# Ministry of Mines and Energy (Colombia)

The Ministry of Mines and Energy (Spanish: Ministerio de Minas y Energía) is the national executive ministry of the Government of Colombia that oversees the regulation of the mining and mineral industry and the electricity sector in Colombia, it is similar in its duties to other energy ministries of other countries.

## List of ministers

| Name | Assumed office | Left office | President(s) served under |
| Gerardo Silva | 13 April 1974 | 7 August 1974 | Misael Pastrana Borrero |
| Eduardo del Hierro | 7 August 1974 | 10 July 1975 | Alfonso López Michelsen |
| Juan José Turbay | 10 July 1975 | 18 November 1975 | Alfonso López Michelsen |
| Jaime García Parra | 18 November 1975 | 27 January 1977 | Alfonso López Michelsen |
| Miguel Urrutia Montoya | 27 January 1977 | 3 October 1977 | Alfonso López Michelsen |
| Eduardo Gaitán | 3 October 1977 | 7 August 1978 | Alfonso López Michelsen |
| Alberto Vásquez | 7 August 1978 | 14 May 1980 | Julio César Turbay |
| Humberto Ávila | 14 May 1980 | 12 March 1981 | Julio César Turbay |
| Carlos Rodado Noriega | 12 March 1981 | 7 August 1982 | Julio César Turbay |
| Carlos Martínez Simahan | 7 August 1982 | 11 July 1984 | Belisario Betancur |
| Álvaro Leyva | 20 July 1984 | 17 June 1985 | Belisario Betancur |
| Iván Duque Escobar | 17 June 1985 | 7 August 1986 | Belisario Betancur |
| Guillermo Perry Rubio | 7 August 1986 | 19 August 1988 | Virgilio Barco |
| Óscar Mejía Vallejo | 19 August 1988 | 1989 | Virgilio Barco |
| Margarita Mena | 1989 | 7 August 1990 | Virgilio Barco |
| Luis Fernando Vergara | 7 August 1990 | 13 November 1991 | César Gaviria |
| Juan Camilo Restrepo | 13 November 1991 | 5 July 1992 | César Gaviria |
| Guido Nule Amín | 5 July 1992 | 7 August 1994 | César Gaviria |
| Jorge Eduardo Cock | 7 August 1994 | 1995 | Ernesto Samper |
| Rodrigo Villamizar Alvargonzález | 1995 | 1997 | Ernesto Samper |
| Carlos Compte (acting) | 1997 | 1997 | Ernesto Samper |
| Orlando José Cabrales Martinez | 1997 | 7 August 1998 | Ernesto Samper |
| Luis Carlos Valenzuela | 7 August 1998 | 2000 | Andrés Pastrana |
| Carlos Eduardo Caballero | 2000 | 2001 | Andrés Pastrana |
| Luis Ramiro Valencia Cossio | 2001 | 12 November 2001 | Andrés Pastrana |
| Luisa Fernanda Lafaurie Rivera | 12 November 2001 | 7 August 2002 | Andrés Pastrana |
| Luis Ernesto Mejía Castro | 7 August 2002 | 11 July 2006 | Álvaro Uribe |
| Hernán Martínez | 11 July 2006 | 7 August 2010 | Álvaro Uribe |
| Carlos Rodado Noriega | 7 August 2010 | 23 September 2011 | Juan Manuel Santos |
| Mauricio Cárdenas | 23 September 2011 | 3 September 2012 | Juan Manuel Santos |
| Federico Rejinfo | 3 September 2012 | 10 September 2013 | Juan Manuel Santos |
| Almikar Acosta | 10 September 2013 | 19 August 2014 | Juan Manuel Santos |
| Tomás González Estrada | 19 August 2014 | 9 March 2016 | Juan Manuel Santos |
| María Lorena Gutiérrez (acting) | 9 March 2016 | 20 April 2016 | Juan Manuel Santos |
| Germán Arce | 20 April 2016 | 7 August 2018 | Juan Manuel Santos |
| María Fernanda Suárez | 7 August 2018 | 25 June 2020 | Iván Duque |
| Diego Mesa Puyo | 25 June 2020 | 7 August 2022 | Iván Duque |
| Irene Vélez | 11 August 2022 | 19 July 2023 | Gustavo Petro |
| Omar Andrés Camacho | 4 August 2023 | Present | Gustavo Petro |