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Council of Ministers of the Republic of Colombia


The Council of Ministers of the Republic of Colombia is part of the executive power, and according to the presidential orientation of the Colombian Constitution of 1991, it is a cabinet of advisors to the President of Colombia.

History

19th century

In the Constitution of 1821, Simon Bolivar created a Cabinet with 5 members called Secretaries:

Secretary of the Interior

Secretary of the Exterior (Foreign Affairs and Trade)

Secretary of the Marine

Secretary of War

Secretary of Finance and Public Credit

With time, areas of some secretaries were given to new institutions, like in the mid 1800s when was created the Secretary of Trade, depriving of that function to the Secretary of the Exterior (then renamed to Foreign Affairs).

In 1886, President Rafael Nunez the name of the Secretaries was changed to Ministries, and new ones were created, so, in the beginning of the 20th century, after the Thousand Days War, the Council of ministers was composed of:

Ministry of the Government

Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Chancellor)

Ministry of War

Ministry of Finance and Public Credit

Ministry of Education

The Secretary of Trade disappeared, its assignments were transferred to the Viceministry of Development, under the control of the Minister of Finance.

20th century

In the mid 1930s President Alfonso Lopez Pumarejo, to develop his social and agrarian reforms created:

Ministry of Public Health

Ministry of Labour

Ministry of Agriculture

And for his infrastructure proyects to boost employment:

Ministry of Public Works

In the 1940s were created:

Ministry of Posts and Telegraphs

Ministry of Mines and Petroleum

In the 1950s the name of the Ministry of Posts and Telegraphs was changed to Telecomunications, and Public Works to Transportation and Public Works.

In the 1960s was created the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and the name of Ministry of Mines was changed to Ministry of Mines and Energy.

In the 1970s the name of the Ministry of War was changed to Ministry of Defense.

In the 1990 were created several ministries to keep up with the reforms of liberalization of President Cesar Gaviria:

Ministry of Economic Development

Ministry of the Environment

Ministry of Trade

Ministry of Culture

In 1996 the name of the Ministry of Government changed to Ministry of Interior. And the maximum number of ministries in the history of the council was achieved:

Ministry of the Interior

Ministry of Finance and Public Credit

Ministry of Justice and Law

Ministry of Defense

Ministry of Health and Social Security

Ministry of Labour

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

Ministry of Trade

Ministry of Education

Ministry of Mines and Energy

Ministry of Transport

Ministry of Telecomunications

Ministry of the Environment and Housing

Ministry of Economic Development

Ministry of Culture.

2000s

Alvaro Uribe

During the first term of President Alvaro Uribe, beginning in 2002 Ministries were restructured. The Presidentclosed and merged ministries to reduce bureaucracy while assigning duties of suppressed ministries to Administrative Departments. Currently the Council of Ministers is composed of:

Ministry of the Interior and Justice

merged Justice into the Interior ministry

Ministry of Finance and Public Credit

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ministry of National Defense

Ministry of Social Protection

Merging Health and Labour to create a single ministry

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism

Renamed absorbing DA's

Ministry of National Education

Ministry of Mines and Energy

Minisitry of Transport

Ministry of Telecomunications

Ministry of the Environment, Housing and Regional Development

Absorbing Development

Ministry of Culture

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Ministry of Interior and Justice

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ministry of Finances and Public Credit

Minsitry of National Defence

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

Ministry of Social Security

Ministry of Mines and Energy

Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism

Ministry of National Education

Ministry of Environment, Housing and Territorial Development

Ministry of Communications

Ministry of Transport

Ministry of Culture

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