Cabinet of Gustavo Petro

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Petro Cabinet
Cabinet of Colombia
2022–present
Cabinet of President Gustavo Petro in August 2023
Date formed7 August 2022 (2022-08-07)
People and organisations
PresidentGustavo Petro
President's history2022–present
Vice PresidentFrancia Márquez
No. of ministers23 (incl. Cabinet-level members)
Member parties
  •   Historic Pact
  •   Liberal Party
  •   Green Party
  •   ASI
  •   AICO
  •   MAIS
Status in legislatureCoalition government
Opposition parties
History
Election(s)2022 Colombian presidential election
Legislature term(s)9th Congress of Colombia
Advice and consentSenate
PredecessorCabinet of Iván Duque
This article is part of
a series about
Gustavo Petro
  • Political career
  • Elections
  • Family
  • Related
  • Petrism



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Constitution of Colombia
.

After the confirmation and ratification of the ruling coalition, along with the other Majority Parties in

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

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

Cabinet of President Gustavo Petro
  Elected to office – all other cabinet members serve at the pleasure of the president
  Serving in an acting capacity (one at present)
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
Announced 26 April 2022
Assumed office 1 May 2023

Counselor for the Regions of the Presidency
Luis Fernando Velasco
of Cauca

Minister of Foreign Affairs
Announced 25 June 2022[9]
Assumed office 7 August 2022

Bogotá, D.C.

Minister of Finance and Public Credit
Announced 26 April 2023[10]
Assumed office 1 May 2023

Bogotá, D.C.

Minister of Justice and Law
Announced 20 June 2022[11]
Assumed office 7 August 2022

Bogotá, D.C.

Minister of National Defence
Announced 20 June 2022[12]

Assumed office 7 August 2022


Head of the International Commission
Iván Velásquez
of Antioquia

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
Announced 26 April 2023[13]
Assumed office 1 May 2023


Lawyer
Jhenifer Mojica
of Santander

Minister of Health and Social Protection
Announced 26 April 2023[14]
Assumed office 1 May 2023

of Ibague
Guillermo Jaramillo
of Tolima

Minister of Labour
Announced 20 June 2022[15]Assumed office 11 August 2022


Senator of Colombia
Gloria Ramírez
of Caldas

Minister of Mines and Energy
Announced 24 July 2023[16]Assumed office 4 August 2023[17]

Bogotá, D.C.

Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism
Announced 20 June 2022[15]Assumed office 11 August 2022

Bogotá, D.C.

Minister of National Education
Announced 27 February 2023[18]Assumed office 27 February 2023


Deputy Minister of Higher Education
Aurora Vergara
of Cauca Valley

Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development
Announced 20 June 2022[15]Assumed office 11 August 2022

Bogotá, D.C.

Minister of Housing, City and Territory
Announced 20 June 2022[15]Assumed office 11 August 2022

Bogotá, D.C.

Minister of Information Technologies and Communications
Announced 26 April 2023
Assumed office 1 May 2023


Director of the DAPR
Mauricio Lizcano
of Antioquia

Minister of Transport
Announced 26 April 2023[19]
Assumed office 1 May 2023


President of the ANI
William Camargo
of Boyacá

Minister of Culture
Announced 2 August 2023[20] Assumed office 13 August 2023

Bogotá, D.C.

Minister of Sports
Announced 27 February 2023[18]Assumed office 27 February 2023

Bogotá, D.C.

Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation
Announced 26 April 2023
Assumed office 1 May 2023[21]

Academic and Anthropologist
Yesenia Olaya
of Nariño

Minister of Equality and Equity
Announced 7 August 2022
Assumed office 1 July 2023


Environment Activist
Francia Márquez
of Cauca

Cabinet-level officials

Office

Date announced / confirmed

Designee Office

Date announced / confirmed

Designee

Chief of Staff of the Presidency
Announced 20 June 2022 [22]Assumed office 7 August 2022

Bogotá, D.C.

Director of the DAPR
Announced 26 April 2023
Assumed office 1 May 2023


Carlos Ramón González
of Santander

Director of the DPN
Announced 20 July 2022
[15][23]Assumed office 24 August 2022

Bogotá, D.C.

Director of the DAFP
Announced 20 July 2022
Assumed office 24 August 2022

Bogotá, D.C.

Director of the DAPS
Announced 20 July 2022[24]
Assumed office 24 August 2022

Bogotá, D.C.

Director of the DNI
Announced 20 July 2022
Assumed office 24 August 2022

Bogotá, D.C.

Director of the DANE

Announced 20 July 2022
Assumed office 24 August 2022

Bogotá, D.C.

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.

President of Colombia
Portrait Name Date of birth Background Reference
Gustavo Petro April 16, 1960
(age 64) 		[25]

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.

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

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

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
Alfonso Prada June 10, 1963
(age 60) 		[29][15]

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.[30][31]

Minister of the Interior
Portrait Name Date of birth Background Reference
Luis Fernando Velasco October 18, 1964
(age 59) 		[32][33]

Minister of Foreign Affairs

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.[34]

Minister of Foreign Affairs
Portrait Name Date of birth Background Reference
Álvaro Leyva August 26, 1942
(age 81)

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.

Minister of Finance and Public Credit
Portrait Name Date of birth Background Reference
José Antonio Ocampo December 20, 1952
(age 71) 		[35]

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.[36][37]

Minister of Finance and Public Credit
Portrait Name Date of birth Background Reference
Ricardo Bonilla [38]

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development

Cecilia López

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
Portrait Name Date of birth Background Reference
Cecilia López April 18, 1943
(age 81) 		[15]

Jhénifer Mojica

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
Portrait Name Date of birth Background Reference
Jhénifer Mojica
  • Lawyer
  • Defensor of the Human Rights
 [39][40]

Minister of Health and Social Protection

Carolina Corcho

Minister of Health and Social Protection
Portrait Name Date of birth Background Reference
Carolina Corcho April 13, 1983
(age 41) 		[41][42]

Guillermo Jaramillo

Minister of Health and Social Protection
Portrait Name Date of birth Background Reference
Guillermo Jaramillo June 25, 1950
(age 73) 		[43]

Minister of Information Technologies and Communications

Sandra Urrutia

Minister of Information Technologies and Communications
Portrait Name Date of birth Background Reference
Sandra Urrutia September 20, 1978
45) 		[15]

Mauricio Lizcano

Minister of Information Technologies and Communications
Portrait Name Date of birth Background Reference
Mauricio Lizcano August 12, 1976
(age 47) 		[44]

Minister of Transport

Guillermo Reyes

Minister of Transport
Portrait Name Date of birth Background Reference
Guillermo Reyes October 26, 1965
58 		[45]

William Camargo

Minister of Transport
Portrait Name Date of birth Background Reference
William Camargo [46]

Minister of Culture

Patricia Ariza

Minister of Culture
Portrait Name Date of birth Background Reference
Patricia Ariza January 27, 1946
(age 78) 		[47]

Jorge Ignacio Zorro

Minister of Culture
Portrait Name Date of birth Background Reference
Jorge Ignacio Zorro February 27, 1946
(age 78) 		[48]

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.[49] She resigned in June 2023, being nominated Cielo Rusinque, who would later fail to take office.[50]

Chief of Staff
Portrait Name Date of birth Years Background Reference
Laura Sarabia March 20, 1994
(age 30) 		August 7, 2022 –
June 2, 2023
  • Political scientist
 [51]

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

  • Taking office on August 7, 2022, he would later resign by May 2023 to take office as minister.[52]
General Director of DAPRE
Portrait Name Date of birth Years Background Reference
Mauricio Lizcano August 12, 1976
(age 47) 		August 7, 2022 –
May 1, 2023 		[53]

Carlos Ramón González

  • 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
Carlos Ramón González November 11, 1958
(age 65) 		April 26, 2022 –
February 23, 2024 		[54]

Laura Sarabia

  • 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
  • Political scientist
 [55]

See also

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