Cabinet of Peru

Cabinet of Peru
	Great Seal of the Republic of Peru
	Cabinet of Alberto Otárola (6 September 2023)
Formation	August 3, 1821; (202 years ago)
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	Gustavo Adrianzén
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 edit

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

Approve laws that the President submits to Congress
Approve legislative decrees and also urgent decrees that President of the Republic dictates, as well as laws, decrees, and resolutions arranged by law
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 edit

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 edit

Ministry			Assumed office
Presidency of the Council of Ministers	Gustavo Adrianzén	indep.	6 March 2024
Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Javier González Olaechea	indep.	7 November 2023
Ministry of Defense	Walter Astudillo	indep.	13 February 2024
Ministry of Economy and Finance	José Arista	indep.	13 February 2024
Ministry of the Interior	Walter Ortiz Acosta	indep.	1 April 2024
Ministry of Justice and Human Rights	Eduardo Arana	indep.	6 September 2023
Ministry of Education	Morgan Quero	indep.	1 April 2024
Ministry of Health	César Vásquez Sánchez	APP	19 June 2023
Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation	Ángel Manero Campos	PM	1 April 2024
Ministry of Labor and Promotion of Employment	Daniel Maurate	indep.	6 September 2023
Ministry of Production	Sergio Gonzales Guerrero	indep.	1 April 2024
Ministry of Foreign Commerce and Tourism	Elizabeth Galdo	AvP	1 April 2024
Ministry of Energy and Mines	Rómulo Mucho	indep.	13 February 2024
Ministry of Transportation and Communications	Raúl Pérez-Reyes	indep.	6 September 2023
Ministry of Housing, Construction and Sanitation	Hania Pérez de Cuéllar	indep.	10 December 2022
Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations	Ángela Teresa Hernández	PDSP	1 April 2024
Ministry of the Environment	Juan Castro Vargas	indep.	13 February 2024
Ministry of Culture	Leslie Urteaga	indep.	21 December 2022
Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion	Julio Demartini	indep.	10 December 2022

External links edit

(in Spanish) Official website