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 Ministry of Equality and Equity of Colombia.
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.
The Ministry of the Presidency is the department of the Government of Bolivia that provides support to the presidential administration by coordinating its political-administrative actions with the different ministries as well as the legislative, judicial, and electoral branches of government in addition to social sectors and cooperatives. Aside from these tasks, the ministry acts as the chief custodian of the government, filing all laws, decrees, and resolutions and publishing them in the Official Gazette of Bolivia.
Verónica del Socorro Alcocer García is a Colombian philanthropist and the current First Lady of Colombia since 2022, as the third wife of President Gustavo Petro.
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.
Álvaro Leyva Durán is a Colombian lawyer, economist, politician, human rights defender and diplomat. He has been the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Colombia in the government of Gustavo Petro since 7 August 2022. On 7 February 2024, he was suspended from his ministerial position for three months over an investigation into potential violations of procurement laws.
Néstor Iván Osuna Patiño is a Colombian lawyer, magistrate and university professor. Since August 17, 2022, he is the current Minister of Justice.
Arturo Luis Luna Tapia is a Colombian biologist, biochemist, immunologist, microbiologist, biotechnologist, biomedical doctor, parasitologist and scientist. Having served from August 17, 2022 to April 26, 2023 as Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, during the Administration of Gustavo Petro.
Gustavo Petro's term as the 34th president of Colombia began with his inauguration on 7 August 2022. Petro, a leftist leader from Córdoba who previously served as mayor of Bogotá, took office after his victory in the 2022 presidential election over the self-proclaimed "anti-corruption leader" Rodolfo Hernández. Upon his inauguration, he became the first left-wing president in the recent history of Colombia. Petro took office amid the political shadow of his predecessor, an economic crisis and increased political polarization.
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 a 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.
Aurora Vergara Figueroa is a Colombian sociologist and academic who has been a tenured professor in the Department of Social Studies at the Icesi University and director of the Center for Afrodiasporic Studies.
Diana Carolina Corcho Mejía is a Colombian doctor, psychiatrist and political scientist. having served as Minister of Health and Social Protection from August 7, 2022 to April 26, 2023.
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.
Ricardo Bonilla González is a Colombian economist and professor, who has served as director of the research and development center of the National University, in addition to being an advisor and researcher for various national and international organizations.
The General Director of Social Prosperity is the head of the Administrative Department for Social Prosperity, in charge of the formulation, direction, coordination and execution of programs and projects for social inclusion and reconciliation in Colombia.
