Carlito Galvez Jr.

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Retired General Carlito G. Galvez Jr. AFP, CCLH, OLH, OAM
Galvez in 2019
Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity
Incumbent
Assumed office June 26, 2023
President	Bongbong Marcos
Preceded by	Usec. Isidro L. Purisima (Acting)
In office December 12, 2018 – January 9, 2023
President	Rodrigo Duterte Bongbong Marcos
Preceded by	Jesus Dureza
Succeeded by	Usec. Isidro L. Purisima (Acting)
Secretary of National Defense
Officer in Charge
In office January 9, 2023 – June 5, 2023
President	Bongbong Marcos
Preceded by	Usec. Jose Faustino Jr. (OIC)
Succeeded by	Gilberto Teodoro Jr.
Senior Undersecretary of National Defense
In office January 9, 2023 – June 26, 2023
President	Bongbong Marcos
Preceded by	Jose Faustino Jr.
Succeeded by	Angelito M. De Leon (Acting)
IATF-EID Vaccine Czar
In office November 2, 2020 – June 30, 2022
President	Rodrigo Duterte
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Chief Implementer of the National Task Force against COVID-19
In office March 16, 2020 – June 30, 2022
President	Rodrigo Duterte
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
50th Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
In office April 18, 2018 – December 11, 2018
President	Rodrigo Duterte
Preceded by	Gen. Rey Leonardo Guerrero
Succeeded by	Gen. Benjamin Madrigal Jr.
Personal details
Born	Carlito Guancing Galvez Jr. (1962-12-12) December 12, 1962 (age 61)[citation needed] Bustos, Bulacan, Philippines
Alma mater	Philippine Military Academy University of New South Wales (M.PM)
Military service
Allegiance	Philippines
Branch/service	Philippine Army
Years of service	1985–2018
Rank	General
Unit	Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines AFP Western Mindanao Command 6th Infantry Division Chairman, Government of the Philippines Coordinating Committees on the Cessation of Hostilities (GPH-CCCH) Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Organization & Training, J3 104th Brigade, 1 ID Task Group Panther Bravo, FSSR 1st Scout Ranger Battalion, FSSR
Battles/wars	Moro conflict Communist rebellion in the Philippines Zamboanga City crisis Battle of Marawi

Carlito Guancing Galvez Jr. (Tagalog pronunciation: [kaɾˈlito ˈɡalvɛs], born December 12, 1962)^{[citation needed]} is a retired Philippine Army general serving as the Senior Undersecretary and briefly as officer-in-charge of the Department of National Defense since 2023 and Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process since 2018. He also served as the Chief Implementer of the Philippines' Declared National Policy Against COVID-19 (COVID-19 National Task Force).^[1] In November 2020, he was appointed as the country's COVID-19 vaccine czar,^[2] and was responsible for leading the government's efforts in bringing into the country about 245.23 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of May 2022 beginning in 2021 despite the global vaccine shortage.^[3] Prior to this, he also previously served as the 50th Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines from April to December 2018.^[4][5]