Ministries of the Dominican Republic

The Ministries of State of the Dominican Republic (Spanish: Ministerios de Estado de la República Dominicana) are the primary units of the executive branch of the government of the Dominican Republic. This was formerly known as the Secretaries of State (Spanish: Secretarias de Estado) but that denominations change from January 26, 2010 with the reformation of the Constitution. The Change was effective on February 6, 2010 by Decrete 55-10.[1]

The Ministries of Justice, Public Instruction and Foreign Affairs; of the Interior and Police; of Finance and Commerce, and of the War and Navy was the first executive branch having been established in the first Constitution of the Dominican Republic in November, 1844.[2]

Ministries are analogous to Departments and Secretaries of State in others nations.

Different from what happens in other countries, by constitutional specification, not minister formed part of line of succession, reserves for the Vice President and the President of the Supreme Court of Justice.

Council of Ministers
Main article: Cabinet of the Dominican Republic

The heads of the ministries, known as Ministers of their respective department, form the traditional Cabinet of the Dominican Republic, an executive organ that serves at the disposal of the president for the coordination of the government affairs and normally act as an advisory body to the presidency.

Ministries of the present

23 ministries exist in the Dominican Republic.

All ministries are listed by their present-day name and only ministries with past or present cabinet-level status are listed.

Ministry
Creation
 Institucional Code
 Notes 2014 Budget
in Millions
of Dominican Pesos
[3]		 Employees
Ministry of the Presidency 1972[4] 0201 Created as an office in charge of coordinate the Technical Secretariat of the Presidency the Administrative Secretariat of the Presidency (now Ministry Administrative of the Presidency of the Dominican Republic). 45,877 13,466[5]
Ministry of Interior and Police 1844[6] 0202 30,543 36,406[7]
Ministry of Defense Dominican Republic 1844[8] 0203 Initially named Ministry of War and Navy and later change to Ministry of the Armed Forces. 17,350 54,860[9]
Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1944[10] 0204 Position of Ministry of Foreign Affairs created in 1844 but had not an office until 1944[11] 6,392 3,213[12]
Ministry of Finance (Hacienda) 1844 0205 Initially named Ministry of Finance and Commerce, division of commerce later separated and became the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. 11,329 3,314[13]
Ministry of Education 1844 0206 Created as Ministry of Justice and Public Instruction, Separated from the Justice Administration in 1931, named Secretariat of Education and Fine Arts in 1934 and in 1965 merge with the Culture administration, so was known as Secretariat of Education, Fine Arts and Culture until 1997 when is Called Secretary of State of Education and Culture with the Culture section separated in 2000 into a new ministry.[14] 109,170 114,977[15]
Ministry of Health 1951[16] 0207 Initially named Secretary of State of Health and Social Provision product of the merge of the Secretaries of State of Social Provision and of Sanitation and Social Assistance. Is named Secretary of State of Public Health and Social Assistance in 1967.[17][18][19] 33,200 60,603[20]
Ministry of Sports 1974[21] 0208 Is the legitimate successor of the National Direction of Sports (created in 1944[22]), named Secreatary of State of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation in 1974.[23] 2,263 4,703[24]
Ministry of Labour 1920[25] 0209 Created as the Secretary of Labour and Communications. The name changed to Labour and Agriculture, Labour and Commerce until 1959 when it was named Secretary of State of Labour.[26] 1,992 1,139[27]
Ministry of Agriculture 1854[28] 0210 Created (into an existing Ministry at that time) and named Ministry of Interior, Police and Agriculture. From 1854 to 2010 have change his name 21 times, and have shared faculties with other now existing ministries for 10 times. From April 15, 1961 have the exclusive faculty of the administration of agriculture resources.[29] 7,790 13,301[30]
Ministry of Public Works and Communications 1887[31] 0211 Created as the Secretariat of State of Development and Public Works.[32] 23,446 11,698[33]
Ministry of Industry and Commerce 1966[34] 0212 Industry and Commerce faculties merge with the agriculture and labour administrations in 1934. Officially created in 1966.[35][36] 2,983 1,716[37]
Ministry of Tourism 1979[38][39] 0213 Created like Secretariat of Tourism by the elevation to Cabinet Level of the National Direction of Tourism.[40][41] 3,399 891[42]
Ministry of Justice 1844[43] 0214 Created in a same Ministry of Justice and Public Instruction (Education). Justice and Education administration Separated in 1931.[44][45] 3,415 6,912[46]
Ministry of Women 1999[47][48] 0215 317.98 419[49]
Ministry of Culture 2000[50] 0216 In 1965 merging Education and Fine Arts with the Culture administration,so was known as Secretariat of Education, Fine Arts and Culture until 1997 when is called Secretary of State of Education and Culture, them in 2000 is separet in two ministries the Secretary of State Education and the Secretary of State of Culture with the Fine Arts as a division of the culture administration.[51] 1,830 2,163[52]
Ministry of Youth 2000[53] 0217 On May 21, 1985 after a recommendation of United Nations if Created a General Direction of Promotions of Youth, on July 26, 2000 with General Law of Youth No.49-00 is created the Secretary of State of Youth.[54] 400.26 613[55]
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources 2000[56] 0218 For 2000, the Dominican Government had various institutions in charge of country political for environment, among these was the Subsecretary of Natural Resources of the Secretary of State of Agriculture, with his departments of Wild Life and Environmental Education; the Department of Environment of the National Office of Planification and one Office for the Protection of Earth's Crust in the Secretary of State of Public Works. Additionally The National Direction of Parks, the National Direction of Forestry, the National Institute of Forest Resources and the National Institute of Environmental Protection, and a series of projects and programs implemented by the Technical Secretariat of the Presidency. So on August 18, 2000 by Law 64-00, all this institutions merge into one only executive organism in charge of the Dominican Republic Environment Administration.[57] 4,609 3,286[58]
Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology 2001[59] 0219 Created for promote, regulate and manage the National System of Higher Education, Science and Technology.[60] 11,053 606[61]
Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development 2006[62] 0220 Created by Law 496-06.[63] 3,939 1,347[64]
Ministry of Public Administration 2008[65] 0221 439.18 226[66]
Ministry of Energy and Mines 2013[67] 0222 Created on July 30, 2013. 692.86 0
Ministry Administrative of the Presidency 1965[68] 0201-01 13,092 387[69]

Notes

(All notes are In Spanish)

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