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Articles on politics of the Dominican Republic[edit]

Ministry of Culture (Dominican Republic)[edit]

Ministry of Culture
Ministerio de Cultura
Agency overview
Formed28 June 2000 (2000-06-28)
Jurisdiction Dominican Republic
HeadquartersAv. George Washington, Santo Domingo
Annual budgetRD$ 2,797,080,497.09 (2021)[1]
Minister responsible
  • Ángel Enrique Hernández Castillo[2]
Websitehttps://cultura.gob.do/

The Ministry of Culture (Spanish: Ministerio de Cultura) of the Dominican Republic is a government institution in charge of cultural activities, cultural heritage and creative manifestations. Its main objective is to protect the nation's identity, guarantying the cultural rights of its people. At the same time, it coordinates awards, festivals, fairs, museums, among others.

It appeared on 2000 as the Secretary of State of Culture (Secretaría de Estado de Culture). Its headquarters are located at Santo Domingo. Its Minister is Milagros Germán, since October 10, 2021.

History

It adopted its current name, Ministry of Culture (Ministerio de Cultura), after the 2010 Constitutional reform and the subsequent Decree no. 56-10 which changed the names of all government agencies.[3]

Internal structure

Affiliated agencies

References

External links

  • Ministry of Culture - official website

Ministry of the Presidency[edit]

Ministry of the Presidency
Ministerio de la Presidencia
Agency overview
Formed27 June 1927 (1927-06-27)
Jurisdiction Dominican Republic
HeadquartersNational Palace, Santo Domingo
Annual budgetRD$ 27,330,805,616.30 (2021)[4]
Minister responsible
  • Joel Santos Echavarría[5]
Websitehttps://minpre.gob.do/

The Ministry of the Presidency (Spanish: Ministerio de la Presidencia) of the Dominican Republic is a government institution that coordinates the Executive Power activities and supervises all offices not under other Ministries. It works closely with the President of the Republic as it monitors all presidential and inter-ministerial commissions.[6]

The origin of this office could be traced to 1927 when the Secretary of the President was put on the same level as the Secretaries of State. Its headquarters are located at Santo Domingo, at the National Palace. Its Minister is Joel Santos Echavarría, since July 17, 2022.

History

It adopted its current name, Ministry of the Presidency (Ministerio de la Presidencia), after the 2010 Constitutional reform and the subsequent Decree no. 56-10 which changed the names of all government agencies.[3]

Internal structure

Affiliated agencies

References

External links

Ministry of Public Works and Communications[edit]

Ministry of Public Works and Communications
Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Comunicaciones
Agency overview
Formed1 January 1887 (1887-01-01)
Jurisdiction Dominican Republic
HeadquartersSanto Domingo
Annual budgetRD$ 45,743,372,024.07 (2021)[7]
Minister responsible
  • Deligne Ascensión Burgos[8]
Websitehttps://www.mopc.gob.do/

The Ministry of Public Works and Communications (Spanish: Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Comunicaciones or MOPC) of the Dominican Republic is a government institution in charge of maintaining land, aerial and maritime infrastructure, as well as the country's roads and communications. It's responsible of State constructions, especially highways, roads and bridges.

This office appeared on 1987 as the Secretary of State of Development and Communications (Secretaría de Estado de Fomento y Comunicaciones). Its headquarters are located at Santo Domingo. Its Minister is Deligne Ascensión Burgos, since August 16, 2020.[9]

History

It adopted its current name, Ministry of Public Works and Communications (Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Comunicaciones), after the 2010 Constitutional reform and the subsequent Decree no. 56-10 which changed the names of all government agencies.[3]

Internal structure

Affiliated agencies

References

External links

Ministry of the Interior and Police[edit]

Ministry of the Interior and Police
Ministerio de Interior y Policía
Agency overview
Formed6 November 1844 (1844-11-06)
Jurisdiction Dominican Republic
HeadquartersSanto Domingo
Annual budgetRD$ 50,169,229,527.51 (2021)[10]
Minister responsible
  • Jesús (Chu) Vásquez Martínez[11]
Child agency
Websitehttps://www.mip.gob.do/

The Ministry of the Interior and Police (Spanish: Ministerio de Interior y Policía) of the Dominican Republic is a government institution whose main objective is to safeguard public safety in the country and to advise on the administrative system of provinces and municipalities. It also supervises the country's migration policies.

This office appeared on the first Constitution of the Dominican Republic on 1844, as the Secretary of State of the Interior and Police (Secretaría de Estado del Interior y Policía). Its headquarters are located at Santo Domingo. Its Minister is Jesús (Chu) Vásquez Martínez, since August 16, 2020.[9]

History

It adopted its current name, Ministry of the Interior and Police (Ministerio de Interior y Policía), after the 2010 Constitutional reform and the subsequent Decree no. 56-10 which changed the names of all government agencies.[3]

Internal structure

Affiliated agencies

References

External links

Ministry of Industry and Trade[edit]

Ministry of Industry, Trade and MSMEs
Ministerio de Industria, Comercio y Mipymes
Agency overview
Formed30 June 1966 (1966-06-30)
Jurisdiction Dominican Republic
HeadquartersAv. 27 de Febrero, Santo Domingo
Annual budgetRD$ 17,938,366,655.89 (2021)[12]
Minister responsible
Websitehttp://www.micm.gob.do/

The Ministry of Industry, Trade and MSMEs (Spanish: Ministerio de Industria, Comercio y Mipymes) of the Dominican Republic is a government institution in charge of formulating, evaluating and supervising the country's policies, plans and projects related to industries, exporting, internal trade, external trade, industrial zones and micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). It also manages the country's oil reserves and other fuels.

This office appeared with its current functions on 1966 as the Secretary of State of Industry and Trade (Secretaría de Estado de Industria y Comercio). Its headquarters are located at Santo Domingo. Its Minister is Víctor (Ito) Bisonó, since August 16, 2020.[9]

History

It adopted the name Ministry of Industry and Trade (Ministerio de Industria y Comercio), after the 2010 Constitutional reform and the subsequent Decree no. 56-10 which changed the names of all government agencies.[3]

On 2013, it lost its attributions on the energy sector and mining with the creation of the Ministry of Energy and Mining with Law 100-13.[14]

Later, on 2017, this Ministry adopted its current name, Ministry of Industry, Trade and MSMEs (Ministerio de Industria, Comercio y Mipymes), with the reorganization of the institution by Law 37-17.[15] This gave more weight to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs or Mipymes in Spanish).

Internal structure

As the other Ministries of the Dominican Republic, the Ministry of Industry, Trade and MSMEs is subdivided into vice-ministries.[16] These are:

  • Vice-ministries of External Trade
  • Vice-ministries of Internal Trade
  • Vice-ministries of Industial Development
  • Vice-ministries of Development of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
  • Vice-ministries of Free Economic Zones and Special Regimes

Affiliated agencies

Some of the offices affiliated to this Ministry are:[17]

  • Dominican Institute of Quality
  • National Office of Industrial Property
  • National Board for the Promotion and Support of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
  • National Commission for Defense of Competition
  • Center of Industrial Development and Competitivity
  • Dominican Center of Exports and Investment
  • National Board of Exporting Free Zones
  • Regulatory Commission for Disloyal Practices
  • National Office of Copyright
  • Dominican Board of Quality

References

External links

Ministry of Energy and Mining[edit]

Ministry of Energy and Mining
Ministerio de Energía y Minas
Agency overview
Formed3 July 2013 (2013-07-03)
Jurisdiction Dominican Republic
HeadquartersAv. Independencia, Santo Domingo
Annual budgetRD$ 1,524,638,866.40 (2021)[18]
Minister responsible
Websitehttp://www.mem.gob.do/

The Ministry of Energy and Mining (Spanish: Ministerio de Energía y Minas) of the Dominican Republic is a government institution in charge of the responsible development of the country's energy and mining sectors. Its main concern is to keep a reliable energy infrastructure and preserve an adequate exploitation of the country's minerals.

This office appeared on 2013 with its current name as a separate institution from the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Its headquarters are located at Santo Domingo. Its Minister is Antonio Almonte, since August 16, 2020.[9]

History

By 1920, electricity in the Dominican Republic was provided by foreign-investment companies. On 1928, the government created the Santo Domingo Electric Company (Compañía Eléctrica de Santo Domingo), given the first steps to the national electric system. Through 1954 and 1955, the Dominican government focused on acquiring companies dedicated to the generation and distribution of electricity, and created the Dominican Electric Corporation (Corporación Dominicana de Electricidad or CDE) on 1955 by Decree no. 555.[20]

On 1966, with the creation of the Secretary of State of Industry and Trade (Secretaría de Estado de Industria y Comercio), all matters related to energy and mining were put under this office.

On June 4, 1971, Congress signed Law 146-71 about the mining sector.[21]

On July 3, 2013, by Law 100-13, the Dominican government formally created the Ministry of Energy and Mining (Ministerio de Energía y Minas) as the regulator of the energy policies and the nation's mining.[14]

Internal structure

As the other Ministries of the Dominican Republic, the Ministry of Energy and Mining is subdivided into vice-ministries.[16] These are:

  • Vice-ministry of Government Energy Saving
  • Vice-ministry of Energy
  • Vice-ministry of Nuclear Energy
  • Vice-ministry of Hydrocarbons
  • Vice-ministry of Mining
  • Vice-ministry of Energy Safety and Infrastructure

Affiliated agencies

The Ministry of Energy and Mining has several institutions affiliated to it.[22] These are:

  • National Commission of Energy (Comisión Nacional de Energía or CNE)
  • Superintendency of Electricity (Superintendencia de Electricidad)
  • General Office of Mining (Dirección General de Minería)
  • National Geologic Service (Servicio Geológico Nacional)

The Dominican Corporations of State's Electric Companies (Corporación Dominicana de Empresas Eléctricas Estatales or CDEEE) was dissolved and integrated to this Ministry on 2020.[23]

References

External links

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Datos de la Ejecución Presupuestaria" (PDF). Dirección General de Presupuesto (in Spanish). 2022-12-30. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
  2. ^ "Despacho del Ministro". Ministerio de Cultura (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Decreto no. 56-10" (PDF). International Labour Organization (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-15.
  4. ^ "Datos de la Ejecución Presupuestaria" (PDF). Dirección General de Presupuesto (in Spanish). 2022-12-30. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
  5. ^ "Despacho del Ministro". Ministerio de la Presidencia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  6. ^ "Ley Orgánica de Administración Pública no. 247-12" (PDF). Ministerio de Trabajo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  7. ^ "Datos de la Ejecución Presupuestaria" (PDF). Dirección General de Presupuesto (in Spanish). 2022-12-30. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
  8. ^ "Despacho del Ministro". Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Comunicaciones (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  9. ^ a b c d "Decreto no. 324-20". Presidencia de la República Dominicana (in Spanish). 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
  10. ^ "Datos de la Ejecución Presupuestaria" (PDF). Dirección General de Presupuesto (in Spanish). 2022-12-30. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
  11. ^ "Despacho del Ministro". Ministerio de Interior y Policía (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  12. ^ "Datos de la Ejecución Presupuestaria" (PDF). Dirección General de Presupuesto (in Spanish). 2022-12-30. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
  13. ^ "Despacho del Ministro". Ministerio de Industria, Comercio y Mipymes (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  14. ^ a b Congress of the Dominican Republic (2013-08-02). "Ley no. 100-13 que crea el Ministerio de Energía y Minas" (PDF). Ministerio de Energía y Minas (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  15. ^ Congress of the Dominican Republic (2017-02-03). "Ley no. 37-17 que reorganiza el Ministerio de Industria, Comercio y Mipymes" (PDF). Ministerio de Industria, Comercio y Mipymes (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  16. ^ a b "Organigrama" (PDF). Ministerio de Industria, Comercio y Mipymes (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  17. ^ "Dependencias". Ministerio de Industria, Comercio y Mipymes (in Spanish).
  18. ^ "Datos de la Ejecución Presupuestaria" (PDF). Dirección General de Presupuesto (in Spanish). 2022-12-30. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
  19. ^ "Despacho del Ministro". Ministerio de Energía y Minas (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  20. ^ "Historia". Ministerio de Energía y Minas (in Spanish).
  21. ^ Congress of the Dominican Republic (1971-06-04). "Ley Minera no. 146-71" (PDF). Ministerio de Energía y Minas (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  22. ^ "Organismos adscritos". Ministerio de Energía y Minas (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  23. ^ Congress of the Dominican Republic (2020-08-16). "Decreto no. 342-20" (PDF). Ministerio de Energía y Minas (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-21.
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