Minister of Culture (Colombia)

Minister of Culture
Incumbent
Juan David Correa
since 2 August 2023
Council of Ministers
Ministry of Culture
StyleMr. Minister
(informal)
Member ofGovernment of Colombia
Executive Branch
Reports toPresident of Colombia
SeatBogota, D.C.
AppointerPresident of Colombia
with Senate advice and consent
FormationAugust 7, 1997; 27 years ago (1997-08-07)
First holderRamiro Osorio
SuccessionTenth
SalaryCOL$12,981,949 (monthly)[1]
Websitewww.mincultura.gov.co

The minister of culture is the head of the Ministry of Culture. The minister serves as the principal advisor to the president of Colombia, and the national government, on policies, programs, and activities related to all culture in Colombia. As a member of the Cabinet of Colombia, the Minister is sixteenth in the line of succession to the presidency.

Functions and duties

The minister of culture leads the formulation of the integral policy of the creative economy in the National Government and develops programs and projects in the terms indicated in the law.

The Ministry of Culture is responsible for leading the intersectoral coordination process to strengthen public, private and mixed institutions, aimed at the promotion, defense, dissemination and development of cultural and creative activities and adequately promote the potential of the cultural and creative economy.[2]

List of ministers of culture

Name Assumed office Left office President(s) served under
Ramiro Osorio 7 August 1997 7 August 1998 Ernesto Samper
Alberto Casas 7 August 1998 19 August 1999 Andrés Pastrana
Juan Luis Mejía 19 August 1999 18 July 2000
Consuelo Araújo 18 July 2000 11 March 2001
Araceli Morales 11 March 2001 7 August 2002
María Consuelo Araújo 7 August 2002 24 January 2006 Álvaro Uribe
Elvira Cuervo 24 January 2006 10 May 2007
Paula Moreno 10 May 2007 7 August 2010
Mariana Garcés 7 August 2010 7 August 2018 Juan Manuel Santos
Angelica Mayolo 7 August 2018 7 August 2022 Iván Duque
Patricia Ariza 7 August 2022 27 February 2023 Gustavo Petro
Jorge Zorro
(Acting) 		27 February 2023 2 August 2023
Juan David Correa 2 August 2023 Incumbent

References

  1. ^ "Decreto No. 0853 de 2012" (PDF) (in Spanish). Bogotá: Colombia, Administrative Department of the Presidency of the Republic. 25 April 2012. p. 3. Retrieved 3 December 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ "Ministerio de Culturia". mincultura.gov.co. May 26, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2023.