Pilar Elena Mazzetti Soler (* Lima, September 9 1946 - ) is a Peru

Peru

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vian doctor

Physician

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 who was Minister of the Interior from 2006 to 2007, being the first woman in Peru

Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....

 to reach that title.

She studied medicine in National University of San Marcos

National University of San Marcos

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, where she has been Professor for many years being loved and admired by generations of students. During Alejandro Toledo

Alejandro Toledo

Alejandro Celestino Toledo Manrique is a politician who was President of Peru from 2001 to 2006. He was elected in April 2001, defeating former President Alan García...

's presidency, she was Minister of Health, also being the first woman in that area. She became Interior Minister under Alan Garcia in 2006 and was scheduled to serve until 2011, but she resigned in 2007.