Cabinet of Gustavo Petro

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 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.

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. 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.

Cabinet
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 * colspan="5" style="text-align:left" |{{legend|#90EE90|Elected to office – all other cabinet members serve at the pleasure of the president}}{{legend|lightyellow|Serving in an acting capacity (one at present)}}
 * colspan="5" style="text-align:left" |{{legend|#90EE90|Elected to office – all other cabinet members serve at the pleasure of the president}}{{legend|lightyellow|Serving in an acting capacity (one at present)}}
 * style="background: #90EE90;"|Vice President Announced 23 March 2022 Elected 19 June 2022 Assumed office 7 August 2022
 * style="background: #90EE90;" |Francia_Marquez_Jan2023.jpg Environment Activist Francia Márquez of Cauca
 * style="background: #90EE90;" |Francia_Marquez_Jan2023.jpg Environment Activist Francia Márquez of Cauca
 * Luis_F_Velasco.jpg Counselor for the Regions of the Presidency Luis Fernando Velasco of Cauca
 * Álvaro Leyva Durán.jpg Member of the Constituent Assembly Álvaro Leyva of Bogotá, D.C.
 * 20230501_Posesion_Ministros-cg_(8)_(Cropped).jpg President of the Territorial Development Financial Bank Ricardo Bonilla of Bogotá, D.C.
 * [[file:Nestor Osuna.jpg|90px]] Magistrate of the Superior Council of Judicature Néstor Osuna of Bogotá, D.C.
 * Despedida_del_Embajador_Robinson_(POL)_(Velásquez)_(cropped).jpg Head of the International Commission Iván Velásquez of Antioquia
 * Jhenifer Mojica.jpg Lawyer Jhenifer Mojica of Santander
 * Guillermo Alfonso Jaramillo 01.jpg Mayor of Ibague Guillermo Jaramillo of Tolima
 * Gloria_Ines_Ramirez_2022.jpg Senator of Colombia Gloria Ramírez of Caldas
 * Andrés Camacho Morales.jpg Electrical engineer and Physicist Andrés Camacho of Bogotá, D.C.
 * Darío_Germán_Umaña_Mendoza.jpg Deputy Rector of the National University Germán Umaña of Bogotá, D.C.
 * Aurora_Vergara_Figueroa_2023.jpg Deputy Minister of Higher Education Aurora Vergara of Cauca Valley
 * SMuhamadMAR23.jpg Councilor of Bogotá Susana Muhamad of Bogotá, D.C.
 * 110822_Posesión_ministros-cc7653.jpg Secretary of Habitat of Bogotá Catalina Velasco of Bogotá, D.C.
 * Mauricio_Lizano.jpg Director of the DAPR Mauricio Lizcano of Antioquia
 * William Camargo Triana.jpg President of the ANI William Camargo of Boyacá
 * Juan_David_Correa.jpg Literary man, writer, journalist and editor Juan David Correa of Bogotá, D.C.
 * Astrid Rodriguez.jpg Degree in Physical Education Astrid Rodríguez of Bogotá, D.C.
 * Yesenia Olaya 02.jpg Academic and Anthropologist Yesenia Olaya of Nariño
 * Francia_Marquez_Jan2023.jpg Environment Activist Francia Márquez of Cauca
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Cabinet-level officials
!Office Date announced / confirmed !Designee !Office Date announced / confirmed !Designee Chief of Staff of the Presidency Announced 20 June 2022 Assumed office 7 August 2022 Director of the DAPR Announced 26 April 2023 Assumed office 1 May 2023 Director of the DPN Announced 20 July 2022 Assumed office 24 August 2022 Director of the DAFP Announced 20 July 2022 Assumed office 24 August 2022 Director of the DAPS Announced 20 July 2022 Assumed office 24 August 2022 Director of the DNI Announced 20 July 2022 Assumed office 24 August 2022 Director of the DANE Announced 20 July 2022 Assumed office 24 August 2022
 * Laura Sarabia 02.jpg Laura Sarabia of Bogotá, D.C.
 * Carlos Ramón González.jpg Carlos Ramón González of Santander
 * Jorge Ivan Gonzalez (Crop1).jpg Jorge Iván González of Bogotá, D.C.
 * Manrique Soacha.jpg César Augusto Manrique of Bogotá, D.C.
 * Cielo Rusinque.jpg Cielo Rusinque of Bogotá, D.C.
 * No image available.svg Manuel Casanova of Bogotá, D.C.
 * Piedad Urdinola.jpg Piedad Urduola of Bogotá, D.C.
 * }

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.

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.

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).

Alfonso Prada
He 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

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.

Juan Fernando Cristo
On July 3, 2024, Petro carried out his fourth change in the administration, announcing Juan Fernando Cristo as the new Minister of the Interior.

Álvaro Leyva
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.

Luis Gilberto Murillo
In 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.

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.

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.

Cecilia López
On 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.

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

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.

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.

Laura Sarabia

 * Was announced on February 19, 2024 and assumed office on February 23, 2024.