Ministry of Environment
Ministerio de Ambiente
Agency overview
Formed22 December 1993 (1993-12-22)
Preceding agency
Dissolved27 December 2002 (2002-12-27)
Superseding agency
TypeEnvironment
JurisdictionCentral government of Colombia
HeadquartersBogotá, D.C.
Key document

The Ministry of Environment was the national executive ministry of the Government of Colombia charged with determining and regulating the standards and guidelines for the protection of the environment, investigate and implement environmental policies.[1] As part of a wider cabinet reshuffle in 2002, the ministry was given the housing and land management portfolios, becoming the Ministry of Environment, Housing and Territorial Development.[2]

As of 2010, President Juan Manuel Santos talked about the need to separate the Ministry again to once again bring environmental protection and sustainability in par with the needs of the nation and its importance to government.[3]

Ministers

OrderPeriodMinisters of Environment
1st1994-1994Manuel Rodríguez Becerra
2nd1994–1995Cecilia López Montaño
3rd1995–1997José Vicente Mogollón
4th1997–1998Eduardo Verano de la Rosa
5th1998–2002Juan Mayr Maldonado
6th2002–2003Cecilia Rodríguez González-Rubio

See also

References

  1. "Ley 99 de 1993" (PDF) (in Spanish). Ministry of Environment, Housing and Territorial Development. 1993-12-22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-09-20. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
  2. "Reactivación, Ahora Sí" [Reactivation, Now Yes]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). 2002-12-21.
  3. "Sandra Bessudo Será Ministra De Medio Ambiente Del Gobierno De Juan Manuel Santos" [Sandra Bessudo Will Be Minister of Environment of Juan Manuel Santos's Government]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). 2010-07-02. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
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