Ministry of Sports (Colombia)

Ministry of Sports
Ministerio del Deporte
Ministry overview
Formed11 July 2019 (2019-07-11)
Preceding Ministry
  • Ministry of Sports
HeadquartersAvenida 68 No. 55-65, Bogotá, Colombia
Annual budgetCOL$ 553.000 millones [1]
Ministry executives
Websitehttps://www.mindeporte.gov.co/

The Ministry of Sport of the Republic of Colombia (Spanish: Ministerio del Deporte, Mindeporte - MD) is the governmental entity of the Executive Branch in charge of formulating, coordinating and monitor the practice of sports, recreation, physical education, the use of free time and physical activity, aimed at improving the quality of life of Colombian society.[2]

It is headquartered at Avenida 68 No. 55-65, in Bogotá. She is the current Minister of Sports, since March, 2023. Astrid Rodriguez.

Structure

The Ministry of Sport is made up of the Office of the Minister, the advisory offices, the General Secretariat and the Vice Ministry of Sport, as follows:[3]

  • Office of the Minister of Sport
    • Planning Advisory Office
    • Legal Advisory Office
    • Internal Control Office
    • Advisory Office of Internal Disciplinary Control
    • General Secretary
  • Office of the Vice Minister of Sport
    • Direction of Positioning and Sports Leadership
    • Inspection, Surveillance and Control Directorate
    • Department of Promotion and Development
    • Directorate of Resources and Tools of the National Sports System

List of Ministers of Sports

Name Assumed office Left office President(s) served under
Ernesto Lucena September 16, 2019 July 14, 2021 Iván Duque
Gullermo Herrera July 23, 2021 August 7, 2022
María Isabel Urrutia August 11, 2022 March 7, 2023 Gustavo Petro
Astrid Rodríguez March 7, 2023 February 15, 2024
Luz Cristina López March 4, 2024 Incumbent

See also

References

  1. ^ "¿Al fin sí hay o no recortes al presupuesto del deporte?". 31 July 2019.
  2. ^ [=https://www.coldeportes.gov.co/coldeportes/ |título=Funciones Ministerio del Deporte] [1]
  3. ^ Organigrama del Ministerio del Deporte, página oficial Mindeporte, 2019