Ministry of Sports (Colombia)

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Ministry of Sports
Ministerio del Deporte
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Ministry overview
Formed11 July 2019 (2019-07-11)
Preceding Ministry
  • Ministry of Sports
HeadquartersAvenida 68 No. 55-65, Bogotá, Colombia
Annual budget COL$ 553.000 millones [1]
Ministry executives
Website https://www.mindeporte.gov.co/

The Ministry of Sport of the Republic of Colombia (Spanish : Ministerio del Deporte, Mindeporte - MD) is the governmental entity of the Executive Branch in charge of formulating, coordinating and monitor the practice of sports, recreation, physical education, the use of free time and physical activity, aimed at improving the quality of life of Colombian society. [2]

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It is headquartered at Avenida 68 No. 55-65, in Bogotá. Astrid Rodriguez is the current Minister of Sports, having served since March 2023.

Structure

The Ministry of Sport is made up of the Office of the Minister, the advisory offices, the General Secretariat and the Vice Ministry of Sport, as follows: [3]

List of Ministers of Sports

NameAssumed officeLeft office President(s) served under
Ernesto LucenaSeptember 16, 2019July 14, 2021 Iván Duque
Gullermo HerreraJuly 23, 2021August 7, 2022
María Isabel Urrutia August 11, 2022March 7, 2023 Gustavo Petro
Astrid Rodríguez March 7, 2023February 15, 2024
Luz Cristina López March 4, 2024Incumbent

See also

References

  1. "¿Al fin sí hay o no recortes al presupuesto del deporte?". 31 July 2019.
  2. [=https://www.coldeportes.gov.co/coldeportes/ |título=Funciones Ministerio del Deporte]
  3. Organigrama del Ministerio del Deporte, página oficial Mindeporte, 2019