bienvenido Villegas Cabral, an ophthalmologist.