The Ministry of National Education is the national executive ministry of the Government of Colombia responsible for overseeing the instruction and education of the Colombian people,similar to education ministries in other countries.
Gina María Parody d'Echeona is a Colombian politician. Born in Bogotáin 1973,Parody graduated as a lawyer from Pontifical Xavierian University and became a politician. She has served as Director of the National Learning Service (SENA),as a Senator,as member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia,and most recently as Minister of Education.
Yaneth Giha Tovar is an economist and politician who served as the Colombian Minister of Education from 2016 to 2018. Yaneth Giha has also held the position of Director of Colcienas and Deputy Minister of Defence (2010–2013). Yaneth obtained an economics degree from University of Los Andes,and a master's degree from King's College London.
Francia Elena Márquez Mina is a Colombian human-rights and environmental activist and lawyer,who is the 13th and current Vice President of Colombia. She was born in Yolombó,a village in the Suarez municipality in Cauca Department. She first became an activist at 13,when construction of a dam threatened her community. After taking office,she became the first Afro-Colombian vice president in the country's history. She is also the second woman to hold the post,after Marta Lucía Ramírez. In August 2020,Márquez announced her candidacy in the 2022 Colombian presidential election and sought the nomination for the Historic Pact for Colombia coalition. She was later chosen by the coalition's nominee,Gustavo Petro,to be his running mate. In 2023 she was also appointed as Minister for Equality and Equal Opportunity of Colombia.
The cabinet of Nayib Bukele formed on 1 June 2019 to serve as President Nayib Bukele's cabinet from 1 June 2019 until 1 June 2024.
The Arce Cabinet constitutes the 222nd cabinet of the Plurinational State of Bolivia. It was formed on 9 November 2020,one day after Luis Arce was sworn in as the 67th president of Bolivia following the 2020 general election,succeeding the Áñez Cabinet. The cabinet is composed entirely of members of the ruling Movement for Socialism. Described as a "technocratic" cabinet,it has been noted for the low-profile and youth of some of its members as well as its political distance from former president Evo Morales.
Ana Teresa Morales Olivera is a Bolivian economist,professor,and politician. She was the Minister of Productive Development and Plural Economy of Bolivia from 23 January 2011,to 23 January 2015,during the second government of President Evo Morales Ayma.
Silvia Ester Pessah Eljay is a Peruvian surgeon. She served as the country's Minister of Health from 2 April 2018 to 5 January 2019,in the government of Martín Vizcarra.
Ariela María de los Milagros Luna Florez is a Peruvian physician and anthropologist. She was her country's Minister of Development and Social Inclusion (MIDIS) from 29 October 2019 to 15 July 2020,during the government of Martín Vizcarra.
Cielo Jazmín Veizaga Arteaga is a Bolivian footballer and politician serving as vice minister of sports since 2020. Veizaga's swift rise to fame,joining the country's U20 team at age fourteen and becoming the youngest member of President Luis Arce's administration at nineteen,has been met with acclaim despite accusations of inexperience in her State portfolio.
Alexandra "Ale" Benado Vergara is a Chilean politician,LGBT rights activist and former football player and manager. She played as a midfielder and has been a member of the Chile women's national team. From 11 March 2022 to 10 March 2023,she served as Minister of Sports of Chile.
Gustavo Petro assumed office as President of Colombia on August 7,2022. The President has the power to nominate members of his Cabinet at his own discretion,in accordance with the Constitution of Colombia.
Gloria Inés Ramírez Rios is a Colombian politician,teacher and trade unionist,member of the Colombian Communist Party. Since 11 August 2022,she has held the position of Minister of Labour of her country,in the government of Gustavo Petro.
Betssy Betzabet Chávez Chino is a Peruvian lawyer and politician,who served as prime minister of Peru from 26 November until 7 December 2022 when she resigned from office. She was Peru's seventh female prime minister. She has been a member of the Peruvian Congress since July 2021 and served as Minister of Culture from August 2022 to November 2022. She previously was Minister of Labor and Employment Promotion,from October 2021 until May 2022,when a censure motion against her was approved. She later held the position of Minister of Culture,before being appointed prime minister.
Sandra Milena Urrutia Pérez is a Colombian lawyer specializing in telecommunications and administrative law. from 2022 to 2023 as the Minister of Information and Communication Technologies
Marta Catalina Velasco Campuzano is an Colombian economist from the University of the Andes,a specialist in Urban law from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana and in public policies and urban management,She has a Master's in Public Policy from the University of Michigan and a PhD in political studies from the Externado University.
Jhenifer María Sindei Mojica Flórez is a Colombian lawyer and human rights defender. On May 1,2023,she assumed the position of Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development in the administration of Gustavo Petro. Mojica had been working as director of Ethnic Affairs of the Land Restitution Unit in the same government and led the team to link up with the previous government in the area of agriculture
Ángela Yesenia Olaya Requene is a Colombian academic,sociologist,teacher of pedagogy and doctor in anthropology,graduated from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. In 2019 she served as academic coordinator for the Afro-Latin American Studies Certificate at Harvard University.
Álvaro Alejandro Eder Garcés is a Colombian politician and specialist in international security policies. From 2010 to 2014 he served as Senior Presidential Advisor for Reintegration. On 29 October 2023,he was elected Mayor of Cali,during the 2023 Regional elections.
