Constitución en Inglés

140 constituteproject.org Colombia 2021 Chapter IV Ministers and Directors of Administrative Departments T he number, designation, and order of precedence of ministries and administrative departments shall be determined by law. Qualifications to be a minister or director of an administrative department are the same as those mandated for members of the House of Representatives. The ministers and directors of administrative departments are the heads of public administration within their respective jurisdictions. Under the direction of the President of the Republic, they have the faculty of formulating policies pertaining to their portfolio, directing administrative operations, and executing the law. In relation to Congress, ministers are spokespersons of the Government, present bills to the houses, appear before either house in response to a summons, and take part in debates directly or through deputy ministers. Ministers and directors of administrative departments shall present to Congress, within the first fifteen days of each legislative term ARTICLE 206 ARTICLE 207 ARTICLE 208