| Minister of the Interior | |
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| Council of Ministers Ministry of the Interior | |
| Style | Mr. Minister (informal) The Honorable[1] (formal) His Excellency[2] (diplomatic) |
| Member of | Executive Branch Legislative Branch Administrative Department of the Nation |
| Reports to | President of Colombia |
| Seat | Bogota, D.C. |
| Appointer | President of Colombia with Senate advice and consent |
| Precursor | Secretary of the Interior |
| Formation | July 27, 1789 |
| First holder | Diego Bautista Urbaneja as Secretary of the Interior |
| Succession | Ineligible |
| Salary | Executive Schedule, COP$735,507,531,586 (2012)[3] COP$342,642,573,034 (2013)[4] COP$486,111,102,438 (2014)[5] |
The Minister of the Interior is the head of the Ministry of the Interior of Colombia. The minister and the Ministry of the Interior are responsible for the management and conservation of most federal lands along with natural resources, and head agencies such as the National Protection Unit, National Printing Office, the National Copyright Directorate, and the Corporation Nasa Kiwe. The minister also oversees the course of the execution of the budget corresponding to the Ministry. The minister is a member of the Colombian Cabinet and reports to the Colombian President. The role of the Colombian Ministry of the Interior is similar to that of the appointed interior minister in many other countries.[6]
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- ^ Colombia, Congress of (December 14, 2011). "Ley 1485 de 2011" (PDF). Diario Oficial (in Spanish) (48, 283). Bogotá: 16. ISSN 0122-2112. OCLC 500057889. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 9, 2014. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
- ^ Colombia, Congress of (December 10, 2012). "Ley 1593 de 2012" (PDF). Diario Oficial (in Spanish) (48, 640). Bogotá: 17. ISSN 0122-2112. OCLC 500057889. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 9, 2014. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
- ^ Colombia, Congress of (December 11, 2013). "Ley 1687 de 2014" (PDF). Diario Oficial (in Spanish) (49, 001). Bogotá: 6. ISSN 0122-2112. OCLC 500057889. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 9, 2014. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
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