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]
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 [8]
Name | Year(s) of Service |
Aldreano Robles Méndez | |
Ricardo J. Alfaro | |
Harmodio Arias | |
Eusebio A. Morales | 1903-1917-1921 |
Tomás A. Arias | 1904 |
Santiago de la Guardia | 1905 |
Ricardo Arias | 1906 |
Aristides Arjona | 1908 |
Ramón Valdés | 1909-1910 |
Heliodoro Patiño | 1911 |
Salvador Jurado | 1912 |
Ramón F. Acevedo | 1913 |
Francisco Filós | 1914 |
Juan B. Sosa | 1915-1916 |
Héctor Valdés | 1916-1917 / 1935-1937 |
Roberto F. Chiari | 1923-1924 |
Rafael Neira A. | 1924 |
Carlos L. López | 1925-1928 |
Andrés Robles | 1929-1930 |
Daniel Ballen | 1930 |
Francisco A. Paredes | 1931 |
Guillermo Andreve | 1931-1932 |
Juan A. Jiménez | 1933 |
Galileo Solís | 1934-1935 |
Leopoldo Arosemena | 1939 |
Camilo De La Guardia | 1942 |
Francisco A. Filós son | 1943-1945 |
Alfonso Correa G. | 1945 |
Carlos Sucre | 1946-1947 |
Francisco Solís | 1947 |
Jacinto López y León | 1948 |
José Daniel Crespo | 1948-1949 |
Abilio Bellido | 1949 |
Alfredo Alemán | 1949-1951 |
José C. de Obaldía | 1951 |
Miguel Ángel Ordoñez | 1951-1952 |
Raúl De Roux | 1952 |
Catalina Arrocha Grael | 1952 |
Alejandro R. Cantera | 1955-1956 |
Max Heurtemate | 1956/1957/1958 |
Humberto Fassano | 1957-1958 |
José Dominador Bazán | 1959-1959 / 1965-1967 |
Héctor Valdés | 1959-1960 |
Marcos Aurelio Robles | 1960-1963 |
Max Arosemena | 1963-1964 |
Gonzalo Tapia | 1964-1964 |
César Arrocha | 1964-1965 |
Targidio Bernal | 1965-1965 |
José Bazán | 1965-1967 |
Fabio Velarde | 1967-1967 |
Joaquín Franco | 1967-1968 |
Eduardo Morgan | 1968-1969 |
Modesto Justiniani | 1969-1969 |
José Guillermo Aizpú | 1969-1969 |
Pedro Julio Pérez | 1970-1970 |
Alejandro Ferrer | 1970-1971 |
Juan Materno Vásquez | 1971-1974 |
Ricardo Rodríguez | 1974-1976 / 1980-1980 |
Cesar Rodríguez | 1976-1976 |
Jorge Castro | 1976-1978 |
Adolfo Ahumada | 1978-1980 |
Jorge E. Ritter | 1981-1982 |
Fair Fidel Palacios | 1982-1983 |
Carlos O. Tipaldos | 1983-1984 |
Rodolfo Chiari | 1984-1984 / 1986-1989 |
Carlos De Sedas, Son | 1984-1985 |
Jorge Ricardo Riba | 1985-1986 |
Renato Pereira | 1989 |
Olmedo Miranda | 1989-1989 |
Ricardo Arias Calderón | 1989-1991 |
Juan Bautista Chevalier | 1991-1994 |
Jacobo Salas | 1994 |
Raúl Montenegro Diviazo | 1994-1998 |
Mariela Sagel | 1998-1999 |
Winston Spadafora Franco | 1999-2001 |
Aníbal Salas | 2001-2002 |
Arnulfo Escalona Ávila | 2002-2004 |
Hector B. German E. | 2004-2005 |
Olga Golcher | 2005-2007 |
Daniel Delgado Diamond | 2007-2008 |
Dilio Arcia Torres | 2008 |
José Raúl Mulino | 2010-2010 |
Roxana Méndez | 2010-2011 |
Jorge Ricardo Fábrega | 2011-2014 |
Milton Henríquez | 2014-2016 |
María Luisa Romero | 2017–present |
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