List of Prime Ministers of Peru
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The Prime Minister of Peru (formally: President of the Council of Ministers of Peru; ) is the head of the Council of Ministers
, and is appointed by the President (pending ratification by Congress
as with all members of the Council).
The current prime minister is Salomón Lerner Ghitis
, who was sworn in on 28 July 2011.
Council of Ministers of Peru
The Cabinet of Peru 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...
, and is appointed by the President (pending ratification by Congress
Congress of Peru
The Congress of the Republic of Peru or the National Congress of Peru is the unicameral body that assumes legislative power in Peru.Congress consists of 130 members of congress , who are elected for five year periods in office on a proportional representation basis...
as with all members of the Council).
The current prime minister is Salomón Lerner Ghitis
Salomón Lerner Ghitis
Salomón Lerner Ghitis, also known as Siomi Lerner is a Peruvian businessman and politician, who has been Prime Minister of Peru since 28 July 2011. He was appointed prime minister following the 2011 presidential election won by Ollanta Humala.-Early life:Salómon Lerner is of Jewish descent. He...
, who was sworn in on 28 July 2011.
List of Prime Ministers of Peru (1856–present)
- Juan Manuel del Mar Bernedo (December 1856–1857)
- José Maria Raygada y Gallo (1st time) (1857 – 15 July 1858)
- Miguel Pascual San Román y Meza (15 July 1858 – 1858)
- José Maria Raygada y Gallo (2nd time) (1859)
- Juan Antonio PezetJuan Antonio PezetJuan Antonio Pezet was a Peruvian military officer and politician who served in the positions of Secretary of War, Vice President and President of Peru during his life...
(1861–1863) - Juan Antonio Ribeyro Estrada (1863–1864)
- José Manuel Costas Arce (August 1864 – 11 April 1865)
- Manuel Ignacio de VivancoManuel Ignacio de VivancoManuel Ignacio de Vivanco Iturralde was a Peruvian politician and military leader who held the presidency of Peru from 1843 to 1844. He was born in Valparaíso, Chile...
(11 April – September 1865) - Pedro José Calderón (September – 9 November 1865)
- Mariano Ignacio PradoMariano Ignacio PradoMariano Ignacio Prado Ochoa was twice the President of Peru, from 1865 to 1868 and 1876 to 1879).-Biography:Born in Huánuco in 1826, he entered the army at an early age and served in the provinces of Southern Peru....
(9 November 1865 – June 1867) - Pedro José de Saavedra (June 1867 – January 1868)
- Luis La Puerta (January 1868)
- Antonio ArenasAntonio ArenasAntonio Arenas Merino was the interim President of Peru, officially the President of the Government Junta of Peru, from December 3, 1885 to July 5, 1886.-References:...
(1st time) (January – August 1868) - José BaltaJosé BaltaJosé Balta y Montero was a Peruvian soldier and politician who was president of Peru from 1868 to 1872. He was the son of John Balta Bru and Agustina Montero Casafranca....
(1868–1871) - José Allende (2 August 1871 – 1872)
- José Jorge Loayza (1st time) (1872)
- José Miguel Medina (2 August 1872 – 3 September 1873)
- José Eusebio Sánchez Pedraza (3 September 1873 – 187.)
- José de la Riva-Agüero y Looz Corswaren (1874? – 1875?)
- Nicolás Freire de Neira (1875)
- Antonio ArenasAntonio ArenasAntonio Arenas Merino was the interim President of Peru, officially the President of the Government Junta of Peru, from December 3, 1885 to July 5, 1886.-References:...
(2nd time) (2–26 August 1876) - Teodoro La Rosa (26 August 1876 – 4 June 1877)
- Juan Buendía Noriega (4 June 1877 – 18 June 1878)
- José Jorge Loayza (2nd time) (18 June – 17 December 1878)
- Manuel Irigoyen Larrea (1st time) (17 December 1878 – 19 May 1879)
- Manuel de Mendiburu Bonet (19 May – 16 October 1879)
- Manuel Gonzáles de la Cotera (16 October – 23 December 1879)
- Aurélio Denegri Valega (1st time) (March – November 1881)
- Lorenzo Iglesias Pino de Arce (3 January – 27 August 1883)
- Manuel Antonio Barinaga (1st time) (27 August 1883 – 7 April 1884)
- Mariano Castro Zaldívar Iglesias (7 April 1884 – 14 May 1885)
- Joaquín Iglesias Pino de Arce (14 May – 2 December 1885)
- Antonio ArenasAntonio ArenasAntonio Arenas Merino was the interim President of Peru, officially the President of the Government Junta of Peru, from December 3, 1885 to July 5, 1886.-References:...
(3rd time) (2 December 1885 – 3 June 1886) - Pedro Alejandrino del Solar Gabans (1st time) (3 June – 6 October 1886)
- José Nicolas Araníbar y Llano (6 October – 22 November 1886)
- Pedro Alejandrino del Solar Gabans (2nd time) (22 November 1886 – 22 August 1887)
- Mariano Santos Álvarez Villegas (22 August – 12 September 1887)
- Carlos Maria Elías y de la Quintana (1st time) (12 September – 5 October 1887)
- Raymundo Morales Arias (interim) (5 October – 8 November 1887
- Aurélio Denegri Valega (2nd time) (8 November 1887 – 8 March 1889)
- José Mariano Jiménez Wald (1st time) (8 March – 4 April 1889)
- Pedro Alejandrino del Solar Gabans (3rd time) (4 April 1889 – 10 February 1890)
- Manuel Irigoyen Larrea (2nd time) (11 February – 10 August 1890)
- Mariano Nicolás Valcárcel Salazar (10 August 1890 – 24 July 1891)
- Alberto Elmore Fernández de Córdoba (1st time, acting) (24 July – 14 August 1891)
- Federico Herrera (1st time) (14–24 August 1891)
- Justiniano Borgoño Castañeda (24 August – 14 October 1891)
- Federico Herrera (2nd time, acting to 27 November 1891) (14 October 1891 – 14 April 1892)
- Juan Ibarra (acting to 2 May 1892) (14 April – 30 June 1892)
- Carlos Maria Elías y de la Quintana (2nd time) (30 June 1892 – 3 March 1893)
- Manuel Velarde Seoane (3 March – 11 May 1893)
- José Mariano Jiménez Wald (2nd time) (11 May 1893 – 1 April 1894)
- Baltasar García Urrutia (1 April – 10 August 1894)
- Cesáreo Chacaltana Reyes (1st time) (10 August – 16 November 1894)
- Manuel Irigoyen Larrea (3nd time) (16 November 1894 – 21 March 1895)
- Antonio Bentín y La Fuente (8 September – 30 November 1895)
- Manuel Antonio Barinaga (2nd time) (30 November 1895 – 8 August 1896)
- Manuel Pablo Olaechea Guerrero (8 August 1896 – 25 November 1897)
- Alejandro López de Romaña Alvizuri (25 November 1897 – 16 May 1898)
- José Jorge Loayza (3rd time) (16 May 1898 – 8 September 1899)
- Manuel María Gálvez Egúsquiza (8 September 1899 – 14 December 1899)
- Enrique de la Riva-Agüero y Looz Corswaren (1st time) (14 December 1899 – 30 August 1900)
- Enrique Coronel Zegarra y Cortés (30 August – 2 October 1900)
- Domingo M. Almenara Butler (2 October 1900 – 11 September 1901)
- Cesáreo Chacaltana Reyes (2nd time) (11 September 1901 – 9 August 1902)
- Cesáreo Octavio Deustua EscarzaCesáreo Octavio Deustua EscarzaCesáreo Octavio Deustua Escarza was a Peruvian statesman. He was the Prime Minister of Peru from 9 August 1902 until 4 November 1902 .- References :...
(9 August – 4 November 1902) - Eugenio Larrabure y Unanue (4 November 1902 – 8 September 1903)
- José Pardo y BarredaJosé Pardo y BarredaJosé Simón Pardo y Barreda was a Peruvian politician who twice occupied the Presidency of Peru, from 1904 to 1908 and 1915 to 1919....
(8 September 1903 – 14 May 1904) - Alberto Elmore Fernández de Córdoba (2nd time) (14 May – 24 September 1904)
- Augusto Bernardino Leguía y Salcedo (24 September 1904 – 1 August 1907)
- Agustín Tovar (1 August – 9 October 1907)
- Carlos A. Washburn Salas (9 October 1907 – 24 September 1908)
- Eulogio I. Romero Salcedo (24 September 1908 – 8 June 1909)
- Rafael Fernández de Villanueva Cortez (8 June 1909 – 14 March 1910)
- Javier Prado y Ugarteche (14 March – 3 August 1910)
- Germán Schreiber Waddington (1st time) (3 August – 3 November 1910)
- José Salvador Cavero Ovalle (3 November – 27 December 1910)
- Enrique C. Basadre Stevenson (27 December 1910 – 31 August 1911)
- Agustín Guillermo Ganoza Cavero (31 August 1911 – 24 September 1912)
- Elías MalpartidaElías MalpartidaElías Malpartida was a Peruvian politician in the early 20th century. He was the mayor of Lima from 1914 to 1915 and [Prime Minister] 24 September - 23 December 1912....
(24 September – 23 December 1912) - Enrique Varela Vidaurre (1st time) (24 December 1912 – 24 February 1913)
- Federico Luna y Peralta (24 February – 17 June 1913)
- Aurelio Sousa Matute (1st time) (17 June – 27 July 1913)
- Enrique Varela Vidaurre (2nd time) (27 July 1913 – 4 February 1914)
- Pedro E. Muñiz Sevilla (16 May – 1 August 1914)
- Manuel Melitón Carvajal (1–22 August 1914)
- Aurelio Sousa Matute (2nd time) (22 August – 11 November 1914)
- Germán Schreiber Waddington (2nd time) (11 November 1914 – 19 February 1915)
- Carlos Isaac Abril Galindo (19 February – 24 September 1915)
- Enrique de la Riva-Agüero y Looz Corswaren (2nd time) (24 September 1915 – 27 July 1917)
- Francisco Tudela y Varela (27 July 1917 – 18 December 1918)
- Germán Arenas Zuñiga (1st time) (18 December 1918 – 26 April 1919)
- Juan Manuel Zuloaga (26 April 1919 – 4 July 1919)
- Germán Leguía y Martínez Jakeway (4 July 1919 – 7 October 1922)
- Julio Enrique Ego Aguirre (7 October 1922 – 12 October 1924)
- Alejandrino Maguiña (12 October 1924 – 7 December 1926)
- Pedro José Rada y GamioPedro José Rada y GamioPedro José Rada y Gamio was a Peruvian politician in the early 20th century. He was the mayor of Lima from 1922 to 1925....
(7 December 1926 – 12 October 1929) - Benjamín Huamán de los Heros (12 October 1929 – 23 August 1930)
- Fernando Sarmiento (23–25 August 1930)
- Luis Miguel Sanchez del Cerro (25 August – 24 November 1930)
- Antonio Beingolea (24 November 1930 – 1 March 1931)
- Germán Arenas Zuñiga (2nd time) (8 December 1931 – 28 January 1932)
- Francisco R. Lanatta Ramírez (29 January – 13 April 1932)
- Luis Angel Flores (13 April – 20 May 1932)
- Ricardo Rivadeneyra Barnuevo (21 May – 24 December 1932)
- José Matías Manzanilla Barrientos (24 December 1932 – 29 June 1933)
- Jorge Prado y Ugarteche (29 June – 24 November 1933)
- José de la Riva-Agüero y OsmaJosé de la Riva-Agüero y OsmaJosé de la Riva-Agüero y Osma was a Peruvian historian, writer and politician who served as Prime Minister of Peru...
(24 November 1933 – 18 May 1934) - Alberto Rey de Castro y Romaña (1st time) (September – 24 December 1934)
- Carlos Arenas y Loayza (24 December 1934 – May 1935)
- Manuel Esteban Rodríguez (May 1935 – 13 April 1936)
- Ernesto Montagne Markholz (8 December 1936 – 12 April 1939)
- Alberto Rey de Castro y Romaña (2nd time) (12 April – 8 December 1939)
- Alfredo Solf y MuroAlfredo Solf y MuroAlfredo Solf y Muro was a Peruvian statesman. He was the Prime Minister of Peru from 8 December 1939 until 3 December 1944.- References :...
(8 December 1939 – 3 December 1944) - Manuel Cisneros Sánchez (1st time) (3 December 1944 – 28 July 1945)
- Rafael Belaúnde Diez Canseco (28 July 1945 – 31 January 1946)
- Julio Ernesto Portugal Escobedo (31 January 1946 – 12 January 1947)
- José R. Alzamora Freundt (12 January – 30 October 1947)
- Roque Augusto Saldías Maninat (1st time) (27 February – 17 June 1948)
- Armando Revoredo Iglesias (17 June – 27 October 1948)
- Zenón Noriega AgüeroZenón Noriega AgüeroZenón Noriega Agüero was a Peruvian army general who formally was president of a military Junta for two months in 1950.- Biography :...
(28 July 1950 – 9 August 1954) - Roque Augusto Saldías Maninat (2nd time) (9 August 1954 – 28 July 1956)
- Manuel Cisneros Sánchez (2nd time) (28 July 1956 – 9 June 1958)
- Luis Gallo PorrasLuis Gallo PorrasLuis Gallo Porras,, was a Peruvian politician from the early 1930s to the late 1940s. He was the mayor of Lima three times, first from 1934 to 1937, second from 1941 to 1945, and third from 1948 to 1949....
(9 June 1958 – 17 July 1959) - Pedro Gerardo Beltrán Espantoso (17 July 1959 – 24 November 1961)
- Carlos Moreyra y Paz Soldán (24 November 1961 – 18 July 1962)
- Nicolás Lindley LópezNicolás Lindley LópezNicolás Lindley López was a Peruvian military commander who headed the military government in Peru for several months in 1963.- Biography :...
(18 July 1962 – 28 July 1963) - Julio Óscar Trelles Montes (28 July – 31 December 1963)
- Fernando Schwalb López Aldana (1st time) (31 December 1963 – 15 September 1965)
- Daniel Becerra de la Flor (15 September 1965 – 6 September 1967)
- Edgardo Seoane Corrales (6 September – 17 November 1967)
- Raúl Ferrero Rebagliati (17 November 1967 – 30 May 1968)
- Oswaldo Hercelles García (30 May – 2 October 1968)
- Miguel Mujica Gallo (2–3 October 1968)
- Ernesto Montagne Sánchez (3 October 1968 – 31 January 1973)
- Luis Edgardo Mercado JarrínLuis Edgardo Mercado JarrínLuis Edgardo Mercado Jarrín is a Peruvian politician who was the Prime Minister of Peru from 31 January 1973 until 1 February 1975.- References :...
(31 January 1973 – 1 February 1975) - Francisco Morales BermúdezFrancisco Morales BermúdezFrancisco Morales Bermúdez Cerruti is a Peruvian general who came to power in Peru in 1975 after deposing his predecessor, General Juan Velasco. His grandfather and all his original family were from the old Peruvian department of Tarapacá, which is now part of the Chilean territory...
(1 February – 30 August 1975) - Óscar Vargas Prieto (30 August 1975 – 31 January 1976)
- Jorge Fernández Maldonado Solari (31 January – 16 July 1976)
- Guillermo Arbulú Galliani (17 July 1976 – 30 January 1978)
- Óscar Molina Pallochia (30 January 1978 – 31 January 1979)
- Pedro Richter PradaPedro Richter PradaPedro Richter Prada is a Peruvian politician who was the prime minister of Peru from 31 January, 1979 until 28 July, 1980 . On December 28, 2007, the Italian government issued an arrest warrant for Pedro Richter Prada, for the disappearance of 25 Italian citizens in the 1970s.- References :...
(31 January 1979 – 28 July 1980) - Manuel Ulloa Elías (28 July 1980 – 3 January 1983)
- Fernando Schwalb López Aldana (2nd time) (3 January 1983 – 10 April 1984)
- Sandro Mariátegui ChiappeSandro Mariategui ChiappeSandro Mariategui Chiappe is a Peruvian politician who was the prime minister of Peru from 10 April, 1984 until 12 October, 1984 .- References :...
(10 April – 12 October 1984) - Luis Ciro Pércovich Roca (12 October 1984 – 28 July 1985)
- Luis Juan Alva CastroLuis Alva CastroLuis Juan Alva Castro is a Peruvian politician. He was born on February 17, 1942, in the city of Trujillo. He served as the 2nd Vicepresident of the Republic, Prime Minister and President of Peruvian Chamber of Deputies during the government of President Alan García.He was elected to the Peruvian...
(28 July 1985 – 26 June 1987) - Guillermo Larco CoxGuillermo Larco CoxGuillermo Larco Cox , civil engineer and Peruvian politician. Member of the Peruvian Aprista Party, achieved the position of Senator and Prime Minister.- Biography :...
(1st time) (26 June 1987 – 17 May 1988) - Armando Villanueva del Campo (17 May 1988 – 15 May 1989)
- Luis Alberto Felix SánchezLuis Alberto SánchezLuis Alberto Félix Sánchez Sánchez was a Peruvian lawyer, jurist, philosopher, historian, and politician. A historic leader of the Partido Aprista Peruano, he became a Senator, President of the Senate, Vice President of the Republic and Prime Minister.His studies began in 1917...
(15 May – 30 September 1989) - Guillermo Larco CoxGuillermo Larco CoxGuillermo Larco Cox , civil engineer and Peruvian politician. Member of the Peruvian Aprista Party, achieved the position of Senator and Prime Minister.- Biography :...
(2nd time) (30 September 1989 – 28 July 1990) - Juan Carlos Hurtado Miller (28 July 1990 – 15 February 1991)
- Carlos Torres y Torres Lara (15 February – 6 November 1991)
- Alfonso de los Heros Perez Alba (6 November 1991 – 6 April 1992)
- Óscar de la Puente Raygada (6 April 1992 – 28 August 1993)
- Alfonso Bustamante y Bustamante (28 August 1993 – 17 February 1994)
- Efraín Goldenberg SchreiberEfrain GoldenbergEfraín Goldenberg Schreiber, or "Efraím," served as Peru's finance minister, foreign relations minister, and prime minister in the 1990s.-Early life:Efraín Goldenberg was born on December 29, 1929, in Lima, Peru, to Russian Jewish immigrants to Peru...
(17 February 1994 – 28 July 1995) - Dante Córdova Blanco (28 July 1995 – 3 April 1996)
- Alberto Pandolfi Arbulú (1st time) (3 April 1996 – 4 June 1998)
- Javier Valle Riestra González OlacheaJavier Valle RiestraJavier Maximiliano Alfredo Hipólito Valle Riestra González Olaechea, , is a Peruvian politician and a Congressman representing Lima for the 2006-2011 term. Valle Riestra belongs to the Peruvian Aprista Party. He was Prime Minister of Peru in 1998 during Alberto Fujimori's administration.-External...
(4 June – 21 August 1998) - Alberto Pandolfi Arbulú (2nd time) (21 August 1998 – 3 January 1999)
- Víctor Dionicio Joy Way RojasVíctor Joy WayVíctor Dionicio Joy Way Rojas is a former Peruvian politician. Born in Huánuco, Joy Way was a member of both the Democratic Constitutional Congress and the Congress of the Republic. He was also the Prime Minister of Peru from January 1999 until December 1999. An ardent supporter of Alberto...
(3 January – 10 October 1999) - José Alberto Bustamante BelaúndeAlberto Bustamante BelaundeJosé Alberto Bustamante Belaúnde was a Peruvian politician. He was the 48th Prime Minister of Peru from 1999–2000, under President Alberto Fujimori.-Biography:...
(10 October 1999 – 29 July 2000) - Federico Salas Guevara SchultzFederico SalasLuis Federico Salas Guevara Schultz is a Peruvian politician. He was the 49th Prime Minister of Peru in 2000, under President Alberto Fujimori.- Biography :Federico Salas was born in Lima on September 4, 1950...
(29 July – 25 November 2000) - Javier Pérez de CuéllarJavier Pérez de CuéllarJavier Pérez de Cuéllar y de la Guerra is a Peruvian diplomat who served as the fifth Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1, 1982 to December 31, 1991. He studied in Colegio San Agustín of Lima, and then at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. In 1995, he ran unsuccessfully...
(25 November 2000 – 28 July 2001) - Roberto Enrique Dañino ZapataRoberto Dañino ZapataRoberto Dañino has served as Prime Minister of Peru and Ambassador to the United States. He has also served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the World Bank and has been a partner of the law firm Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering in Washington, D. C...
(28 July 2001 – 12 July 2002) - Luis Solari de la Fuente (12 July 2002 – 28 June 2003)
- Martha Beatriz Merino LuceroBeatriz MerinoMartha Beatriz Merino Lucero was the first female Prime Minister of Peru. Merino served as Prime Minister from 23 June 2003 to 12 December 2003. Merino currently serves as the national ombudsman for Peru, a position also known as the defender of the people...
(28 June – 15 December 2003) - Carlos Ferrero Costa (15 December 2003 – 16 August 2005)
- Pedro Pablo Kuczynski GoddardPedro Pablo KuczynskiPedro Pablo Kuczynski Godard , better known simply as PPK, is a Peruvian public administrator, economist, and politician that participate in the policy of his country....
(16 August 2005 – 28 July 2006) - Jorge del Castillo Gálvez (28 July 2006 – 14 October 2008)
- Yehude Simon MunaroYehude SimonYehude Simon Munaro is a Peruvian politician and former Prime Minister of Peru.-Early life and family:He is of Jewish and Italian descent and was born in Lima. When he was a child his family moved to Chiclayo to further a business selling shoes...
(14 October 2008 – 11 July 2009) - Javier Velásquez (11 July 2009 – 14 September 2010)
- José Antonio ChangJosé Antonio ChangJosé Antonio Chang Escobedo was the Prime Minister of Peru, appointed by President Alan García. He was also Minister of Education, and resigned both cabinet positions on Friday March 18, 2011....
(14 September 2010 – 18 March 2011) - Rosario Fernández (19 March 2011 – 28 July 2011)
- Salomón Lerner GhitisSalomón Lerner GhitisSalomón Lerner Ghitis, also known as Siomi Lerner is a Peruvian businessman and politician, who has been Prime Minister of Peru since 28 July 2011. He was appointed prime minister following the 2011 presidential election won by Ollanta Humala.-Early life:Salómon Lerner is of Jewish descent. He...
(28 July 2011 – Present)
External links
- Presidencia del Consejo de Ministros (government website)
- World Statesmen – Peru