executive branch
Ministro de Defensa Nacional
Ministerio De Defensa Nacional
Jefe de la cartera de defensa en la denominación moderna (desde 1965). Cubre variantes con grado militar anexado, encargado/(E)/delegatario.
29 officeholders·1 in an acting capacity·281 statutes signed·1966–2026
Who held it
In chronological order, based on the statutes signed in this office.
- 1966Gabriel Rebéiz Pizarro4 statutes→
- 1967–1968Gerardo Ayerbe Chaux14 statutes→
- 1970–1973Hernando Currea Cubides12 statutes→
- 1974–1978Abraham Varón Valencia11 statutes→
- 1978–1982Luis Carlos Camacho Leyva22 statutes→
- 1982–1983Fernando Landazábal Reyes10 statutes→
- 1984–1986Miguel Vega Uribe11 statutes→
- 1987–1988Rafael Samudio Molina4 statutes→
- 1988General Manuel Jaime Guerrero Paz1 statute→
- 1989–1991Oscar Botero Restrepo5 statutes→
- 1992–1994Rafael Pardo Rueda7 statutes→
- 1994–1995Fernando Botero Zea2 statutes→
- 1995–1997Juan Carlos Esguerra Portocarrero10 statutes→
- 1997–1998Gilberto Echeverri Mejía12 statutes→
- 1999–2001Luis Fernando Ramírez Acuña6 statutes→
- 2001–2002Gustavo Bell Lemus11 statutes→
- 2002–2003Marta Lucía Ramírez De Rincón4 statutes→
- 2003–2004Jorge Alberto Uribe Echavarría8 statutes→
- 2005–2006Camilo Ospina Bernal5 statutes→
- 2006–2009No. 40Juan Manuel Santos Calderón17 statutes→
- 2010–2011Rodrigo Rivera Salazar5 statutes→
- 2010Gabriel Silva Luján2 statutes→
- 2011–2014Juan Carlos Pinzón Bueno23 statutes→
- 2015–2018Luis Carlos Villegas Echeverri14 statutes→
- 2018–2019Guillermo Botero Nieto10 statutes→
- 2019–2021Carlos Holmes Trujillo García6 statutes→
- 2021–2022Diego Andres Molano Aponte17 statutes→
- 2022–2024Iván Velasquez Gómez15 statutes→
- 2025–2026Pedro Arnulfo Sánchez Suárez11 statutes→
In an acting capacity
They served temporarily — the incumbent kept the office — so they carry no number in the succession.