Ministry of National Education (Colombia)
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The Ministry of National Education is the national executive ministry of the Government of Colombia
responsible for overseeing the instruction and education of the Colombian people
, similar to education ministries
in other countries.
Government of Colombia
The government of Colombiais a republic with separation of powers into executive, judicial and legislative branches.Its legislature has a congress,its judiciary has a supreme court, andits executive branch has a president....
responsible for overseeing the instruction and education of the Colombian people
Colombian people
Colombian people are from a multiethnic Spanish speaking nation in South America called Colombia. Colombians are predominantly Roman Catholic and are a mixture of Europeans, Africans, and Amerindians.-Demography:...
, similar to education ministries
Education minister
An education minister is a position in the governments of some countries responsible for dealing with educational matters.-Country-related articles and lists:Minister of Education may refer to:...
in other countries.
List of Ministers
| Order | Period | Minister of National Education |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1928-1930 | José Vicente Huertas |
| 2nd | 1930-1930 | Elíseo Arango Ramos Elíseo Arango Ramos Elíseo Arango Ramos was a Colombian lawyer and diplomat who served as 4th Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations and as Minister of Foreign Affairs. A Conservative Party ideologue and politician, he was part of the far-right group known as "Los Leopardos" .-Further reading:... |
| 3rd | 1930-1931 | Abel Francisco Carbonell Vergara |
| 4th | 1931-1933 | Julio Carrizosa Valenzuela |
| 5th | 1933-1934 | Pedro Maria Carreño Mallarino |
| 6th | 1934-1934 | Jaime Jaramillo Arango |
| 7th | 1934-1934 | Carlos Lozano y Lozano |
| 8th | 1934-1935 | Luis López de Mesa Gómez |
| 9th | 1935-1935 | Calixto Torres Umaña |
| 10th | 1935-1937 | Darío Echandía Olaya |
| 11th | 1937-1937 | Alberto Lleras Camargo Alberto Lleras Camargo Alberto Lleras Camargo was an important Colombian diplomat and political figure.He was a member of the Liberal Party of Colombia; he served as congressman , Minister of Education, Minister of the Interior and Minister of Foreign Affairs, during the governments of Alfonso López Pumarejo and Eduardo... |
| 12th | 1937-1937 | Tulio Enrique Tascón Quintero |
| 13th | 1937-1937 | Alejandro López Restrepo |
| 14th | 1937-1938 | José Joaquín Castro Martínez |
| 15th | 1938-1940 | Alfonso Araújo Gaviria Alfonso Araújo Gaviria Alfonso Araújo Gaviria was a Colombian lawyer and diplomat, who served as 8th Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations, and represented Colombia as Ambassador to the Republics of Brazil and Venezuela... |
| 16th | 1940-1941 | Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Ayala |
| 17th | 1941-1941 | Guillermo Nannetti Concha |
| 18th | 1941-1942 | Juan Lozano y Lozano |
| 19th | 1942-1942 | Germán Arciniegas Angueyra |
| 20th | 1942-1942 | Jorge Zalamea Borda |
| 21st | 1942-1943 | Absalón Fernández de Soto |
| 22nd | 1943-1943 | Rafael Parga Cortés |
| 23rd | 1943-1943 | Carlos Lozano y Lozano |
| 24th | 1943-1943 | Carlos Arango Vélez |
| 25th | 1943-1945 | Antonio Rocha Alvira |
| 26th | 1945-1945 | Rafael Escallón |
| 27th | 1945-1945 | Antonio Rocha Alvira |
| 28th | 1945-1946 | Germán Arciniegas Angueyra |
| 29th | 1946-1946 | Mario Carvajal Borrero |
| 30th | 1946-1947 | Miguel Jiménez López |
| 31st | 1947-1947 | Eduardo Zuleta Ángel |
| 32nd | 1947-1948 | Joaquín Estrada Monsalve |
| 33rd | 1948-1948 | Elíseo Arango Ramos Elíseo Arango Ramos Elíseo Arango Ramos was a Colombian lawyer and diplomat who served as 4th Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations and as Minister of Foreign Affairs. A Conservative Party ideologue and politician, he was part of the far-right group known as "Los Leopardos" .-Further reading:... |
| 34th | 1948-1949 | Fabio Lozano y Lozano |
| 35th | 1949-1949 | Elíseo Arango Ramos Elíseo Arango Ramos Elíseo Arango Ramos was a Colombian lawyer and diplomat who served as 4th Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations and as Minister of Foreign Affairs. A Conservative Party ideologue and politician, he was part of the far-right group known as "Los Leopardos" .-Further reading:... |
| 36th | 1949-1949 | Eleuterio Serna Ramírez |
| 37th | 1949-1950 | Manuel Mosquera Garcés |
| 38th | 1950-1951 | Antonio Álvarez Restrepo |
| 39th | 1951-1952 | Rafael Azula Barrera |
| 40th | 1952-1953 | Lucio Pabón Núñez |
| 41st | 1953-1953 | Jesús Estrada Monsalve |
| 42nd | 1953-1954 | Manuel Mosquera Garcés |
| 43rd | 1954-1954 | Daniel Henao Henao |
| 44th | 1954-1955 | Aurelio Caicedo Ayerbe Aurelio Caicedo Ayerbe Aurelio Caicedo Ayerbe was a Colombian lawyer and diplomat. He served as the 14th Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations and as Ambassador of Colombia to the Holy See.-Personal life:... |
| 45th | 1955-1956 | Gabriel Betancur Mejía |
| 46th | 1956-1957 | Josefina Valencia Muñoz Josefina Valencia Muñoz Josefina Valencia Muñóz was a Colombian activist and politician, a leader of the Women's suffrage movement in Colombia and the first woman to ever head a Colombian Ministry as well as the first female Governor of a Department of Colombia. As a Member of the Colombian Constituent Assembly of 1954,... |
| 47th | 1957-1957 | Próspero Carbonell MacAusland |
| 48th | 1957-1958 | Alfonso Carvajal Peralta |
| 49th | 1958-1959 | Reinaldo Muñoz Zambrano |
| 50th | 1959-1960 | Abel Naranjo Villegas |
| 51st | 1960-1960 | Gonzalo Vargas Rubiano |
| 52nd | 1960-1960 | Belisario Betancur Cuartas |
| 53rd | 1960-1961 | Alfonso Ocampo Londoño |
| 54th | 1961-1962 | Jaime Posada Díaz |
| 55th | 1962-1965 | Pedro Gómez Valderrama Pedro Gómez Valderrama Pedro Gómez Valderrama was a Colombian lawyer, writer and career diplomat, who served as the 1st Ambassador of Colombia to the Soviet Union and as Ambassador of Colombia to Spain.-Personal life:... |
| 56th | 1965-1966 | Daniel Arango Jaramillo |
| 57th | 1966-1968 | Gabriel Betancourt Mejía |
| 58th | 1968-1970 | Octavio Arizmendi Posada |
| 59th | 1970-1972 | Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento |
| 60th | 1972-1974 | Juan Jacobo Muñoz |
| 61st | 1974-1977 | Hernando Durán Dussán Hernando Durán Dussán Hernando Durán Dussán was a Colombian lawyer and politician. He was the Mayor of Bogotá and a candidate for the Presidency in 1990.-Biography:Durán Dussán was born in Bogotá in 1920, of Huilan ancestry... |
| 62nd | 1977-1978 | Rafael Rivas Posada |
| 63rd | 1978-1980 | Rodrigo Lloreda Caicedo |
| 64th | 1980-1981 | Guillermo Angulo Gómez |
| 65th | 1981-1982 | Carlos Albán Holguín Carlos Albán Holguín Carlos Albán Holguín was a Colombian lawyer and politician who served as the 19th Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations. He also served as Minister of National Education during the administration of Julio César Turbay Ayala, and was appointed Mayor of Bogotá by President... |
| 66th | 1986-1988 | Marina Uribe de Eusse |
| 67th | 1988-1989 | Antonio Yepes Parra |
| 68th | 1989-1990 | Manuel Francisco Becerra Barney |
| 69th | 1990-1991 | Alfonso Valdivieso Sarmiento Alfonso Valdivieso Sarmiento Alfonso Valdivieso Sarmiento is a Colombian lawyer and politician who as the 2nd Attorney General of Colombia brought charges and stood against the administration of Ernesto Samper Pizano during the Proceso 8000. He also served as the 24th Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations... |
| 70th | 1991-1993 | Carlos Holmes Trujillo García |
| 1993-1994 | Maruja Pachón Castro | |
| 1994-1995 | Arturo Sarabia Better | |
| 1995-1996 | María Emma Mejía Vélez María Emma Mejía Vélez María Emma Mejía Vélez is a Colombian journalist and politician who has served as Colombian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of National Education, and Ambassador to Spain... |
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| 1996-1997 | Olga Duque de Ospina | |
| 1997-1998 | Jaime Niño Díez | |
| 1998-2000 | Germán Bula Escobar | |
| 2000-2002 | Francisco José Lloreda Mera | |
| 2002-2010 | Cecilia María Vélez White | |
| 2010-present | María Fernanda Campo Saavedra María Fernanda Campo Saavedra María Fernanda Campo Saavedra is the current Minister of Education of Colombia. In 2011 she was appointed Acting Mayor of Bogotá by Juan Manuel Santos Calderón in replacement of Samuel Moreno Rojas, who was stripped of his office following an investigation into the appropriation of city contracts... |