Ministry of Government and Justice (Panama)

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The Ministry of Government and Justice of Panama (later the Ministry of Government) determines government policies and plans, as well as coordinates, directs and exercises administrative control over the provinces and indigenous regions in respect of their cultural patterns and integral development. Established in 1903, the ministry performs the following functions: [1] [2] [3]

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Additionally, the ministry oversees the Panamanian National Police (PNP), National Maritime Service (SMN), and National Air Service (SAN). [4] There are certain instances in which the Ministry of Government and Justice will work in tandem with the Office of the Attorney General of the Nation. However, the ministry is politically accountable to the President whereas the Office of the Attorney General is not a part of the executive branch. [5]

In February 2010, the new administration led by President Ricardo Martinelli proposed the Ministry of Government and Justice to be divided in two new Ministries: The Ministry of Public Security (in charge of security policies and affairs, also oversight of security forces and intelligence agencies including the National Police, National Border Service, National Aeronaval Service and the National Immigration Service) and the Ministry of Government (an executive branch in charge of themes related with public governance and internal). The Ministry of Public Security was formally created on April 14 the same year with the passage of Law no 15 by the National Assembly proving for its creation. [6] And, the Ministry of Government was formally created formally created on May 3 the same year with the passage of Law no 19. [7]

List of ministers

List of ministers [8]

NameYear(s) of Service
Aldreano Robles Méndez
Ricardo J. Alfaro
Harmodio Arias
Eusebio A. Morales1903-1917-1921
Tomás A. Arias1904
Santiago de la Guardia1905
Ricardo Arias1906
Aristides Arjona1908
Ramón Valdés1909-1910
Heliodoro Patiño1911
Salvador Jurado1912
Ramón F. Acevedo1913
Francisco Filós1914
Juan B. Sosa1915-1916
Héctor Valdés1916-1917 / 1935-1937
Roberto F. Chiari1923-1924
Rafael Neira A.1924
Carlos L. López1925-1928
Andrés Robles1929-1930
Daniel Ballen1930
Francisco A. Paredes1931
Guillermo Andreve1931-1932
Juan A. Jiménez1933
Galileo Solís1934-1935
Leopoldo Arosemena1939
Camilo De La Guardia1942
Francisco A. Filós son1943-1945
Alfonso Correa G.1945
Carlos Sucre1946-1947
Francisco Solís1947
Jacinto López y León1948
José Daniel Crespo1948-1949
Abilio Bellido1949
Alfredo Alemán1949-1951
José C. de Obaldía1951
Miguel Ángel Ordoñez1951-1952
Raúl De Roux1952
Catalina Arrocha Grael1952
Alejandro R. Cantera1955-1956
Max Heurtemate1956/1957/1958
Humberto Fassano1957-1958
José Dominador Bazán1959-1959 / 1965-1967
Héctor Valdés1959-1960
Marcos Aurelio Robles1960-1963
Max Arosemena1963-1964
Gonzalo Tapia1964-1964
César Arrocha1964-1965
Targidio Bernal1965-1965
José Bazán1965-1967
Fabio Velarde1967-1967
Joaquín Franco1967-1968
Eduardo Morgan1968-1969
Modesto Justiniani1969-1969
José Guillermo Aizpú1969-1969
Pedro Julio Pérez1970-1970
Alejandro Ferrer1970-1971
Juan Materno Vásquez1971-1974
Ricardo Rodríguez1974-1976 / 1980-1980
Cesar Rodríguez1976-1976
Jorge Castro1976-1978
Adolfo Ahumada1978-1980
Jorge E. Ritter1981-1982
Fair Fidel Palacios1982-1983
Carlos O. Tipaldos1983-1984
Rodolfo Chiari1984-1984 / 1986-1989
Carlos De Sedas, Son1984-1985
Jorge Ricardo Riba1985-1986
Renato Pereira1989
Olmedo Miranda1989-1989
Ricardo Arias Calderón1989-1991
Juan Bautista Chevalier1991-1994
Jacobo Salas1994
Raúl Montenegro Diviazo1994-1998
Mariela Sagel1998-1999
Winston Spadafora Franco1999-2001
Aníbal Salas2001-2002
Arnulfo Escalona Ávila2002-2004
Hector B. German E.2004-2005
Olga Golcher2005-2007
Daniel Delgado Diamond2007-2008
Dilio Arcia Torres2008
José Raúl Mulino2010-2010
Roxana Méndez2010-2011
Jorge Ricardo Fábrega2011-2014
Milton Henríquez2014-2016
María Luisa Romero2017–present

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