Lawrence Charles E. Salazar is a recognized and well-respected cultural administrator. Prior to this appointment, he served in various capacities at the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) as Head of the Cultural Dissemination Section, Assistant Chief of the Program Management Division, and Head of the Cultural Heritage Section where he was instrumental for formulating and enforcing policies regulating cultural properties and institutionalizing programs that preserve and promote Philippine cultural heritage. He has also contributed to cultural diplomacy initiatives by serving as Special Technical Assistant on Sentro Rizal to former NCCA Chairman Felipe M. De Leon, Jr., representing the Commission in the Governing Board of the SEAMEO Center for History and Tradition in Myanmar from 2017-2022, and for serving as a member of the ASEAN-Republic of Korea Working Committee on Cultural Heritage Cooperation (2022). He finished his Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences major in Area Studies (Asia) cum laude from the University of the Philippines Manila (2009) and his Master of Arts in History from De La Salle University Manila (2013).