Eduardo Sergio Gonzales Edeza assumed office as the 22nd Treasurer of the Philippines on 16 February 2001 after the People Power II revolution propelled Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to the Presidency.

He becomes the first National Treasurer to come from the private sector and the second from the Central Bank. Prior to his assumption as head of the Bureau of the Treasury, Edeza was Senior Vice president, since 1998, of the Treasury Group of Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company, the Philippines' largest universal bank. He also served as Treasurer of the Central Bank of the Philippines from 1994 to 1997.

A Certified Public Accountant, he earned his Bachelor of Commerce degree, Major in Accounting from De La Salle University where he was a consistent Dean's Honors' List student. He completed his academic requirements for a Master's Degree in Business Administration also from the same university. In 1997 he was accepted at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University to pursue an 11-month Masteral Degree Program in Public Policy and Administration.

Treasurer Edeza has trained with many foreign financial institutions abroad such as the World Bank, New York Institute of Finance, SEACEN, Monetary Authority of Singapore, International Research Institute, Union Bank of Switzerland, Swiss Bank Corporation, Citibank, Bank of America, Chase Manhattan Bank among others while he was with the Central Bank of the Philippines.

While he was in the private sector he also served as Director of First Metro International Investment Corporation in Hong Kong, Director and President of the Foreign Exchange Association of the Philippines, and Director of the Money Market Association of the Philippines.

During his stint at the Central Bank, he sat as member of the EMEAP Working Group on Central Banking Operations chaired by the Reserve Bank of Australia and composed of 11 Central Banks in the Asia Pacific region.

Treasurer Eduardo Sergio Gonzales Edeza, or simply Boy, brings with him a wealth of experience and trainings in treasury work that will certainly be put to use at the Bureau of the Treasury.

Under his leadership, the Bureau of the Treasury is envisioned to be a pro-active manager of public debt and public funds characterized by active duration management, minimization of interest rate risks and hedging of financial risks. With the assistance of all the officials and employees of the Bureau, he hopes to efficiently and effectively manage the financial resources of government by maximizing revenues from available funds and minimizing costs of financing.