Following his electoral victory in 2022, the President Gustavo Petro had 100 political appointments to the national government. Of those 1000 political appointments, among which were positions for members of the government coalition. Upon taking office, Petro quickly placed more than 60 high-level officials. As of May 12, 2023, according to the monitoring of La Silla Vacia, the Administrative Department of the Presidency of the Republic has confirmed 538 nominees, 1 has been announced, 67 are being considered by the President and at least 61 positions are still tracked. They have no candidate.
Office of the President Office Appointee Assumed office Left office Chief of Staff of the Presidency Laura Sarabia August 7, 2022 June 2, 2022 Director of the DAPRE Carlos Ramón González May 1, 2023 — Mauricio Lizcano August 7, 2022 May 1, 2023 Legal Secretary of the Presidency Vladimir Fernández Andrade August 7, 2022 — High Commissioner for Peace Danilo Rueda August 7, 2022 — Secretary of Transparency Roberto Idárraga September 1, 2022 —Secretary of Communications and Press María Paula Fonseca July 31, 2023 — Germán Gómez September 1, 2022 June 25, 2023Councilor for the Regions Sandra Ortiz May 12, 2023 — Luis Fernando Velasco August 24, 2022 May 1, 2023 Counselor for Youngs Gabriela Posso August 24, 2022 — Counselor for Women's Equality Clemecia Carabalí September 13, 2022 — Counselor for National Reconciliation Eva Ferrer January 20, 2023 — Counselor for Human Rights Jenny de la Torre January 20, 2023 —
Office of the Vice President Office Appointee Assumed office Left office Chief of Staff of the Vice Presidency Ginna Rivera August 24, 2022 — Director of Special Projects Jhonattan Duque August 24, 2022 —
National ministries Ministry of the Interior Office Nominee Assumed office Left office Minister of the Interior Armando Benedetti March 1, 2025 — Juan Fernando Cristo July 3, 2024 February 10, 2025 Luis Fernando Velasco May 1, 2023 July 3, 2024 Alfonso Prada August 7, 2022 April 26, 2023 Vice Minister for Participation and Equal Rights Gabriel Rondón July 8, 2024 — Clemencia Solano August 11, 2022 July 7, 2024 Vice Minister for Political Relations Gustavo García Figueroa August 11, 2022 —
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Office Nominee Assumed office Left office Minister of Foreign Affairs Álvaro Leyva August 7, 2022 — Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Francisco Coy August 11, 2022 — Vice Minister for Multilateral Affairs Elizabeth Taylor Jay March 15, 2023 — Laura Gil Savastano August 11, 2022 March 15, 2023
Ministry of Finance and Public Credit Office Nominee Assumed office Left officeMinister of Finance and Public Credit Ricardo Bonilla May 1, 2023 — José Antonio Ocampo August 7, 2022 April 26, 2023 Vice Minister General of Fiance Diego Guevara August 11, 2022 — Vice Minister of Public Credit Daniel Osorio May 1, 2023 — Gonzalo Hernández August 11, 2022 May 1, 2023
Ministry of Justice and Law Office Nominee Assumed office Left office Minister of Justice and Law Néstor Osuna August 7, 2022 — Vice Minister for the Promotion of Justice Jhoana Delgado Gaitán September 15, 2022 — Vice Minister for Criminal Policy and Restorative Justice Camilo Umaña September 13, 2022 —
Ministry of National Defence Office Nominee Assumed office Left office Minister of National Defence Iván Velásquez August 7, 2022 — Vice Minister for Defense Strategy and Planning Major general Retired Ricardo Díaz Torres September 2, 2022 — Vice Minister for Defense and Security Policies Alberto Lara Posada September 2, 2022 — Vice Minister for Veterans Elsa Morales Bernal September 2, 2022 —
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Office Nominee Assumed office Left office Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Jhenifer Mojica May 1, 2023 — Cecilia López August 7, 2022 April 26, 2023 Vice Minister for Rural Development Darío Alcides Fajardo Montaña November 9, 2022 — Vice Minister for Agricultural Affairs Luis Alberto Villegas Prado September 7, 2022 —
Ministry of Health and Social Protection Office Nominee Assumed office Left office Minister of Health and Social Protection Guillermo Jaramillo May 1, 2023 — Carolina Corcho August 7, 2022 April 26, 2023 Vice Minister for Public Health and Service Provision Jaime Hernán Urrego Rodríguez August 8, 2022 — Vice Minister for Social Protection Luis Alberto Martínez Saldarriaga August 8, 2022 —
Ministry of Labour Office Nominee Assumed office Left office Minister of Labour Gloria Inés Ramírez August 11, 2022 — Vice Minister of Employment and Pensions Iván Jaramillo February 11, 2023 — Flor Esther Salazar August 11, 2022 February 3, 2023 Vice Minister of Labor Relations and Inspection Edwin Palma Egea September 6, 2022 February 11, 2023
Cabinet-levels administrative departments Office Appointee Assumed office Left office Director of the DPN Jorge Iván Gónzalez August 24, 2022 — Director of the DAFP César Augusto Manrique August 24, 2022 — Director of the DAPS Cielo Rusinque August 24, 2022 — Director of the DNI Manuel Casanova August 24, 2022 — Director of the DANE Piedad Urduola August 24, 2022 —
Military joint staff appointments Office Appointee Assumed office Left office Commander of the Military Forces General Helder Fernan Giraldo August 20, 2022 — Joint Chief of Staff of the Military Forces Vice admiral José Joaquín Amézquita August 20, 2022 — Commander of the National Army General Luis Mauricio Opina August 20, 2022 — Commander of the Air Force General Luis Carlos Córdoba August 20, 2022 — Commander of the National Navy Vice admiral Francisco Hernado Cubides August 20, 2022 — Commander of the National Police Major general William Salamanca May 9, 2023 — General Henry Sanabria August 20, 2022 April 12, 2023
See also Cabinet of Gustavo Petro
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