Ralph Recto

Ralph Recto
Ralph Recto
	Official portrait, 2024
Executive Secretary of the Philippines
	Ad interim
	Assumed office ; November 17, 2025
President	Bongbong Marcos
Preceded by	Lucas Bersamin
33rd Secretary of Finance
	In office; January 12, 2024 – November 17, 2025
President	Bongbong Marcos
Preceded by	Benjamin Diokno
Succeeded by	Frederick Go
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives
	In office; July 27, 2022 – January 12, 2024 Serving with several others
Speaker	Martin Romualdez
Succeeded by	David Suarez
Member of the House of Representatives from Batangas
	In office; June 30, 2022 – January 12, 2024
Preceded by	Vilma Santos
Succeeded by	Ryan Christian Recto
Constituency	6th district
	In office; June 30, 1992 – June 30, 2001
Preceded by	Jose E. Calingasan
Succeeded by	Oscar Gozos
Constituency	4th district
Senate Minority Leader
	In office; July 25, 2016 – February 27, 2017
Preceded by	Juan Ponce Enrile
Succeeded by	Franklin Drilon
President pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines
	In office; February 27, 2017 – June 30, 2022
Preceded by	Franklin Drilon
Succeeded by	Migz Zubiri (acting)
	In office; July 22, 2013 – June 30, 2016
Preceded by	Jinggoy Estrada
Succeeded by	Franklin Drilon
Senator of the Philippines
	In office; June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2022
	In office; June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2007
12th Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority; Concurrently Secretary of Socioeconomic Planning;
	In office; July 23, 2008 – August 16, 2009
President	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded by	Romulo Neri; Augusto Santos (acting);
Succeeded by	Cayetano Paderanga Jr.; Augusto Santos (acting);
First Gentleman of Batangas
	Incumbent
	In role ; June 30, 2025
Governor	Vilma Santos
Preceded by	Angelica Chua-Mandanas
	In role; June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2016
Governor	Vilma Santos
Preceded by	Edna Sanchez
Succeeded by	Regina Reyes Mandanas
Personal details
Born	Ralph Gonzalez Recto; January 11, 1964; Quezon City, Philippines
Party	Nacionalista (2004–2007; 2018–present)
Other political; affiliations	Liberal (2009–2018); Lakas (2001–2004; 2007–2009); LDP (1992–2001);
Spouse	Vilma Santos (m. 1992)
Children	Ryan Recto
Alma mater	De La Salle University (BS);
Occupation	Politician, government official
Profession	Economist
Signature
Website	Official website

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Ralph Gonzalez Recto (Tagalog pronunciation: [gonˈsalɛs ˈrɛktɔ]; born January 11, 1964) is a Filipino politician who has served as the executive secretary on an ad interim basis since 2025 under President Bongbong Marcos. He previously served as the 33rd secretary of finance from 2024 to 2025 under President Marcos, the representative for Batangas' 6th district from 1992 to 2001 and from 2022 to 2024, and as the House deputy speaker from 2022 to 2024.

Recto also previously served three terms in the Senate: from 2001 to 2007 and from 2010 to 2022, and he had served as president pro tempore of the Senate and Senate minority leader. He started his political career as the representative of Batangas' 4th district from 1992 to 2001.

In 2007, Recto lost his Senate re-election bid because, as many analysts believed, he had authored the unpopular EVAT (Expanded Value Added Tax) law. In July 2008, he was appointed to head the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) in the Arroyo administration but resigned from his position in August 2009 in preparation for another run for the Senate in the 2010 elections.

He is a grandson of statesman Claro M. Recto. His wife is actress-politician Vilma Santos.