Ministry of Culture (Colombia)
Encyclopedia
The Ministry of Culture is the national executive ministry of the Government of Colombia
charged with preserving, promoting, and encouraging the growth, free expression and understanding of the Culture of Colombia
in all its multi-ethnic forms
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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....
charged with preserving, promoting, and encouraging the growth, free expression and understanding of the Culture of Colombia
Culture of Colombia
Many aspects of Colombian culture can be traced back to the early culture of Spain of the 16th century and its collision with Colombia's native civilizations . The Spanish brought Catholicism, African slaves, the feudal encomienda system, and a caste system that favored European-born whites...
in all its multi-ethnic forms
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:...
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Ministers
| Period | Minister |
|---|---|
| 1997-1998 | Ramiro Eduardo Osorio Fonseca |
| 1998-1999 | Alberto Casas Santamaría |
| 1999-2000 | Juan Luis Mejía Arango |
| 2000-2001 | Consuelo Araújo Noguera Consuelo Araujo Noguera Consuelo Araújo Noguera, also known as "La Cacica", was a Colombian politician, writer and self-taught journalist, born August 1, 1940 in the city of Valledupar... |
| 2001-2002 | Araceli Morales López |
| 2002-2006 | María Consuelo Araújo Castro |
| 2006-2007 | Elvira Cuervo de Jaramillo |
| 2007-2010 | Paula Marcela Moreno Zapata Paula Marcela Moreno Zapata Paula Marcela Moreno Zapata is a Colombian engineer and professor. She served as the 8th Minister of Culture of Colombia, and was the third person to hold that office in the administration of President Álvaro Uribe Vélez. Moreno was the first Afro-Colombian woman, as well as the youngest person to... |
| 2010-present | Mariana Garcés Córdoba Mariana Garcés Córdoba Mariana Garcés Córdoba is the current Minister of Culture of Colombia. A native of Santiago de Cali, she has been tied to the region and its culture, including working as General Manager of Telepacífico, Member of the National Television Commission, Director of the Association for the Promotion of... |