Filemon Uriarte Jr. (born October 15, 1945) is a Filipino chemical engineer[1] who served as Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology of the Philippines under Joseph Estrada.[2]
Filemon Uriarte Jr. | |
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| Secretary of Science and Technology | |
| In office February 1, 1999 – November 2000 | |
| President | Joseph Estrada |
| Preceded by | William Padolina |
| Succeeded by | Rogelio Panlasigui |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Filemon A. Uriarte, Jr. October 15, 1945 |
Education
editUriarte completed a B.S. at the University of the Philippines Diliman[3] in 1965 and a Ph.D. at Carnegie Mellon University in 1970.[1][4]
Career
editHe served as Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology starting on February 1, 1999[2] until his resignation in November 2000.[5]
He is an Academician of the National Academy of Science and Technology.[4]
References
edit- 1 2 Publications, Europa (2001). The Environment Encyclopedia and Directory 2001. Psychology Press. ISBN 978-1-85743-089-9.
- 1 2 Parnala, Adam (2022-08-21). "LIST: All the DOST Secretaries in the Philippines". NoypiGeeks. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
- ↑ "University of the Philippines Industrial Engineering Alumni Association". upieaa.org. Retrieved 2026-02-26.
- 1 2 "NAST Members". members.nast.ph. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
- ↑ Villanueva, Marichu A. "Science department head tenders resignation". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2026-02-24.