Government of Nicaragua


Nicaragua is a country in Central America with constitutional democracy with executive, legislative, judicial, and electoral branches of government. The President of Nicaragua is both head of state and head of government. Executive power is exercised by the government.
Legislative power is vested in the National Assembly. The judiciary and electoral powers are independent of the executive and the legislature. The magistrates of both the Supreme Court and the Supreme Electoral Council are appointed by the President and ratified by the National Assembly.

Executive branch

The current composition of the Executive Branch includes Co-President Daniel Ortega and Co-president Rosario Murillo. The cabinet ministers and the directors of government agencies and autonomous entities are appointed by the President, then confirmed by the National Assembly.

Cabinet

  • Co-President of the Republic: Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo
  • Secretary of the Presidency: Paul Oquist Kelley
  • Minister of Agriculture and Forestry: Edward Centeno
  • Minister of Defense: Martha Elena Ruiz Sevilla
  • Minister of Education, Culture and Sports: Miriam Raudez
  • Minister of Energy and Mines: Salvador Mansell Castrillo
  • Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources: Juana Argenal
  • Minister of Family: Marcia Ramirez Mercado
  • Minister of Finance and Public Credit: Iván Acosta Montalván
  • Minister of Foreign Affairs: Denis Moncada Colindres
  • Minister of Governance: Maria Amelia Coronel
  • Minister of Health: Martha Reyes
  • Minister of Industry, Development and Commerce: Orlando Solorzano
  • Minister of Labor: Alba Luz Torrez Briones
  • Minister of Transport and Infrastructure: Pablo Fernández Martínez Espinoza

Ministries and dependent entities

  • Nicaraguan Institute of Sport, originally named INJUDE;
  • Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry ;
  • *National Forestry Institute ;
  • *Nicaraguan Institute of Agricultural Technology ;
  • Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports ;
  • *National Technological Institute
  • *Nicaraguan Institute of Culture
  • Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources ;
  • Ministry of Family ;
  • *Nicaraguan Institute for Women
  • Ministry of Finance and Public Credit ;
  • *General Customs Bureau ;
  • *General Revenue Service ;
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs ;
  • *Ambassadors of Nicaragua
  • Ministry of Governance ;
  • *General Directorate of Migration and Alienage ;
  • *National Penitentiary System
  • *National Police ;
  • *Social Security Institute and Human Development
  • Ministry of Health ;
  • *Institute Against Alcoholism and Drug Addiction
  • *Centro de Insumos para la Salud, CIPS, Government-owned corporation.
  • *Centro de Mantenimiento de Equipos Médicos, Government-owned corporation.
  • *Empresa de Insumos no Médicos, Government-owned corporation.
  • *Hospital Alemán, Government-owned hospital.
  • *Policlínica Oriental, Government-owned health-care center.
  • Ministry of Industry and Commercefont ;
  • *Nicaraguan Institute of Support for the Small and Medium-sized Enterprises ;
  • *Nicaraguan Institute of Tourism ;
  • *Corporation of Free Trade Zones ;
  • *Empresa Nicaragüense de Alimentos Básicos, ENABAS, Government-owned enterprise devoted to internal trade, mostly grains.
  • Ministry of Labor
  • *National Technological Institute ; - Vocational education centers.
  • Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure ;
  • *Corporation of Regional Constructor Companies
  • Ministry of Defense ;
  • *Military Social Security Institute ;
  • *National System of Prevention, Relieves and Attention to Disasters ;

Decentralized entities

  • Central Bank of Nicaragua - ;
  • *National Institute of Statistics and Census ;
  • Institute of Rural Development ;
  • National Energy Commission ;
  • Nicaraguan Institute of Aqueducts and Drains ; - Regulatory entity of public services.
  • Nicaraguan Institute of Municipal Development ;
  • Nicaraguan Institute of Telecommunications and Postal Services. Regulatory entity of public services.
  • Nicaraguan Institute of Territorial Studies ;
  • Nicaraguan Institute of the Urban and Rural Housing ;
  • Office of the Attorney General
  • Social Emergency Investment Fund ;

Government-owned enterprises

General

  • National Corporations of the Public Sector
  • National Lottery ;

Dependencies of the Presidency

  • Channel 6, not in use.
  • National Printing Works, in process of privatization.
  • Olof Palme Convention Center, in process of privatization.
  • Radio Nicaragua

Financial services

  • Nicaraguan Institute of Insurances and Reinsurances ;
  • Nicaraguan Investment Fund ; - The Government holds a 51% share of the investment bank.
  • *Rural Credit Fund

Public services

  • International Airport Administration Company ;
  • Nicaraguan Aqueducts and Sewer Company ; - National water company.
  • National Electric Transmission Company ;
  • Nicaraguan Electricity Company
  • National Port Authority ;
  • Nicaraguan Postal Service ;

Judicial branch

  • http://www.poderjudicial.gob.ni/

Autonomous entities

  • Comptroller General of the Republic of Nicaragua ;
  • Human Rights Prosecutor's Office
  • Intendence of Property
  • Nicaraguan Institute of Energy ; - Regulatory entity of public services.
  • Superintendence of Banks and other Financial Institutions - ;
  • Superintendence of Pensions ;
  • *Nicaraguan Social Security Institute ;
  • Public Prosecutor's Office ;