Council of Ministers of Colombia

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The Council of Ministers of the Republic of Colombia is composed of the most senior appointed politicians of the executive branch of the Government of Colombia. Members of the Cabinet are generally the heads of a Ministry Department. The existence of the Cabinet dates back to the first President Simon Bolivar. These members were appointed in order to advise the President and are therefore required to assist him in his duties as stated by the Colombian Constitution.

Contents

Current Cabinet

The Cabinet of President Gustavo Petro. [1]

OfficeIncumbentImageTerm began
President of the Republic Gustavo Petro Gustavo Petro 2022.jpg August 7, 2022
Vice President of the Republic Francia Márquez Francia Marquez Nov2022.jpg August 7, 2022
Minister of the Interior Luis Fernando Velasco Luis F Velasco.jpg May 1, 2023
Minister of Foreign Affairs Álvaro Leyva Alvaro Leyva Duran.jpg August 7, 2022
Minister of Finance and Public Credit Ricardo Bonilla Ricardo Bonilla 2023.jpg May 1, 2023
Minister of Justice and Law Néstor Osuna Nestor Osuna.jpg August 11, 2022
Minister of National Defense Iván Velásquez Gómez Ivan Velasquez G.jpg August 7, 2022
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Jhenifer Mojica Jhenifer Mojica.jpg May 1, 2023
Minister of Health and Social Protection Guillermo Jaramillo Guillermo Alfonso Jaramillo 02.jpg May 1, 2023
Minister of Labour Gloria Inés Ramírez Gloria Ines Ramirez Rios.jpg August 11, 2022
Minister of Mines and Energy Omar Andrés Camacho Andres Camacho Morales.jpg August 11, 2022
Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Germán Umaña Dario German Umana Mendoza.jpg August 11, 2022
Minister of National Education Aurora Vergara Aurora Vergara Figueroa 2023.jpg February 27, 2023
Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development Susana Muhamad SMuhamadMAR23.jpg August 7, 2022
Minister of Housing, City and Territory Catalina Velasco Catalina Velasco 2023.jpg August 11, 2022
Minister of Information Technologies and Communications Mauricio Lizcano Mauricio Lizano.jpg May 1, 2023
Minister of Transport William Camargo William Camargo.jpg May 1, 2023
Minister of Culture Juan David Correa Juan David Correa U.jpg February 27, 2023
Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Yesenia Olaya Yesenia Olaya 02.jpg May 1, 2023
Minister of Sports Luz Cristina López Luz Cristina Lopez 01.jpg March 5, 2024
Minister of Equality and Equity Francia Márquez Francia Marquez Nov2022.jpg January 4, 2023

History

19th century

In the Constitution of 1821, Simón Bolívar created a Cabinet composed of five secretariats:

With time, areas of some secretariats were given to new institutions; in the mid-19th century, when the Secretariat of Trade was created, this deprived the Secretariat of the Exterior (then renamed Foreign Affairs) of that function.

In 1886, President Rafael Núñez changed their nomenclature from secretariats to ministries, and created new ones, so, in the beginning of the 20th century, after the Thousand Days War, the Council of ministers was composed of:

The Secretary of Trade disappeared; its assignments were transferred to the Vice Ministry of Development, under the control of the Minister of Finance.

20th century

1990's
Ministries by the end of the 20th Century

21st Century

2000's

During the first administration of President Álvaro Uribe, Congress and the President passed Law 790 of 2002, which modified the existing ministries by merging and reducing their number to 13. In accordance with Article 7, the Ministries in order and precedence were then thus:

2010's

Timeline of the Council of Ministers

Council of Ministers of Colombia

Abbreviations used:Agr./Liv. - Agriculture and Livestock; Env./Hous./Terr. - Environment, housing and territorial development; Ind./Lab. - Industry and Labour; ICT - Information and communication technologies; Lab./Hyg./Soc. - Labour, hygiene and social protection.

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References

  1. "¿Quiénes son los ministros del Gobierno de Gustavo Petro? Este es su gabinete". CCN Spanish. Retrieved August 25, 2022.