Margarito Teves

Margarito B. Teves
38th Secretary of Finance
In office
July 22, 2005 – June 30, 2010
PresidentGloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded byCesar Purisima
Succeeded byCesar Purisima
Member of the House of Representatives from Negros Oriental's 3rd district
In office
June 30, 1987 – June 30, 1998
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byHerminio Teves
Personal details
Born
Margarito Bustaliño Teves

(1943-08-01) August 1, 1943 (age 81)
Dipolog, Zamboanga
NationalityFilipino
Political partyLakas/Lakas–CMD (1995–present)
Other political
affiliations
Lakas ng Bansa/Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (1987–1995)
SpouseLoretto Santos
Children3
Alma materWilliams College (MA)

Margarito "Gary" Bustaliño Teves (born August 1, 1943) is a Filipino politician who served as Secretary of the Department of Finance of the Philippines. He was appointed to the position in July 2005 by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, following a mass resignation of her economic team.[1]

In January 2009 he was named "Best Finance Minister" in Asia, a title given by London-based international finance magazine, The Banker.[2]

  1. ^ "Arroyo appoints finance minister". Gulf News. July 12, 2005.
  2. ^ "Teves is Asia's best finance minister | The Banker". GMANetwork.com. January 8, 2009.