| Ministry of Culture | |
|---|---|
| Ministerio de Cultura | |
| Echeverry Palace; built in 1909, headquarters of the Ministry since its creation in 1997. | |
| Ministry overview | |
| Formed | August 7, 1997 |
| Headquarters | Carrera 8 № 8-43 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia |
| Annual budget | COP$192,869,882,313 (est. 2010)[1] |
| Ministry executives | Mariana Garcés Córdoba, Minister María Claudia López Sorzano, Deputy Minister |
| Child agencies | National Museum National Library General National Archive Coldeportes Caro and Cuervo Institute ICANH |
| Key document | Ley 397 de 1997 |
| Website | |
| www.mincultura.gov.co | |
The Ministry of Culture (Spanish: Ministerio de Cultura) 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.
| Period | Minister |
|---|---|
| 1997-1998 | Ramiro Eduardo Osorio Fonseca |
| 1998-1999 | Alberto Casas Santamaría |
| 1999-2000 | Juan Luis Mejía Arango |
| 2000-2001 | Consuelo Araújo Noguera |
| 2001-2002 | Araceli Morales López |
| 2002-2006 | María Consuelo Araújo Castro |
| 2006-2007 | Elvira Cuervo de Jaramillo |
| 2007-2010 | Paula Marcela Moreno Zapata |
| 2010-present | Mariana Garcés Córdoba |