Edilberto de Jesus

Edilberto C. de Jesus, appointed as ninth president of the Far Eastern University in the City of Manila, Philippines (1995-2002). On September 16, 2002, he was appointed by Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as Secretary of Education to replace Sec. Raul Roco, who earlier resigned the cabinet post. He is now the the President of the University of the Cordilleras in Baguio City, Philippines.

Education

*A.B., Ateneo de Manila University
*M.Phil., Yale University
*Ph.D., Yale University
*Doctor of Humanities, "honoris causa", Ateneo de Manila University

Previous positions

*Associate Dean, Asian Institute of Management, 1994-1995
*Presidential Adviser on Rural Development, Office of the President, 1988-1992
*Deputy Commissioner, Presidential Office of the Peace Commission, 1987-1992

Affiliations

*Trustee, Ateneo de Manila University
*Director, Centro Escolar University
*Chairman, Institute of Environmental Sciences for Social Change
*President, Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities
*Trustee, Coordinating Council for Private Educational Associations
*Trustee, Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific
*Trustee, National Museum