Petro Cabinet | |
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 Cabinet of Colombia | |
| 2022–present | |
 Cabinet of President Gustavo Petro on July 20, 2024 | |
| 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 |
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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 majority parties, Néstor Osuna, Minister of Justice and Law, and Catalina Velasco, Minister of Housing, City, and Territory, were confirmed as political representatives of the Liberal Party. This came after Petro's rejection of other candidates proposed by the party as in their opinion, they did not meet the requirements for the post. 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 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.[citation needed]
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]
- ^ "César Gaviria y la bancada del Partido Liberal se reunieron con los ministros de Vivienda y Justicia, de qué hablaron". 10 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ Restrepo, María José (8 August 2022). "Los ministerios del partido liberal, conservador y la u en el gobierno Petro". lasillavacia.com. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Former rebel Gustavo Petro is sworn in as Colombia's first leftist president". NBC News. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ Turkewitz, Julie (19 June 2022). "Colombia Live Updates: Gustavo Petro Elected the First Leftist President". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ "Leftist Gustavo Petro wins Colombian presidency". Financial Times. 19 June 2022. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ Bocanegra, Nelson; Griffin, Oliver; Vargas, Carlos (19 June 2022). "Colombia elects former guerrilla Petro as first leftist president". Reuters. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ "Gustavo Petro, el primer presidente de izquierda en Colombia". 2022.