Cabinet of Peru

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The Cabinet of Peru (also called the Presidential Cabinet of Peru or the Council of Ministers) is made up of all the Ministers of State. This council is presided by the President of the Council of Ministers, a position likened to that of a prime minister. That position is directly appointed by the President of the Republic. The Prime Minister presides over the meetings of the Council (otherwise known as the Cabinet), unless the President of the Republic is present whereupon he presides.

Functions

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

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 chosen, the entire cabinet is subjected to a Congressional "vote of confidence". Likewise, if the Prime Minister resigns his 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

Position	Appointee
President of the Republic	Ollanta Humala
First Vice President of the Republic	Marisol Espinoza
Second Vice President	Vacant
President of the Council of Ministers	Pedro Cateriano
Minister of Foreign Relations	Ana María Sánchez
Minister of Economy and Finance	Alonso Segura Vasi
Minister of Defense	Jakke Valakivi
Minister of the Interior	Jose Luis Perez Guadalupe
Minister of Justice and Human Rights	Gustavo Adrianzén
Minister of Agriculture	Juan Manuel Benites
Minister of Health	Aníbal Velásquez
Minister of Education	Patricia Salas O'Brien
Minister of Foreign Commerce and Tourism	Magali Silva
Minister of Labor and Promotion of Employment	Daniel Ysau Maurate Romero
Minister of Transportation and Communications	José Gallardo Ku
Minister of Environment	Manuel Pulgar Vidal
Minister of Development and Social Inclusion	Paola Bustamante Suárez
Minister of Production	Piero Ghezzi Solís
Minister of Energy and Mines	Rosa Maria Ortiz Rios
Minister of Housing, Construction and Sanitation	Milton von Hesse
Minister of Culture	Diana Álvarez-Calderón
Minister of Women and Vulnerable Populations	Marcela Huaita

Other Ministries

Ministry of Development and Public Works of Peru: was created on January 18, 1896 by the Senate, contained the sectors of Public Works, Industry and Welfare. The Minister dispatched in an office of the Government Palace, later brought to a place where now stands the City Hall. In 1910 he ordered his permanent move to the Exhibition Palace, where it shared facilities with the Lima City Council, over time this place was insufficient and was housed in the building on July 28 Avenue. In 1969, during the government of Juan Velasco Alvarado, the Ministry of Public Works and changed its name to the Ministry of Transportation and Communications.
Ministry of Transportation, Communications, Housing and Construction: resulted from the merger of the Ministry of Transport and Communications with the Ministry of Housing and Construction in 1992. On July 10, 2002 was enacted Law No. 27,779 in which it approved the separation of sectors.
Ministry of the Presidency: was created in August 1985 with Law No. 24,297 and had the function to regulate and coordinate the operation of multi-sector entities and public bodies in the decentralized central government. It was deactivated in 2002.

External links

(Spanish) Official website

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