Cabinet of Gustavo Petro explained

Cabinet Name:Petro Cabinet
Jurisdiction:Colombia
Flag:Flag of Colombia.svg
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Incumbent:2022–present
Government Head Title:President
Government Head:Gustavo Petro
Government Head History:2022–present
Deputy Government Head Title:Vice President
Deputy Government Head:Francia Márquez
Current Number:23 (incl. Cabinet-level members)
Legislature Status:Coalition government
Election:2022 Colombian presidential election
Legislature Term:9th Congress of Colombia
Advice And Consent1:Senate
Predecessor:Cabinet of Iván Duque

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.

After the confirmation and ratification of the ruling coalition, along with the other Majority Parties in Congress, the presidents of the three respective Conservative, Liberal and U parties met to obtain cabinet representation through one, two or three departments executives. The creation of the Cabinet was part of the transition of power after the 2022 Colombian presidential elections.

As a result of the political alliance between Petro and the other majority parties, the ministers of Justice and Law Néstor Osuna and Catalina Velasco of Housing, City and Territory were confirmed as political representatives of the Liberal Party, this after Petro did not accept the curriculum of other people suggested by the party who In their opinion, they did not meet the requirements for the post, so the Liberals considered withdrawing from the government, but a meeting between the two ministers with parliamentarians and party president César Gaviria consolidated support.[1]

The Minister of Transport Guillermo Reyes is the representation in the cabinet of the Conservative Party, as confirmed by Minister Reyes himself in several interviews.[2] For her part, the Minister of Information Technology and Communications, Sandra Urrutia, is the representation in the cabinet of the Party of the U, as confirmed by different media.

In addition to the 6 heads of executive departments and the 5 members attached to the Administrative Department of the presidency, there are eleven cabinet-level officials.

This page documents the confirmation process for cabinet candidates in the Gustavo Petro administration. They are listed according to the order of precedence of Colombia.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Elected officials

President

On 4 May 2022, it was announced that leftist leader Gustavo Petro had defeated incumbent Anti-Corruption candidate Rodolfo Hernandez in the 2022 presidential election. Gustavo Petro received 11,292,758 million electoral votes compared to 10, 604,656 million electoral votes for Hernandez, with more than 10 million needed to win the presidency. He took office on 7 August 2022.

Vice President

On March 13, 2022, after the result of the primaries, in which Márquez came out with the second highest vote behind Gustavo Petro, she would be announced on March 23 as Gusavo Petro's running mate.

Nominated candidates for Cabinet positions

The following cabinet positions are listed in order of their creation (also used as the basis for the Colombian presidential line of succession).

Minister of the Interior

Alfonso Prada

He was presented on April 6, 2022, as head of the debate for the presidential candidate for the Historic Pact, Gustavo Petro, later he would be announced on June 20, as Minister of the Interior, assuming office on August 7, 2022

Luis Fernando Velasco

Among the changes made in the cabinet, Velasco was announced as the replacement of Alfonso Prada as Minister of the Interior on April 26, 2023 in an official press release.[29] [30]

Juan Fernando Cristo

On July 3, 2024, Petro carried out his fourth change in the administration, announcing Juan Fernando Cristo as the new Minister of the Interior.[33] [34]

Minister of Foreign Affairs

Álvaro Leyva

On July 25, 2022, Álvaro Leyva was announced as the new Minister of Foreign Affairs, who had previously served as a peace negotiator with insurgent groups.[37]

Luis Gilberto Murillo

In January 2024 due to a three-month suspension imposed by the Supreme Court of Justice on the Álvaro Leyva as Minister of Foreign Affairs Murillo would serve as Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs.[38] [39]

Minister of Finance and Public Credit

José Antonio Ocampo

On July 25, 2022, the President-elect appoints several of his future Ministers, including José Antonio Ocampo, who had already served as Minister of Finance and Public Credit, during the administration of Ernesto Samper.

Ricardo Bonilla

Among the changes made to the cabinet, Bonilla was announced as the replacement for José Antonio Ocampo as Minister of Finance and Public Credit on April 26, 2023 in an official press release.[41] [42]

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development

Cecilia López

On July 25, 2022, the President-elect appoints several of his future Ministers, including Cecilia López, who had already served as Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, during the administration of Ernesto Samper.

Jhénifer Mojica

Minister of Health and Social Protection

Guillermo Jaramillo

Minister of Information Technologies and Communications

Mauricio Lizcano

Minister of Transport

William Camargo

Minister of Culture

Jorge Ignacio Zorro

Nominated candidates for Cabinet-level positions

Cabinet-level officials hold positions that are considered cabinet-level, but are not heads of executive departments. The exact positions that are considered Cabinet-level vary with each president. In 2019 it was raised to seven positions at the cabinet level with the creation of the Chief of Staff being the most important position at the cabinet level and the third most important at the Government level.

Chief of Staff

The chief of staff is traditionally the highest-ranking employee of the Casa de Nariño. The chief of staff's responsibilities are both management and advisory on the president's official affairs. The chief of staff is appointed by the president and serves at his discretion. The third member appointed to a cabinet or cabinet-level position announced by Petro was the chief of staff of the presidency, Laura Sarabia.[54] She resigned in June 2023, being nominated Cielo Rusinque, who would later fail to take office.[55]

General Director of the DAPRE

It is the second most important position at the cabinet level, being the director of the agency in charge of the office of the president founded in 1956.

Mauricio Lizcano

Carlos Ramón González

Laura Sarabia

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: César Gaviria y la bancada del Partido Liberal se reunieron con los ministros de Vivienda y Justicia, de qué hablaron. August 15, 2022. August 10, 2022.
  2. News: Los ministerios del partido liberal, conservador y la u en el gobierno Petro. August 10, 2022. August 8, 2022. Restrepo. María José. lasillavacia.com.
  3. Web site: Former rebel Gustavo Petro is sworn in as Colombia's first leftist president. 2022-08-10 . NBC News . en.
  4. News: Turkewitz . Julie . 19 June 2022 . Colombia Live Updates: Gustavo Petro Elected the First Leftist President . en-US . The New York Times . subscription . 2022-06-19 . 0362-4331.
  5. News: 19 June 2022 . Leftist Gustavo Petro wins Colombian presidency . Financial Times . live . subscription . 19 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220620074307/https://www.ft.com/content/33d30a93-0f48-41ee-9847-4503c79ca7d9 . 20 June 2022.
  6. News: Bocanegra . Nelson . Griffin . Oliver . Vargas . Carlos . 19 June 2022 . Colombia elects former guerrilla Petro as first leftist president . . live . 19 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220620074307/https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/colombians-head-polls-tightest-election-recent-memory-2022-06-19/ . 20 June 2022.
  7. News: 2022 . Gustavo Petro, el primer presidente de izquierda en Colombia .
  8. Web site: Colombia: Petro designa como canciller al exnegociador de paz Álvaro Leyva Durán. August 25, 2022. August 28, 2022. dw.com.
  9. News: Ricardo Bonilla reemplazará a José Antonio Ocampo en MinHacienda. May 5, 2023. April 26, 2023. Salazar Sierra. Carolina. larepublica.co.
  10. Web site: ¿Quién es Néstor Osuna, el nuevo ministro de Justicia?. August 9, 2022. August 7, 2022. elespectador.com.
  11. Web site: Colombia President-elect Petro names Ivan Velasquez as defense minister. June 28, 2022. July 22, 2022. reuters.com.
  12. Web site: Jhenifer Mojica, la nueva ministra de Agricultura tras la salida de Cecilia López. May 5, 2023. April 26, 2023. semana.com.
  13. Web site: ¿Quién es Guillermo Alfonso Jaramillo, el nuevo ministro de Salud que llega a tratar de salvar la reforma?. June 15, 2023. April 26, 2023. elcolombiano.com.
  14. News: Él es Omar Andrés Camacho Morales, el nuevo ministro de Minas y Energía del Gobierno Petro. August 9, 2023. July 24, 2023. Benito. Luis. infobae.com.
  15. Web site: Omar Andrés Camacho se posesiona como nuevo ministro de Minas y Energía. August 9, 2023. August 4, 2023. elheraldo.co.
  16. Web site: March 1, 2023 . Colombia cabinet shuffle, health reform cause markets to wobble . 2023-03-06 . Reuters . english.
  17. News: William Camargo:este es el perfil del nuevo Ministro de Transporte. April 28, 2023. April 27, 2023. Ospina. Alejandra. motor.com.co.
  18. Web site: Gustavo Petro nombró a Juan David Correa como nuevo ministro de Cultura. October 2, 2023. August 2, 2023. elespectador.com.
  19. Web site: Presidente Petro posesiona a sus nuevos ministros: estos son los nuevos rostros que llegan al Gobierno. August 9, 2023. May 1, 2023. elpais.com.co.
  20. Web site: Petro nombró al director del Dapre y a la jefa del gabinete de la Presidencia: ¿quiénes son? . 8 August 2022. elpais.com.co.
  21. Web site: Jorge Iván González se posesionó como nuevo director del DNP del Gobierno. 26 August 2022. larepublica.co.
  22. News: Petro posesionó a los directivos del Icbf, DPS, Dane y otras entidades estatales . 15 September 2022. elinformador.com.
  23. News: Gustavo Petro, a political biography – Colombia Politics. 24 December 2012. Colombia Politics. 21 December 2017.
  24. News: Francia Márquez - Goldman Environmental Foundation. Goldman Environmental Foundation. May 21, 2018. May 15, 2023.
  25. News: This Woman Who Saved Her Afro-Colombian Community's Land From Miners Won Prestigious Prize. 2018-04-24. Remezcla. 2018-05-21. en-US.
  26. News: Death threats won't stop Colombian anti-mining activist. Moloney. Anastasia. 27 April 2018. reuters.com. 2018-05-21. en-us.
  27. News: Alfonso Prada es el nuevo jefe de debate de Gustavo Petro. 6 April 2022.
  28. Web site: ¿Quiénes son los ministros del Gobierno de Gustavo Petro? Este es su gabinete . August 25, 2022 . CCN Spanish.
  29. Web site: La estrategia del Gobierno para dividir al Partido Liberal. May 3, 2023. April 30, 2023. cambiocolombia.com.
  30. Web site: Luis Fernando Velasco, nuevo Ministro del Interior. May 3, 2023. May 1, 2023. mininterior.gov.co.
  31. Web site: Luis Fernando Velasco fue designado como nuevo ministro del Interior. 26 April 2023. April 26, 2023. radionacional.co.
  32. News: ¿Quién es Luis Fernando Velasco, el nuevo ministro del Interior?. April 26, 2023. April 26, 2023. Avedaño. Pamela. eltiempo.com.
  33. News: ¿Quién es Juan Fernando Cristo, el nuevo ministro del Interior del Gobierno Petro?. July 12, 2024. July 3, 2024. Morales. Carolina. colombia.as.com.
  34. Web site: Juan Fernando Cristo será el nuevo ministro del Interior de Petro: liberal, excongresista y exministro santista. July 12, 2024. July 3, 2024. elcolombiano.com.
  35. Web site: Este es el nuevo ministro del Interior, Juan Fernando Cristo. July 12, 2024. July 3, 2024. lasillavacia.com.
  36. Web site: ¿Quién es Juan Fernando Cristo, el nuevo ministro del Interior? Esta es su hoja de vida. July 12, 2024. July 3, 2024. elpais.com.co.
  37. Web site: Colombia: Petro designa como canciller al exnegociador de paz Álvaro Leyva Durán. May 3, 2023. July 25, 2022. dw.com.
  38. News: Luis Gilberto Murillo será el canciller encargado durante la suspensión de Álvaro Leyva. July 12, 2024. February 8, 2024. Torrado. Santiago. elpais.com.
  39. News: Luis Gilberto Murillo asumirá oficialmente como canciller encargado tras la suspensión de Álvaro Leyva. July 12, 2024. February 8, 2024. Gómez. Licsa. infobae.com.
  40. Web site: 2022-06-30 . Petro comienza a dar forma a su gabinete con dos políticos experimentados . 2022-07-02 . ElDiario.es.
  41. Web site: El economista Ricardo Bonilla es el nuevo ministro de Hacienda. May 5, 2023. April 26, 2023. elespectador.com.
  42. Web site: Nuevo ministro de Hacienda, un viejo conocido del presidente Petro. May 5, 2023. April 26, 2023. portafolio.co.
  43. News: ¿Quién es el nuevo ministro de Hacienda de Colombia? Ricardo Bonilla, el funcionario cercano a Petro con un reto grande por delante. May 5, 2023. April 27, 2023. Velásquez Loaiza. Melissa. cnnespañol.cnn.com.
  44. Web site: ¿Quién es Jhénifer Mojica Flórez, la nueva ministra de Agricultura?. May 5, 2023. April 26, 2023. rtvcnoticias.com.
  45. Web site: Jhénifer Mojica Flórez fue designada como nueva ministra de Agricultura. May 5, 2023. April 26, 2023. radionacional.co.
  46. News: Remezón en gabinete de Petro: sorpresiva salida de Carolina Corcho del Minsalud. May 7, 2023. April 26, 2023. Saavedra Álvarez. Aura María. eltiempo.com.
  47. News: Crisis ministerial: Petro acepta la renuncia de Carolina Corcho, MinSalud. May 7, 2023. April 26, 2023. Rojas Barragán. Laura Vanessa. lafm.com.co.
  48. Web site: Guillermo Jaramillo trabajará de nuevo con Petro: es el nuevo Minsalud. May 8, 2023. April 26, 2023. portafolio.co.
  49. News: Las miradas a Mauricio Lizcano, el nuevo ministro de las TIC. May 2, 2023. April 29, 2023. Ojeda. Diego. elespectador.com.
  50. Web site: ¿Quién es Guillermo Reyes, nuevo ministro de Transporte?. January 27, 2023. August 7, 2022. caracol.com.co.
  51. Web site: Quién es William Camargo Triana, el nuevo Ministro de Transporte. April 26, 2023. December 18, 2022. portafolio.com.
  52. Web site: Ministerio de Cultura, Patricia Ariza . PARES . es . 18 August 2022.
  53. Web site: Jorge Ignacio Zorro Sánchez es el nuevo Ministro de Cultura del gobierno Petro. February 28, 2023. February 27, 2023. elpais.com.co.
  54. Web site: Top allies of Colombian president resign over nanny wiretap scandal. June 10, 2023. June 6, 2023. france24.com.
  55. News: Así se cayó el nombramiento de Cielo Rusinque como jefa de Gabinete de Gustavo Petro. September 2, 2023. August 31, 2023. Rodríguez. Mario Alejandro. infobae.com.
  56. Web site: La confesión de Laura Sarabia: La mano derecha de Petro destapa su dolor. April 3, 2023. April 1, 2023. las2orillas.com.
  57. Web site: Mauricio Lizcano es el nuevo director del Dapre. August 9, 2022. August 7, 2022. radionacional.co.
  58. Web site: Así reaccionaron los sectores políticos a la salida de siete ministros del gabinete Petro. May 2, 2023. April 26, 2023. caracol.com.
  59. Web site: Carlos Ramón González, el nuevo director del Dapre. November 6, 2023. April 26, 2023. elespectador.com.
  60. News: Laura Sarabia se posesionó como directora del Dapre, su tercer cargo en el Gobierno. February 26, 2024. February 23, 2024. Méndez Mejía. Menfy. larepublica.co.

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