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Nicaragua is a country in Central America with constitutional democracy with executive, legislative, judicial, and electoral branches of government. The President of Nicaragua is both head of state and head of government. Executive power is exercised by the government.
Legislative power is vested in the National Assembly. The judiciary and electoral powers are independent of the executive and the legislature. The magistrates of both the Supreme Court (CSJ) and the Supreme Electoral Council (CSE) are appointed by the President and ratified by the National Assembly.
Executive branch[]
The current composition of the Executive Branch includes President Daniel Ortega and the Vice-President Rosario Murillo. The cabinet ministers and the directors of government agencies and autonomous entities are appointed by the President, then confirmed by the National Assembly.
Cabinet[]
- President of the Republic: Daniel Ortega
- Secretary of the Presidency:
- Minister of Agriculture and Forestry:
- Minister of Defense: Martha Elena Ruiz Sevilla
- Minister of Education, Culture and Sports:
- Minister of Energy and Mines: Salvador Mansell Castrillo
- Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources:
- Minister of Family:
- Minister of Finance and Public Credit:
- Minister of Foreign Affairs: Denis Moncada Colindres
- Minister of Governance: Maria Amelia Coronel
- Minister of Health:
- Minister of Industry, Development and Commerce: Solorzano
- Minister of Labor: Alba Luz Torrez Briones
- Minister of Transport and Infrastructure:
Ministries and dependent entities[]
- (Instituto Nicaragüense de Deportes, IND), originally named INJUDE; website
- (Ministerio Agropecuario y Forestal, MAG-FOR); website
- (Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deportes, MECD); website
- (Instituto Nacional Tecnológico, INTECNA)
- (Instituto Nicaragüense de Cultura, INC)
- (Ministerio del Ambiente y los Recursos Naturales, MARENA); website
- (Ministerio de la Familia, MIFAMILIA); website
- (Instituto Nicaragüense de la Mujer, INIM)
- (Ministerio de Hacienda y Crédito Público, MHCP); website
- (Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, MINREX); website
- Ambassadors of Nicaragua (Embajadores de la Republica de Nicaragua)
- (Ministerio de Gobernación, MIGOB); website
- (Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería, DGME); website
- (Sistema Penitenciario Nacional, SPN)
- National Police (Policia Nacional, PN); website
- (Instituto de Seguridad Social y Desarrollo Humano, ISS-DHU)
- (Ministerio de Salud, MINSA); website
- (Instituto Contra el Alcoholismo y la Drogadicción, ICAD)
- , CIPS, Government-owned corporation.
- , Government-owned corporation.
- , Government-owned corporation.
- , Government-owned hospital.
- , Government-owned health-care center.
- (Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio, MIFIC); website
- (Ministerio del Trabajo, MITRAB)
- (Instituto Nacional Tecnológico, INATEC); website - Vocational education centers.
- (Ministerio de Transporte e Infraestructura, MTI); website
- (Corporación de Empresas Regionales de la Construcción, CREC)
- (Ministerio de Defensa, MIDEF); website
Decentralized entities[]
- Central Bank of Nicaragua - (Banco Central de Nicaragua, BCN); website
- (Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas y Censos, INEC); website
- (Instituto de Desarrollo Rural, IDR); website
- (Comisión Nacional de Energía, CNE); website
- (Instituto Nicaragüense de Acueductos y Alcaltarillados, INAA); website - Regulatory entity of public services.
- (Instituto Nicaragüense de Fomento Municipal, INIFOM); website
- (Instituto Nicaragüense de Telecomunicaciones y Correos, TELCOR). Regulatory entity of public services. Website
- (Instituto Nicaragüense de Estudios Territoriales, INETER); website
- (Instituto de la Vivienda Urbana y Rural, INVUR); website
- (Procuraduría General de Justicia)
- (Fondo de Inversión Social de Emergencia, FISE); website
Government-owned enterprises[]
General[]
- (Corporaciones Nacionales del Sector Público, CORNAP)
- (Lotería Nacional); website
Dependencies of the Presidency[]
- Channel 6 (Canal 6 de Televisión), not in use.
- (Imprenta Nacional), in process of privatization.
- (Centro de Convenciones Olof Palme), in process of privatization.
- website
Financial services[]
- (Instituto Nicaragüense de Seguros y Reaseguros, INISER); website
- (Financiera Nicaragüense de Inversiones, S.A. FNI); website - The Government holds a 51% share of the investment bank.
- (Fondo de Crédito Rural, FCR)
Public services[]
- (Empresa Administradora de Aeropuertos Internacionales, EAAI); website
- (Empresa Nacional de Acueductos y Alcantarillados, ENACAL); website - National water company.
- (Empresa Nacional de Transmisión Eléctrica, ENTRESA); website
- (Empresa Nicaragüense de Electricidad, ENEL)
- (Empresa Portuaria Nacional, EPN); website
- Nicaraguan Postal Service (Correos de Nicaragua); website
Legislative branch[]
Judicial branch[]
Autonomous entities[]
- Comptroller General of the Republic of Nicaragua (Contraloria General de la República); website
- (Procuraduría de los Derechos Humanos)
- (Intendencia de la Propiedad)
- (Instituto Nicaragüense de Energía, INE); website - Regulatory entity of public services.
- - (Superintendencia de Bancos y Otras Instituciones Financieras, SIBOIF); website
- (Superintendencia de Pensiones, SIP); website
- Nicaraguan Social Security Institute (Instituto Nicaragüense de Seguridad Social, INSS); website
- (Ministerio Público); website
References[]
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