The Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (Spanish: Ministerio de Hacienda y Crédito Público) is the national executive ministry of the Government of Colombia responsible for the financial and budgetary matters of the country as well as implementing the financial policies passed by Congress equivalent to the finance ministries of other countries.The first Minister of Finance and Public Credit was José María del Castillo y Rada who was appointed by Simón Bolívar to the Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit in 1821.The Ministry of Finance and Public Credit is active in developing financial inclusion policy and is a member of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion.