Ernesto Pernia

Ernesto Pernia
14th Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority
Concurrently Secretary of Socioeconomic Planning
In office
June 30, 2016 – April 16, 2020
PresidentRodrigo Duterte
Preceded byEmmanuel Esguerra (acting)
Succeeded byKarl Kendrick Chua
Personal details
BornErnesto del Mar Pernia
(1943-12-30) December 30, 1943
Tubigon, Bohol, Philippines
SpouseElena E. Pernia
Alma materUniversity of San Carlos (AB)
University of Bridgeport (MA)
University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D)
OccupationProfessor, Writer
ProfessionEconomist
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Ernesto del Mar Pernia (born December 30, 1943) is a Filipino economist, writer and professor emeritus at the University of the Philippines School of Economics. He formerly served as Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority and Secretary of Socioeconomic Planning under the Duterte administration from 2016 to 2020.