Dr Benjamin P. Reyes - Incumbent From May 2022

Dr Benjamin P. Reyes assumed office as the 8^th Secretary-General of the Colombo Plan on 3 May 2022. As a Career Executive Service Officer of the Philippine Civil Service, H.E. Dr Reyes served in the Philippine government for over 24 years making significant contribution to policy development, strategic formulation and programme management.

Prior to assuming the role of the Secretary-General at the Colombo Plan, H.E. Dr Reyes served as the Undersecretary (Deputy Minister) of the Dangerous Drug Board and the Chairman of the Drug Demand Reduction Committee in the Philippines.

H.E. Dr Reyes was also the Commissioner for the Philippines for the Global Centre for Credentialing and Certification (GCCC), the credentialing arm of the Colombo Plan Drug Advisory Programme.

Dr Reyes is a distinguished alumnus of the University of the Philippines’ College of Dentistry, where he graduated with a Doctor of Dental Medicine degree in 1994. He subsequently pursued his academic endeavours by earning a Master’s in Public Health with a specialisation in Biostatistics and Epidemiology Tracking from the University of the Philippines in 1998. Furthermore, Dr Reyes holds a Master’s in Development Management from the Asian Institute of Management, (Dean’s List) in 2010.

In his capacity as the Secretary-General, Dr Reyes envisions elevating the Colombo Plan over the next four years into a highly efficient and responsive organisation that spearheads global change and development in the next four years.