Alberto "Bert" Gatmaitan Romulo (born August 7, 1933) is a Filipino politician and diplomat.

His most recent office is his leadership of the Department of Foreign Affairs[1] before and during the early period of the administration of President Benigno Aquino III.

He then joined government service as the interim Minister of the Budget of President Corazon Aquino during the transition period following the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution.

[4] He became finance secretary in January 2001, having been appointed when President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo took office and formed her own cabinet.

[7] In March 2017, Romulo was appointed chairman and director of the board of the Development Bank of the Philippines.