Ministry of Health and Social Protection (Colombia)


The Ministry of Health and Social Protection is one of the nineteen national executive ministries of the Government of Colombia, and is responsible for coordinating and implementing the national policy and social services relating to health and social security.
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History

Upon assuming the Presidency of the Republic in his first term, President Álvaro Uribe Vélez decided to merge the Ministries of Health and Labor into the Ministry of Social Protection.
The two ministries that made up the Ministry of Social Protection were the Ministry of Labor, created by Law 96 of 1938, and the Ministry of Health, created under the name of Ministry of Hygiene by Law 27 of 1946 and later called the Ministry of Health.
With the passage of Law 1444 of 2011, the Ministry of Social Protection was split into two; according to article 7 of said law, the Ministry of Social Protection was transformed into the Ministry of Labor, and according to article 9 of the same law, the Ministry of Health and Social Protection was created.

Location

Previously, when the Ministry of Social Protection had not been separated, it was located at Carrera 13 No. 32-76 in the city of Bogotá. Currently the Ministry of Health is located at the same address, while the Ministry of Labor has its headquarters at Carrera 14 No. 99-33.

List of ministers health and social protection

Below is a table of all past ministers, the time in which they served and the presidents who appointed them into office. Noted that the head of Ministry of Social Protection prior to 2011 is also listed:
NameAssumed officeLeft officePresident(s) served under
Juan Luis LondoñoAugust 7, 2003February 6, 2003Álvaro Uribe
Diego Palacio BetancourtFebruary 10, 2003August 7, 2010Álvaro Uribe
Mauricio Santa MaríaAugust 7, 2010January 24, 2012Juan Manuel Santos
Beatriz Londoño SotoJanuary 24, 2012September 3, 2012Juan Manuel Santos
Alejandro Gaviria UribeSeptember 3, 2012August 7, 2018Juan Manuel Santos
Juan Pablo UribeAugust 7, 2018February 7, 2020Iván Duque
Fernando Ruiz GómezMarch 3, 2020August 7, 2022Iván Duque
Carolina CorchoAugust 7, 2022January 5, 2023Gustavo Petro
Guillermo JaramilloApril 26, 2023presentGustavo Petro