Minority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
The Minority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, or simply the House Minority Floor Leader, is the leader elected by the minority bloc of the House of Representatives of the Philippines that serves as their official leader in the body. He also manages the business of the minority party in the Senate. He is expected to be vigilant in the defense of the minority's rights. It is his function and duty to criticize constructively the policies and programs of the majority, and to this end employ parliamentary tactics and give close attention to all proposed legislation.
Traditionally, the defeated contender in the speakership election becomes the minority leader, but the rules were amended for the 17th Congress and now the minority bloc elects their minority leader among themselves.
List of Minority Floor Leaders
- Vicente Singson Encarnacion, from 1907 to 1909
- Data of minority leaders from the 2nd Philippine Legislature to the 10th Philippine Legislature are missing.
| # | Name | Party | District | Legislature | Term of office | Era |
| 1 | Eugenio P. Pérez | NP | Pangasinan–2nd | First | 1945 | Commonwealth |
| 2 | Cipriano P. Primicias, Sr. | NP | Pangasinan–4th | Second | 1946-1949 | Third Republic |
| 2 | Cipriano P. Primicias, Sr. | NP | Pangasinan–4th | First | 1946-1949 | Third Republic |
| 3 | Jose Laurel, Jr. | NP | Batangas–3rd | Second | 1950-1953 | Third Republic |
| Eugenio Perez | LP | Pangasinan–2nd | Third | 1954-1957 | Third Republic | |
| 4 | Cornelio Villareal | LP | Capiz–2nd | Fourth | 1958-1961 | Third Republic |
| 4 | Cornelio Villareal | LP | Capiz–2nd | Fifth | 1962-1962 | Third Republic |
| 5 | Daniel Romualdez | NP | Leyte–4th | Fifth | 1962-1965 | Third Republic |
| Jose Laurel, Jr. | NP | Batangas–3rd | Sith | 1966-1969 | Third Republic | |
| 6 | Justiniano Montano | Liberal | Cavite | Seventh | 1970-1972 | Third Republic |
| 7 | Ramon Mitra, Jr. | Liberal | Palawan | Seventh | 1970-1972 | Third Republic |
| 8 | Ramon Felipe, Jr. | Liberal | Camarines Sur–1st | Seventh | 1970-1972 | Third Republic |
| 9 | Hilario Davide, Jr. | Pusyon Bisaya | Region VII | Interim | 1978-1984 | Fourth Republic |
| Jose Laurel, Jr. | UNIDO | Batangas | Regular | 1984-1986 | Fourth Republic | |
| 10 | Rodolfo Albano | NP | Isabela–1st | Eighth | 1987-1989 | Fifth Republic |
| 11 | Mohammed Ali Dimaporo | KBL | Lanao del Sur–2nd | Eighth | 1989-1990 | Fifth Republic |
| 12 | Salvador Escudero | Nacionalista | Sorsogon–1st | Eighth | 1990-1991 | Fifth Republic |
| 13 | Victor Ortega | Nacionalista | La Union–1st | Eighth | 1991-1992 | Fifth Republic |
| 14 | Hernando Perez | LDP | Batangas–2nd | Ninth | 1992-1995 | Fifth Republic |
| 15 | Ronaldo Zamora | NPC | San Juan/Mandaluyong | Tenth | 1992-1995 | Fifth Republic |
| 16 | Feliciano Belmonte, Jr. | Lakas | Quezon City–3rd | Eleventh | 1998-2001 | Fifth Republic |
| 17 | Arnulfo Fuentebella | NPC | Camarines Sur–3rd | Eleventh | 2001 | Fifth Republic |
| 18 | Carlos M. Padilla | LDP | Nueva Vizcaya | Twelfth | 2001-2004 | Fifth Republic |
| 19 | Francis Escudero | NPC | Sorsogon–1st | Thirteenth | 2004-2007 | Fifth Republic |
| Ronaldo Zamora | NPC | San Juan | Fourteenth | 2007-2010 | Fifth Republic | |
| 20 | Edcel Lagman | Lakas-Kampi | Albay–1st | Fifteenth | 2010-2012 | Fifth Republic |
| 21 | Danilo Suarez | Lakas-Kampi | Quezon–3rd | Fifteenth | 2012-2013 | Fifth Republic |
| Ronaldo Zamora | Nacionalista/Magdiwang | San Juan | Sixteenth | 2013-2016 | Fifth Republic | |
| Danilo Suarez | Lakas | Quezon–3rd | Seventeenth | 2016-2019 | Fifth Republic | |
| 22 | Bienvinido M. Abante Jr. | Asenso Manileño | Manila–6th | Eigteenth | 2019-present | Fifth Republic |