Ministry of the Interior and Justice
Encyclopedia
The Ministry of the Interior and Justice , is the national executive ministry of the Government of Colombia
responsible for the enforcement of the law
and administration of justice
, equivalent to the justice and interior ministries of 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 the enforcement of the law
Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
and administration of justice
Justice
Justice is a concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, religion, or equity, along with the punishment of the breach of said ethics; justice is the act of being just and/or fair.-Concept of justice:...
, equivalent to the justice and interior ministries of other countries.
Ministers
| Order | Minister | Period |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Fernando Londoño Hoyos | 2002-2003 |
| 2nd | Sabas Pretelt de la Vega Sabas Pretelt de la Vega Sabas Pretelt de la Vega is a Colombian economist and businessman, who served as Colombian Minister of the Interior and Justice, and Ambassador to the Colombian missions in Italy, Greece, Cyprus, San Marino, and Malta.-Personal life:... |
2003-2006 |
| 3rd | Carlos Holguín Sardi Carlos Holguín Sardi Carlos Holguín Sardi is a lawyer and politician, member of the Colombian Conservative Party. Holguin has served two terms as Governor of Valle del Cauca Department, the first from September 1976 to September 1978 and the second one from January 1992 to December 1994... |
2006-2008 |
| 4th | Fabio Valencia Cossio Fabio Valencia Cossio Fabio Valencia Cossio is a Colombian lawyer and politician. A Conservative party leader and politician, Valencia was first elected to Congress in 1982 as Representative for the department of Antioquia, continuing to be re-elected until 1991 when he successfully ran for Senate, where he rose to... |
2008-2010 |
| 5th | Germán Vargas Lleras Germán Vargas Lleras Germán Vargas Lleras is a Colombian lawyer and politician currently serving as Minister of the Interior of Colombia. From 1994 to 2008 he served as Senator of Colombia for four consecutive terms, and during the Colombian presidential election of 2010 he ran as a candidate for the Radical Change... |
2010-2011 |