President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Undersecretary Kim Robert de Leon as the new secretary of the agency.
De Leon, at age 32, is the youngest DBM Secretary and the youngest member of Marcos’ cabinet.
Before his promotion, he handled the agency’s Organization and System Improvement and Information and Communications Technology, and served as Undersecretary for Administration and Finance at the Department of Transportation (DOTr).
De Leon will take his oath on Tuesday, May 19.
He graduated magna cum laude and valedictorian from the UP-National College of Public Administration and Governance.
