Leonor Magtolis Briones | |
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 Official portrait, 2016 | |
| 37th Secretary of Education | |
| In office June 30, 2016 – June 30, 2022 | |
| President | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Preceded by | Armin Luistro |
| Succeeded by | Sara Duterte |
| 21st Treasurer of the Philippines | |
| In office August 1998 – January 19, 2001 | |
| President | Joseph Estrada |
| Preceded by | Caridad Valdehuesa |
| Succeeded by | Eduardo Sergio Gonzales Edeza |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Leonor Mirasol Magtolis October 16, 1940 Guihulngan, Negros Oriental, Philippine Commonwealth |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Residence(s) | Valencia, Negros Oriental |
| Alma mater | Silliman University (BBA) University of the Philippines Diliman (MPA) Leeds University (PGDip) |
| Occupation | Economist, Professor, Politician |
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Leonor "Liling" Mirasol Magtolis-Briones (Tagalog: [lɛˈnɔɾ bɾiˈjonɛs]; born October 16, 1940)[1] is a Filipino academician, economist, and civil servant who served as Secretary of Education under the Duterte administration.[2] She is also professor emeritus of public administration at the National College of Public Administration & Governance (NCPAG) of the University of the Philippines Diliman and was chairman of the board of trustees of Silliman University in Dumaguete.
She is a former Presidential Adviser for Social Development under President Joseph Ejercito Estrada, with the rank of department secretary and was National Treasurer of the Philippines (head of the Bureau of the Treasury) from August 1998 to February 2001.[3]
- ^ Dejaresco, Ely (June 5, 2016). "Prof. Lingling Briones: NegOr's Cabinet Member". The Negros Chronicle. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
- ^ "UP's Briones ready to head DepEd". ABS-CBN News. May 31, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
- ^ "Past Treasurers" Archived May 29, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Bureau of the Treasury, Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved April 22, 2011.