Minister of the Interior (Colombia)

The Minister of the Interior is the head of the Ministry of the Interior of Colombia. The minister and the Ministry of the Interior are responsible for the management and conservation of most federal lands along with natural resources, and head agencies such as the National Protection Unit, National Printing Office, the National Copyright Directorate, and the Corporation Nasa Kiwe. The minister also oversees the course of the execution of the budget corresponding to the Ministry. The minister is a member of the Colombian Cabinet and reports to the Colombian President. The role of the Colombian Ministry of the Interior is similar to that of the appointed interior minister in many other countries.

Role
The position of Minister of the Interior has had an evolution throughout history, since its creation, the position of Minister of the Interior has gained great importance, being the first among the 5 most important positions in the national cabinet.

Between 1905 and 1994, with the absence of the figure of the Vice President, the Minister of the Interior, also called the Minister of Government, was the one who replaced the functions of the Vice President, acting on many occasions as president in charge. Currently, the functions of president in charge fall to the Minister of the Interior, since the latter is the first in the order of origin of government ministers, it is he who acts as president in charge in the temporary absences of the president on official trips abroad or vacations, since the constitution prohibits the vice president from being president in charge, in the aforementioned situations.