Ernesto Pernia
Ernesto Pernia | |
|---|---|
| 14th Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority Concurrently Secretary of Socioeconomic Planning | |
| In office June 30, 2016 – April 16, 2020 | |
| President | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Preceded by | Emmanuel Esguerra (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Karl Kendrick Chua |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ernesto del Mar Pernia December 30, 1943 Tubigon, Bohol, Philippines |
| Spouse | Elena E. Pernia |
| Alma mater | University of San Carlos (AB) University of Bridgeport (MA) University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D) |
| Occupation | Professor, Writer |
| Profession | Economist |
Ernesto del Mar Pernia (born December 30, 1943) is a Filipino economist, writer and professor emeritus at the University of the Philippines School of Economics. He formerly served as Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority and Secretary of Socioeconomic Planning under the Duterte administration from 2016 to 2020.