Council of Ministers of Colombia

The existence of the Cabinet dates back to the first President Simon Bolivar.

These members were appointed in order to advise the President and are therefore required to assist him in his duties as stated by the Colombian Constitution.

In 1886, President Rafael Núñez changed their nomenclature from secretariats to ministries, and created new ones, so, in the beginning of the 20th century, after the Thousand Days War, the Council of ministers was composed of: The Secretary of Trade disappeared; its assignments were transferred to the Vice Ministry of Development, under the control of the Minister of Finance.

In accordance with Article 7, the Ministries in order and precedence were then thus: Abbreviations used: Agr./Liv.

- Industry and Labour; ICT - Information and communication technologies; Lab./Hyg./Soc.