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Ministries Of The Dominican Republic
The Ministries of the Dominican Republic (Spanish: ''Ministerios de la República Dominicana'') are the primary units of the executive branch of the government of the Dominican Republic. These offices were formerly known as Secretaries of State (Spanish: ''Secretarias de Estado''), but that denominations changed on 2010, with the Constitutional reform. The change was effective on February 6, 2010, by Decree no. 55–10. The history of these offices can be traced to the first Constitution of the Dominican Republic, signed at San Cristóbal, on November 6, 1844. The first four institutions, known as Secretaries of State, were: Justice and Public Instruction; the Interior and Police; Finance and Commerce; and War and Navy. As of February, 2023, the Dominican Republic has a total of 24 Ministries, including the General Attorney's Office. Ministries are analogous to Departments and Secretaries of State in others nations. Council of Ministers The heads of the ministries, known as ...
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Spanish Language
Spanish ( or , Castilian) is a Romance languages, Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from colloquial Latin spoken on the Iberian peninsula. Today, it is a world language, global language with more than 500 million native speakers, mainly in the Americas and Spain. Spanish is the official language of List of countries where Spanish is an official language, 20 countries. It is the world's list of languages by number of native speakers, second-most spoken native language after Mandarin Chinese; the world's list of languages by total number of speakers, fourth-most spoken language overall after English language, English, Mandarin Chinese, and Hindustani language, Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu); and the world's most widely spoken Romance languages, Romance language. The largest population of native speakers is in Mexico. Spanish is part of the Iberian Romance languages, Ibero-Romance group of languages, which evolved from several dialects of Vulgar Latin in I ...
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Ministry Of Defense (Dominican Republic)
{{unsourced, date=February 2021 A ministry of defence or defense (see spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is an often-used name for the part of a government responsible for matters of defence, found in states where the government is divided into ministries or departments. Such a department usually includes all branches of the military, and is usually controlled by a defence minister, minister of defence, or secretary of defense. Historically, such departments were referred to as a Ministry of War or Department of War, although such departments generally had authority only over the army of a country, with a separate department governing other military branches. Prior to World War II, most "Ministries of War" were Army ministries, while the Navy and the Air Force, if it existed as a separate branch, had their own departments. As late as 1953, for example, the Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Rep ...
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Ministry Of Education (Dominican Republic)
The Ministry of Education (Spanish: ''Ministerio de Educación'' or ''MINERD'') of the Dominican Republic is a government institution in charge of planning, managing and making the country's education system, as well as administering public schools and supervising private centers. By law, this Ministry receives 4% of the Dominican gross domestic product. It appeared as its own entity on 1934 as the Secretary of State of Education and Fine Arts (''Secretaría de Estado de Educación y Bellas Artes''), although it wouldn't be until 2000 when it focused exclusively on education. Its headquarters are located at Santo Domingo. Its Minister is Ángel Hernández Castillo, since August 8, 2022. History Since 1844, Dominican education was in charge of the Secretary of State of Justice and Public Instruction (Spanish: ''Secretaría de Estado de Justicia e Instrucción Pública''), which is nowadays the Office of the Attorney General of the Republic. On 1931, this institution was suppr ...
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Ministry Of Public Health And Social Assistance (Dominican Republic)
Ministry may refer to: Government * Ministry (collective executive), the complete body of government ministers under the leadership of a prime minister * Ministry (government department), a department of a government Religion * Christian ministry, activity by Christians to spread or express their faith ** Minister (Christianity), clergy authorized by a church or religious organization to perform teaching or rituals ** Ordination, the process by which individuals become clergy * Ministry of Jesus, activities described in the Christian gospels * ''Ministry'' (magazine), a magazine for pastors published by the Seventh-day Adventist Church Music * Ministry (band), an American industrial metal band * Ministry of Sound, a London nightclub and record label Fiction * Ministry (comics), a horror comic book created by writer-artist Lara J. Phillips * Ministry of Magic, governing body in the ''Harry Potter'' series * Ministry of Darkness, a professional wrestling stable l ...
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Ministry Of Environment And Natural Resources (Dominican Republic)
An environmental ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for the environment and/or natural resources. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of the Environment, Department of the Environment, Department for the Environment, Department of Environmental Protection, or Department of Natural Resources. Such agencies typically address environmental concerns such as the maintenance of environmental quality, nature preserves, the sustained use of natural resources, and prevention of pollution or contamination of the natural environment. Following is a list of environmental ministries by country: Algeria * Ministry of Water Resources and Environment Argentina * Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development ** National Parks Administration Australia ;Federal * Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment ;States * Department for Environment and Water (South Australia) * Departm ...
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Ministry Of Housing And Constructions (Dominican Republic)
Ministry may refer to: Government * Ministry (collective executive), the complete body of government ministers under the leadership of a prime minister * Ministry (government department), a department of a government Religion * Christian ministry, activity by Christians to spread or express their faith ** Minister (Christianity), clergy authorized by a church or religious organization to perform teaching or rituals ** Ordination, the process by which individuals become clergy * Ministry of Jesus, activities described in the Christian gospels * ''Ministry'' (magazine), a magazine for pastors published by the Seventh-day Adventist Church Music * Ministry (band), an American industrial metal band * Ministry of Sound, a London nightclub and record label Fiction * Ministry (comics), a horror comic book created by writer-artist Lara J. Phillips * Ministry of Magic, governing body in the ''Harry Potter'' series * Ministry of Darkness, a professional wrestling stable l ...
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Ministry Of Public Works And Communications (Dominican Republic)
Ministry may refer to: Government * Ministry (collective executive), the complete body of government ministers under the leadership of a prime minister * Ministry (government department), a department of a government Religion * Christian ministry, activity by Christians to spread or express their faith ** Minister (Christianity), clergy authorized by a church or religious organization to perform teaching or rituals ** Ordination, the process by which individuals become clergy * Ministry of Jesus, activities described in the Christian gospels * ''Ministry'' (magazine), a magazine for pastors published by the Seventh-day Adventist Church Music * Ministry (band), an American industrial metal band * Ministry of Sound, a London nightclub and record label Fiction * Ministry (comics), a horror comic book created by writer-artist Lara J. Phillips * Ministry of Magic, governing body in the ''Harry Potter'' series * Ministry of Darkness, a professional wrestling stable l ...
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Ministry Of Labor (Dominican Republic)
The Ministry of Labour ('' UK''), or Labor ('' US''), also known as the Department of Labour, or Labor, is a government department responsible for setting labour standards, labour dispute mechanisms, employment, workforce participation, training, and social security. Such a department may have national or regional (e.g. provincial or state-level) authority. Lists of current ministries of labour Named "Ministry" * Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Albania) * Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security (Argentina) * Department of Jobs and Small Business (Australia) * Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Population (Azerbaijan) * Ministry of Labour and Employment (Bangladesh) * Ministry of Labour (Barbados) * Ministry of Labour and Human Resources (Bhutan) * Ministry of Work, Employment, and Social Security (Bolivia) * Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (Cambodia) * Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (China) * Ministry of Labour (Colomb ...
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Ministry Of Economy (Dominican Republic)
The Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development (Spanish: ''Ministerio de Economía, Planificación y Desarrollo'' or ''MEPyD'') of the Dominican Republic is a government institution which coordinates the country's macroeconomic politics and sustainable development. It regulates the National System for Development and Public Investment, controls the statistics programs, evaluates the impact of economic actions, establishes the international cooperation politics, among other roles. It was created on 2006 as the ''Secretaría de Estado de Economía, Planificación y Desarrollo''. Its headquarters are located at Santo Domingo. Since July 11, 2022, its Minister is Pavel Isa Contreras. History Since 1965, development and economic planning politics in the Dominican Republic were in charge of the Technical Secretariat of the Presidency (Spanish: ''Secretariado Técnico de la Presidencia''). On 2006, the office was replaced by the Secretary of State of Economy, Planning and Developmen ...
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Ministry Of Tourism (Dominican Republic)
The Minister of Tourism is the head of the governmental department that specializes in tourism, recreation and/or culture. The position exists in many different countries under several names: *Ministry of Tourism and Environment (Albania) * Ministry of Tourism and Sports (Argentina) * Minister for Tourism (Australia) **Minister for Tourism, Major Events, Hospitality and Racing (New South Wales) ** Minister for Tourism (Western Australia) *Ministry of Tourism (Brazil) *Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism (Brunei) * Bahamas Ministry of Tourism * Minister of Tourism (Canada) **Ministry of Tourism and Recreation (Ontario) (former ministry) **Ministry of Tourism and Culture (Ontario) *Ministry of Tourism (Croatia) *Minister of Tourism (France) *Minister of Tourism (Greece) * Commissioner for Tourism (Hong Kong) *Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (Iceland) *Ministry of Tourism (India) * Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy (Indonesia) *Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Han ...
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Ministry Of Energy And Mines (Dominican Republic)
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. 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 Do ...
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Ministry Of Industry And Trade (Dominican Republic)
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. History The origin of this Ministry is connected to the Ministry of Finance, found on the first Dominican Constitution, signed on November 6, 1844. This document specified that:A few days later, on November 14, 1844, the office was officially created as the Secretary of Sta ...
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