Colombia’s new team of ministers is “better than (soccer side) Real Madrid,” President Juan Manuel Santos said Saturday when swearing in his new cabinet.
“This team is better than Real Madrid and will score a lot of goals,” Santos told his Ministers.
The newly inaugurated President assured he and his team of ministers will be “taking very important decisions.”
The President, who was inaugurated Saturday, reminded his team a minister’s job means “sacrifice.”
Santos cabinet:
Vice-President: Angelino Garzon
Interior and Justice Minister: German Vargas Lleras
Defense Minister: Rodrigo Rivera
Finance Minister: Juan Carlos Echeverry
Agriculture Minister: Juan Camilo Restrepo
Public Health Minister: Mauricio Santamaria Salamanca
Mining and Energy Minister: Carlos Rodado
Transport Minister: German Cardona
Trade, Industry and Tourism Minister: Sergio Diaz Granados
Foreign Relations Minister: Maria Angela Holguin
Education Minister: Doris Maria Fernando Campo
Environment Minister: Sandra Bessudo Lion
Housing Minister: Beatriz Uribe Botero
Culture Minister: Mariana Garces Cordoba
National Planning Director: Hernando Jose Gomez
General Secretary: Juan Carlos Pinzon
Presidential Security Secretary: General Luis Gilberto Ramirez
Judicial Secretary: Cristina Pardo Schlesinger
Private Secretary: Juan Carlos Mira Ponton
Press Secretary: John Jairo Ocampo