Cesar Purisima
Cesar Antonio Velasquez Purisima (born 3 April 1960) is a Filipino accountant and financial expert. He was the Secretary of Finance of the Republic of the Philippines under the administration of President Benigno S. Aquino III. He also served as the chair of the Cabinet Economic Development Cluster and member of the Monetary Board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. Purisima is a multi-awarded finance minister, recognized 7 times in 6 consecutive years by various international institutions for turning the Philippine economy around and restoring investor confidence.
Cesar V. Purisima | |
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Cesar Purisima in 2013. | |
| Secretary of Finance | |
| In office 30 June 2010 – 30 June 2016 | |
| President | Benigno Aquino III |
| Preceded by | Margarito Teves |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Dominguez III |
| In office 15 February 2005 – 15 July 2005 | |
| President | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Preceded by | Juanita Amatong |
| Succeeded by | Margarito Teves |
| Secretary of Trade and Industry | |
| In office 10 December 2003 – July 2005 | |
| President | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Preceded by | Manuel Roxas II |
| Succeeded by | Juan Santos |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cesar Antonio Velasquez Purisima 3 April 1960 Davao City, Philippines |
| Spouse |
Corrie de la Cruz (m. 2005) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | De La Salle University (BS) Northwestern University (M.B.A) |
| Occupation | Accountant, financial expert, government official |
| Profession | Business |
He had previously been Secretary of Trade and Industry and then Secretary of Finance during the term of Aquino's predecessor President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo but resigned amid the latter's involvement in the 2005 "Hello Garci scandal". Purisima is the third longest-serving Finance Secretary in history, behind Cesar Virata and Jaime Hernandez, and is to date, the longest-serving Finance Secretary after the EDSA Revolution of 1986.