Ministry of National Education (Colombia)

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Ministries and Agencies of the Government of Colombia
Ministry of National Education
Ministerio de Educación Nacional
Minister	Cecilia María Vélez White
Vice-Minister	Juana Inés Díaz Tafur
Vice-Minister	Gabriel Burgos Mantilla
Established	1886
Responsibilities	Education
Employees	N/A
www.mineducacion.gov.co Ministry/Agency Website

The Ministry of National Education (Spanish: Ministerio de Educación Nacional) is the Colombian ministry in charge of Education in Colombia. It was created on August 25, 1886. The current minister is Cecilia María Vélez White.

The famed assassinated leader Jorge Eliécer Gaitán was Minister of Education from 1940-1942 under the administration of the Liberal Party's Eduardo Santos (1938-1942), where he promoted an extensive literacy campaign as well as cultural activities. {stub}