Ministry of Social Protection (Colombia)
Former government ministry of Colombia
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The Ministry of Social Protection (Spanish: Ministerio de la Protección Social) was a national executive ministry of the Government of Colombia responsible for coordinating and implementing the national policy and social services relating to employment, labour, health and social security; it operated from 2002 to 2012.[citation needed]
Formed27 December 2002[1]
Preceding agencies
- Ministry of Labour and Social Security
- Ministry of Health
Dissolved4 May 2011[2]
Superseding agencies
| Ministerio de la Protección Social | |
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| Ministry overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 27 December 2002[1] |
| Preceding agencies |
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| Dissolved | 4 May 2011[2] |
| Superseding agencies | |
| Headquarters | Carrera 13 No. 32-76 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia |
| Annual budget | COP$21,543,445,972,055 (2009)[3] COP$24,347,028,621,394 (2010)[4] COP$24,557,839,917,998 (2011)[5] |
| Website | www |
Created as part of a larger ministerial reform aimed at reducing the national operating budget, it consolidated the Ministry of Labour and Social Security and the Ministry of Health.[1] It was eventually divided again into the Ministry of Labour and the Ministry of Health and Social Protection.[2]
