Minister of Culture (Colombia)

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Minister of Culture
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Incumbent
Yannai Kadamani
since 5 February 2025
Council of Ministers
Ministry of Culture
Style Mr. Minister
(informal)
Member of Government of Colombia
Executive Branch
Reports to President of Colombia
Seat Bogota, D.C.
Appointer President of Colombia
with Senate advice and consent
Formation7 August 1997;27 years ago (1997-08-07)
First holderRamiro Osorio
Succession Tenth
Salary COL$12,981,949 (monthly) [1]
Website www.mincultura.gov.co

The minister of culture is the head of the Ministry of Culture. The minister serves as the principal advisor to the president of Colombia, and the national government, on policies, programs, and activities related to all cultures in Colombia. As a member of the Cabinet of Colombia, the Minister is sixteenth in the line of succession to the presidency.[ citation needed ]

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Functions and duties

The minister of culture leads the formulation of the integral policy of the creative economy in the National Government and develops programs and projects in the terms indicated in the law.

The Ministry of Culture is responsible for leading the intersectoral coordination process to strengthen public, private and mixed institutions, aimed at the promotion, defense, dissemination and development of cultural and creative activities and adequately promote the potential of the cultural and creative economy. [2]

List

NameAssumed officeLeft office President served underRef.
Ramiro Osorio 7 August 19977 August 1998 Ernesto Samper
Alberto Casas 7 August 199819 August 1999 Andrés Pastrana
Juan Luis Mejía 19 August 199918 July 2000
Consuelo Araújo 18 July 200011 March 2001
Araceli Morales 11 March 20017 August 2002
María Consuelo Araújo 7 August 200224 January 2006 Álvaro Uribe
Elvira Cuervo 24 January 200610 May 2007
Paula Moreno 10 May 20077 August 2010
Mariana Garcés 7 August 20107 August 2018 Juan Manuel Santos
Angélica Mayolo 7 August 20187 August 2022 Iván Duque
Patricia Ariza 7 August 202227 February 2023 Gustavo Petro
Jorge Zorro
(Acting)
27 February 20232 August 2023
Juan David Correa 2 August 20235 Febreuay 2025
Yannai Kadamani 5 February 2025Incumbent

References

  1. "Decreto No. 0853 de 2012" (PDF) (in Spanish). Bogotá: Colombia, Administrative Department of the Presidency of the Republic. 25 April 2012. p. 3. Retrieved 3 December 2012.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. "Ministerio de Culturia". Ministry of Culture (Colombia) . May 26, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2023.