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.
Petro Cabinet | |
|---|---|
 Cabinet of Colombia | |
| 2022–present | |
 Cabinet of President Gustavo Petro in August 2023 | |
| Date formed | 7 August 2022 |
| People and organisations | |
| President | Gustavo Petro |
| President's history | 2022–present |
| Vice President | Francia Márquez |
| No. of ministers | 23 (incl. Cabinet-level members) |
| Member parties | |
| Status in legislature | Coalition government |
| Opposition parties | |
| History | |
| Election | 2022 Colombian presidential election |
| Legislature term | 9th Congress of Colombia |
| Advice and consent | Senate |
| Predecessor | Cabinet of Iván Duque |
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]
Cabinet
edit
| Cabinet of President Gustavo Petro | ||||
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Elected to office – all other cabinet members serve at the pleasure of the president Serving in an acting capacity (one at present)
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| Office Date announced / confirmed |
Designee | Office Date announced / confirmed |
Designee | |
| Vice President Announced 23 March 2022[8] Elected 19 June 2022 Assumed office 7 August 2022 |
 Environment Activist Francia Márquez of Cauca |
Minister of the Interior |
 Counselor for the Regions of the Presidency Luis Fernando Velasco of Cauca | |
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Minister of Foreign Affairs |
 Member of the Constituent Assembly Álvaro Leyva of Bogotá, D.C. |
Minister of Finance and Public Credit |
_(Cropped).jpg) President of the Territorial Development Financial Bank Ricardo Bonilla of Bogotá, D.C. | |
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Minister of Justice and Law |
 Magistrate of the Superior Council of Judicature Néstor Osuna of Bogotá, D.C. |
Minister of National Defence |
_(Vel%C3%A1squez)_(cropped).jpg) Head of the International Commission Iván Velásquez of Antioquia | |
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Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development |
 Lawyer Jhenifer Mojica of Santander |
Minister of Health and Social Protection |
 Mayor of Ibague Guillermo Jaramillo of Tolima | |
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Minister of Labour |
 Senator of Colombia Gloria Ramírez of Caldas |
Minister of Mines and Energy |
 Electrical engineer and Physicist Andrés Camacho of Bogotá, D.C. | |
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Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism |
 Deputy Rector of the National University Germán Umaña of Bogotá, D.C. |
Minister of National Education |
 Deputy Minister of Higher Education Aurora Vergara of Cauca Valley | |
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Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development |
 Councilor of Bogotá Susana Muhamad of Bogotá, D.C. |
Minister of Housing, City and Territory |
 Secretary of Habitat of Bogotá Catalina Velasco of Bogotá, D.C. | |
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Minister of Information Technologies and Communications |
 Director of the DAPR Mauricio Lizcano of Antioquia |
Minister of Transport |
 President of the ANI William Camargo of Boyacá | |
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Minister of Culture |
 Literary man, writer, journalist and editor Juan David Correa of Bogotá, D.C. |
Minister of Sports |
 Degree in Physical Education Astrid Rodríguez of Bogotá, D.C. | |
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Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation |
 Academic and Anthropologist Yesenia Olaya of Nariño |
Minister of Equality and Equity |
Environment Activist Francia Márquez of Cauca | |
Cabinet-level officialsedit | ||||
| Office
Date announced / confirmed |
Designee | Office
Date announced / confirmed |
Designee | |
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Chief of Staff of the Presidency |
 Laura Sarabia of Bogotá, D.C. |
Director of the DAPR |
 Carlos Ramón González of Santander | |
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Director of the DPN |
.jpg) Jorge Iván González of Bogotá, D.C. |
Director of the DAFP |
 César Augusto Manrique of Bogotá, D.C. | |
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Director of the DAPS |
 Cielo Rusinque of Bogotá, D.C. |
Director of the DNI |
 Manuel Casanova of Bogotá, D.C. | |
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Director of the DANE |
 Piedad Urduola of Bogotá, D.C. | |||
Elected officials
editPresident
editOn 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.
| President of Colombia | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
|
Gustavo Petro | April 16, 1960 (age 64) |
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[25] |
Vice President
editOn 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.
| President of Colombia | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
|
Francia Márquez | December 1, 1981 (age 42) |
[26][27][28] | |
Nominated candidates for Cabinet positions
editThe 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
editAlfonso Prada
editHe 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
| Minister of the Interior | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
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Alfonso Prada | June 10, 1963 (age 61) |
|
[29][15] |
Luis Fernando Velasco
editAmong 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.[30][31]
| Minister of the Interior | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
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Luis Fernando Velasco | October 18, 1964 (age 60) |
|
[32][33] |
Juan Fernando Cristo
editOn July 3, 2024, Petro carried out his fourth change in the administration, announcing Juan Fernando Cristo as the new Minister of the Interior.[34][35]
| Minister of the Interior | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
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Juan Fernando Cristo | July 11, 1964 (age 60) |
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[36][37] |
Minister of Foreign Affairs
editÁlvaro Leyva
editOn 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.[38]
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
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Álvaro Leyva | August 26, 1942 (age 82) |
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Luis Gilberto Murillo
editIn 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.[39][40]
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
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Luis Gilberto Murillo | January 1, 1967 (age 57) |
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Minister of Finance and Public Credit
editJosé Antonio Ocampo
editOn 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.
| Minister of Finance and Public Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
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José Antonio Ocampo | December 20, 1952 (age 71) |
|
[41] |
Ricardo Bonilla
editAmong 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.[42][43]
| Minister of Finance and Public Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
|
Ricardo Bonilla |
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[44] | |
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
editCecilia López
editOn 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.
| Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
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Cecilia López | April 18, 1943 (age 81) |
|
[15] |
Jhénifer Mojica
edit| Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
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Jhénifer Mojica | [45][46] | ||
Minister of Health and Social Protection
editCarolina Corcho
edit| Minister of Health and Social Protection | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
|
Carolina Corcho | April 13, 1983 (age 41) |
[47][48] | |
Guillermo Jaramillo
edit| Minister of Health and Social Protection | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
|
Guillermo Jaramillo | June 25, 1950 (age 74) |
|
[49] |
Minister of Information Technologies and Communications
editSandra Urrutia
edit| Minister of Information Technologies and Communications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
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Sandra Urrutia | September 20, 1978 46) |
[15] | |
Mauricio Lizcano
edit| Minister of Information Technologies and Communications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
|
Mauricio Lizcano | August 12, 1976 (age 48) |
|
[50] |
Minister of Transport
editGuillermo Reyes
edit| Minister of Transport | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
|
Guillermo Reyes | October 26, 1965 59 |
|
[51] |
William Camargo
edit| Minister of Transport | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
|
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William Camargo |
|
[52] | |
Minister of Culture
editPatricia Ariza
edit| Minister of Culture | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
|
Patricia Ariza | January 27, 1946 (age 78) |
[53] | |
Jorge Ignacio Zorro
edit| Minister of Culture | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
|
Jorge Ignacio Zorro | February 27, 1946 (age 78) |
[54] | |
Nominated candidates for Cabinet-level positions
editCabinet-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
editThe 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.[55] She resigned in June 2023, being nominated Cielo Rusinque, who would later fail to take office.[56]
| Chief of Staff | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Years | Background | Reference |
|
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Laura Sarabia | March 20, 1994 (age 30) |
August 7, 2022 – June 2, 2023 |
[57] | |
General Director of the DAPRE
editIt 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
edit- Taking office on August 7, 2022, he would later resign by May 2023 to take office as minister.[58]
| General Director of DAPRE | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Years | Background | Reference |
|
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Mauricio Lizcano | August 12, 1976 (age 48) |
August 7, 2022 – May 1, 2023 |
|
[59] |
Carlos Ramón González
edit- Was announced on May 1, 2023 and assumed office on April 26, 2022 and resigned on February 23, 2024, to take over as General Director of the DNI.
| General Director of DAPRE | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Years | Background | Reference |
|
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Carlos Ramón González | November 11, 1958 (age 66) |
April 26, 2022 – February 23, 2024 |
|
[60] |
Laura Sarabia
edit- Was announced on February 19, 2024 and assumed office on February 23, 2024.
| General Director of DAPRE | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Years | Background | Reference |
|
|
Laura Sarabia | March 20, 1994 (age 30) |
August 7, 2022 – Present |
[61] | |
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