Council of Ministers of Colombia explained

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.

Current Cabinet

See main article: Cabinet of Gustavo Petro.

The Cabinet of President Gustavo Petro.[1]

OfficeIncumbentImageTerm began
President of the RepublicGustavo PetroAugust 7, 2022
Vice President of the RepublicFrancia MárquezAugust 7, 2022
Minister of the InteriorLuis Fernando VelascoMay 1, 2023
Minister of Foreign AffairsÁlvaro LeyvaAugust 7, 2022
Minister of Finance and Public CreditRicardo BonillaMay 1, 2023
Minister of Justice and LawNéstor OsunaAugust 11, 2022
Minister of National DefenseIván Velásquez GómezAugust 7, 2022
Minister of Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentJhenifer MojicaMay 1, 2023
Minister of Health and Social ProtectionGuillermo JaramilloMay 1, 2023
Minister of LabourGloria Inés RamírezAugust 11, 2022
Minister of Mines and EnergyOmar Andrés CamachoAugust 11, 2022
Minister of Commerce, Industry and TourismGermán UmañaAugust 11, 2022
Minister of National EducationAurora VergaraFebruary 27, 2023
Minister of Environment and Sustainable DevelopmentSusana MuhamadAugust 7, 2022
Minister of Housing, City and TerritoryCatalina VelascoAugust 11, 2022
Minister of Information Technologies and CommunicationsMauricio LizcanoMay 1, 2023
Minister of TransportMay 1, 2023
Minister of CultureJuan David CorreaFebruary 27, 2023
Minister of Science, Technology and InnovationYesenia OlayaMay 1, 2023
Minister of SportsLuz Cristina LópezMarch 5, 2024
Minister of Equality and EquityFrancia MárquezJanuary 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'sDuring 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

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.

Notes and References

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

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