The Minister of Finance, Diego Guevara, He presented his protocol resignation to office. The letter joins those of other cabinet members who have announced their departure after the request of President Gustavo Petro.
The official was appointed in replacement of former minister Ricardo Bonilla and was officially in charge of the Ministry, about two weeks.
It should be remembered that last Sunday, February 9, the Head of State requested through his X account the protocol resignation of all his ministers and ministers, as well as that of the Directors of Administrative Departments. According to the president, This determination is oriented to readjust the equipment to comply with the government program.
Council of Ministers
(See: ‘Irrevocable resignation’: the letter of the Minister of Labor to President Petro)
At the moment, the holders of the portfolios of Education, exterior, justice, mines, agriculture, interior, work and environment. In these last three cases, Minister Juan Fernando Cristo and the Ministers Gloria Inés Ramírez and Susana Muhammad, respectively, presented their renunciation irrevocably.
President Petro is expected to make decisions in the midst of his trip to the United Arab Emirates, where he will arrive in the afternoon.
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