President Dina Boluarte appointed Pedro Angulo as president of her council of ministers Saturday afternoon, three days after taking office.
The swearing-in ceremony was held in the government palace but in a more austere hall instead of the traditional Salon Dorado, or gilded hall. President Boluarte had also added an extra phrase to the traditional oath — ministers were asked to not only fulfill their charge loyally and faithfully but also without acts of corruption, a clear separation from the scandals in the ministries and the palace itself during ex-President Castillo’s government.
Angulo, former dean of the Lima Bar Association and a former senior public prosecutor, heads a cabinet of experienced professionals, in sharp contrast to many of the appointments made during former President Pedro Castillo’s government.
With the exception of the Labor and Transport & Communications ministers, who have yet to be appointed, Angulo’s cabinet includes:
- Economy and Finance: Alex Contreras, who was deputy minister of finance and served 14 years as an officer in the Central Bank.
- Foreign Relations: Ana Cecilia Gervasi, formerly deputy minister of Foreign Trade, has served in various positions in Toronto, Washington, New York and Geneva.
- Defense: Luis Alberto Otarola, who held this position during the Humala government in 2012.
- Justice and Human Rights: Jose Tello, a specialist in decentralization, election processes and local government
- Education: Patricia Correa, specialist in management of education policies and former regional coordinator for the Education Ministry.
- Foreign Trade and Tourism: Luis Elguero, trade and economic counsellor to Foreign Relations and as trade and economic counsellor to the embassy in Japan between 2010 and 2019.
- Health: Rosa Gutierrez, a physician specialized in health management in the private and public sectors
- Agrarian Development and Irrigation: Nelly Paredes, executive director of the national forestry and wildlife service, Serfor, and a consultant to the Ministry.
- Production: Sandra Belaunde, former director general of regulation policies at Produce and manager of economic studies at Peruvian Banks Association, Asbanc
- Energy and Mines: Oscar Vera Gargurevich, most recently manager of the Talara refinery.
- Housing, Construction and Sanitation: Hania Perez de Cuellar, most recently president of the board of directors of Indecopi, the Institute for the Defense of Competition and Intellectual Property, which launched an anti-corruption division last year. Holds a master’s degree in socio-economic development from the Sorbonne, Paris.
- Women and Vulnerable Peoples: Grecia Rojas Ortiz, specialist in public policies and formerly director general of the Ministry’s gender violence department.
- Environment: Albina Ruiz Rios, has broad experience in environment issues, solid waste management, and a member since 2016 of the board the Regional Perspective Report on solid waste in Latin America and the Caribbean for the UN’s Environment Programme.
- Culture: Jair Perez Brañez, has worked in the ministry for 10 years, including in policies coordinator and director general of cultural industries and the arts.
- Development and Social Inclusion: Julio Demartini, who led the social services department at the ministry.
