Leonor Briones, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Leonor Briones

Filipino economist

Date of Birth: 16-Oct-1940

Place of Birth: Guihulngan, Philippines

Profession: politician, economist

Nationality: Philippines

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Leonor "Liling" Mirasol Magtolis-Briones (born October 16, 1940) is a Filipino academic, economist and civil servant who is the incumbent Secretary of Education of the Philippines under President Rodrigo Duterte.
She is also professor emeritus of public administration at the National College of Public Administration & Governance (NCPAG) of the University of the Philippines Diliman and was chairman of the board of directors of Silliman University in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental. She was a former Presidential Adviser for Social Development with the rank of department secretary and was National Treasurer of the Philippines (head of the Bureau of the Treasury) from August 1998 to February 2001.