Cabinet of Peru

Cabinet of Peru

Great Seal of the Republic of Peru
Cabinet of Pedro Angulo (10 December 2022)
Formation	August 3, 1821 (1821-08-03)
Legal status	Active
Purpose	Advisory body to the president of Peru
Location	Government Palace, Lima, Peru
President of Peru	Dina Boluarte
Prime Minister of Peru	Alberto Otárola
Website	www.gob.pe

The Cabinet of Peru (also called the Presidential Cabinet of Peru or the Council of Ministers) is composed of all the Ministers of State. The cabinet is presided by the President of the Council of Ministers, a position likened to that of a prime minister. The Prime Minister presides over the meetings of the Council of Ministers, unless the President of the Republic is present.

Functions

The Cabinet has, under the Constitution, the following main duties:

1. Approve laws that the President submits to Congress
2. Approve legislative decrees and also urgent decrees that President of the Republic dictates, as well as laws, decrees, and resolutions arranged by law
3. To deliberate on subjects of public interest.

For the Cabinet to reach any agreement, the approving vote of the majority of its members is required.

Ministers

Ministers of State are in charge of managing politics and the activities of various sectors that direct and manage public services. The requirements to be a Minister of State are to be Peruvian by birth, a citizen, and be at least 25 years of age.

The Ministers of State are appointed discretionally by the President of the Republic, in coordination with the Prime Minister. While individual cabinet members do not require to be confirmed by Congress, when a new Prime Minister is appointed, the entire cabinet is subjected to a Congressional "vote of confidence". Likewise, if the Prime Minister resigns from office, all members of the cabinet are constitutionally forced to resign.

In special situations, a Minister of State in charge of one sector can temporarily assume the role and responsibilities held by another Minister in case of illness, travel, or other absence of the latter. All actions by the President must be approved by the Minister of State in charge of the correspondent sector to be valid under Peruvian law.

Current Cabinet

Main article: Presidency of Dina Boluarte

Ministry	Current minister		Party		Assumed office
Presidency of the Council of Ministers		Alberto Otárola		indep.	21 December 2022
Ministry of Foreign Affairs		Ana Cecilia Gervasi		indep.	10 December 2022
Ministry of Defense		Jorge Chávez Cresta		indep.	21 December 2022
Ministry of Economy and Finance		Alex Contreras		indep.	10 December 2022
Ministry of the Interior		Vicente Romero Fernández		indep.	13 January 2023
Ministry of Justice and Human Rights		José Andrés Tello		indep.	10 December 2022
Ministry of Education		Óscar Becerra		indep.	21 December 2022
Ministry of Health		Rosa Gutiérrez		Peru First	10 December 2022
Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation		Nelly Paredes		indep.	10 December 2022
Ministry of Labor and Promotion of Employment		Luis Alberto Adrianzén Ojeda		indep.	13 January 2022
Ministry of Production		Sandra Belaúnde		indep.	10 December 2022
Ministry of Foreign Commerce and Tourism		Luis Fernando Helguero		indep.	10 December 2022
Ministry of Energy and Mines		Óscar Vera Gargurevich		indep.	10 December 2022
Ministry of Transportation and Communications		Paola Lazarte		indep.	13 December 2022
Ministry of Housing, Construction and Sanitation		Hania Pérez de Cuéllar		indep.	10 December 2022
Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations		Nancy Tolentino		indep.	13 January 2022
Ministry of the Environment		Albina Ruiz		indep.	10 December 2022
Ministry of Culture		Leslie Urteaga		indep.	21 December 2022
Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion		Julio Demartini		indep.	10 December 2022

External links

• (in Spanish) Official website