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.
The current composition of the Executive Branch includes President José Daniel Ortega Saavedra and the Vice-President Jaime Morales Carazo. The cabinet ministers and the directors of government agencies and autonomous entities are appointed by the President, then confirmed by the National Assembly.
President of the Republic: José Daniel Ortega SaavedraVice-President: Rosario MuriilloSecretary of the Presidency: VacantMinister of Agriculture and Forestry: Ariel Bucardo RochaMinister of Defense: Martha Ruiz SevillaMinister of Education, Culture and Sports: Miriam RaudezMinister of the Environment and Natural Resources: Juana ArgenalMinister of Family: Marcia Ramirez MercadoMinister of Finance and Public Credit: Iván Acosta MontalvánMinister of Foreign Affairs: Samuel Santos López (Chancellor)Minister of Governance: Ana Isabel Morales MazúnMinister of Health: Sonia Castro GonzalezMinister of Industry, Development and Commerce: Orlando DelgadilloMinister of Labor: Jeannette Chávez GómezMinister of Transport and Infrastructure: Pablo Fernández Martínez EspinozaMinister of Women: Arlen Patricia VargasMinister of Youth: Bosco CastilloOffice of the President (Secretaria de la Presidencia)Communication and Citizenship Council (Consejo de Comunicación y Ciudadanía) websiteSpecial Commission for the Promotion of Private Investment, PRO-NICARAGUA (Comisión Especial para la Promoción de Inversiones Privadas, PRO-NICARAGUA) websiteTechnical Secretariat of the Presidency of the Republic of Nicaragua, SETEC (Secretaría Técnica de la Presidencia de la República de Nicaragua, SETEC)Private Secretariat for International Relations (Secretaría Privada para Relaciones Internacionales)Administrative Secretariat (Secretaría Administrativa)Private Secretariat for National Policies (Secretaría Privada para Políticas Nacionales)Secretariat of Security and Food Sovereignty (Secretaría de Seguridad y Soberanía Alimentaria)Secretariat for the Development of the Atlantic Coast (Secretaría para el Desarrollo de la Costa Atlántica)Ministries and dependent entities
Nicaraguan Institute of sport (Instituto Nicaragüense de Deportes IND) before INJUDE websiteMinistry of Agriculture and Forestry (Ministerio Agropecuario y Forestal, MAG-FOR) websiteNational Forestry Institute (Instituto Nacional Forestal, INAFOR) websiteNicaraguan Institute of Agricultural Technology (Instituto Nicaragüense de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA) websiteMinistry of Education, Culture and Sports (Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deportes, MECD) websiteNational Technological Institute (Instituto Nacional Tecnológico, INTECNA)Nicaraguan Institute of Culture (Instituto Nicaragüense de Cultura, INC)Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources (Ministerio del Ambiente y los Recursos Naturales, MARENA) websiteMinistry of Family (Ministerio de la Familia, MIFAMILIA) websiteNicaraguan Institute for Women (Instituto Nicaragüense de la Mujer, INIM)Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (Ministerio de Hacienda y Crédito Público, MHCP) websiteGeneral Customs Bureau (Dirección General de Aduanas, DGA) websiteGeneral Revenue Service (Dirección General de Ingresos, DGI) websiteMinistry of Foreign Affairs (Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, MINREX) websiteAmbassadors of Nicaragua (Embajadores de la Republica de Nicaragua) Cooperation .Ministry of Governance (Ministerio de Gobernación, MIGOB) websiteGeneral Directorate of Migration and Alienage (Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería, DGME) websiteNational Penitentiary System (Sistema Penitenciario Nacional, SPN)National Police (Policia Nacional, PN) websiteSocial Security Institute and Human Development (Instituto de Seguridad Social y Desarrollo Humano, ISS-DHU)Ministry of Health (Ministerio de Salud, MINSA) websiteInstitute Against Alcoholism and Drug Addiction (Instituto Contra el Alcoholismo y la Drogadicción, ICAD)Centro de Insumos para la Salud, CIPS, Government-owned corporation.Centro de Mantenimiento de Equipos Médicos, Government-owned corporation.Empresa de Insumos no Médicos, Government-owned corporation.Hospital Alemán, Government-owned hospital.Policlínica Oriental, Government-owned health-care center.Ministry of Industry and Commercefont (Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio, MIFIC) websiteNicaraguan Institute of Support for the Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (Instituto Nicaragüense de Apoyo a la Pequeña y Mediana Empresa, INPYME) websiteNicaraguan Institute of Tourism (Nicaraguan Institute of Tourism, INTUR) websiteCorporation of Free Trade Zones (Corporación de Zonas Francas, CZF) websiteEmpresa Nicaragüense de Alimentos Básicos, ENABAS, Government-owned enterprise devoted to internal trade, mostly grains.Ministry of Labor (Ministerio del Trabajo, MITRAB)National Technological Institute (Instituto Nacional Tecnológico, INATEC) website - Vocational education centers.Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure (Ministerio de Transporte e Infraestructura, MTI) websiteCorporation of Regional Constructor Companies (Corporación de Empresas Regionales de la Construcción, CREC)Ministry of Defense (Ministerio de Defensa, MIDEF) websiteMilitary Social Security Institute (Instituto de Previsión Social Militar, IPSM) websiteNational System of Prevention, Relieves and Attention to Disasters (Sistema Nacional para la Prevención, Mitigación y Atención de Desastres, SINAPRED) websiteCentral Bank of Nicaragua - (Banco Central de Nicaragua, BCN) websiteNational Institute of Statistics and Census (Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas y Censos, INEC) websiteInstitute of Rural Development (Instituto de Desarrollo Rural, IDR) websiteNational Energy Commission (Comisión Nacional de Energía, CNE) websiteNicaraguan Institute of Aqueducts and Drains (Instituto Nicaragüense de Acueductos y Alcaltarillados, INAA) website - Regulatory entity of public services.Nicaraguan Institute of Municipal Development (Instituto Nicaragüense de Fomento Municipal, INIFOM) websiteNicaraguan Institute of Telecommunications and Postal Services (Instituto Nicaragüense de Telecomunicaciones y Correos, TELCOR) website - Regulatory entity of public services.Nicaraguan Institute of Territorial Studies (Instituto Nicaragüense de Estudios Territoriales, INETER) websiteNicaraguan Institute of the Urban and Rural Housing (Instituto de la Vivienda Urbana y Rural, INVUR) websiteOffice of the Attorney General (Procuraduría General de Justicia)Social Emergency Investment Fund (Fondo de Inversión Social de Emergencia, FISE) websiteNational Corporations of the Public Sector (Corporaciones Nacionales del Sector Público, CORNAP)National Lottery (Lotería Nacional) websiteChannel 6 (Canal 6 de Televisión), not in use.National Printing Works (Imprenta Nacional), in process of privatization.Olof Palme Convention Center (Centro de Convenciones Olof Palme), in process of privatization.Radio Nicaragua websiteNicaraguan Institute of Insurances and Reinsurances (Instituto Nicaragüense de Seguros y Reaseguros, INISER) websiteNicaraguan Investment Fund (Financiera Nicaragüense de Inversiones, S.A. FNI) website - The Government holds a 51% share of the investment bank.Rural Credit Fund (Fondo de Crédito Rural, FCR)International Airport Administration Company (Empresa Administradora de Aeropuertos Internacionales, EAAI) websiteNicaraguan Aqueducts and Sewer Company (Empresa Nacional de Acueductos y Alcantarillados, ENACAL) website - National water company.National Electric Transmission Company (Empresa Nacional de Transmisión Eléctrica, ENTRESA) websiteNicaraguan Electricity Company (Empresa Nicaragüense de Electricidad, ENEL)National Port Authority (Empresa Portuaria Nacional, EPN) websiteNicaraguan Postal Service (Correos de Nicaragua) websiteNational Assembly of Nicaragua http://www.asamblea.gob.ni/
http://www.poderjudicial.gob.ni/
Comptroller General of the Republic (Contraloria General de la República) websiteHuman Rights Prosecutor's Office (Procuraduría de los Derechos Humanos)Intendence of Property (Intendencia de la Propiedad)Nicaraguan Institute of Energy (Instituto Nicaragüense de Energía, INE) website - Regulatory entity of public services.Superintendence of Banks and other Financial Institutions - (Superintendencia de Bancos y Otras Instituciones Financieras, SIBOIF) websiteSuperintendence of Pensions (Superintendencia de Pensiones, SIP) websiteNicaraguan Social Security Institute (Instituto Nicaragüense de Seguridad Social, INSS) websitePublic Prosecutor's Office (Ministerio Público) website
