Pedro Cateriano
| Pedro Cateriano | |
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| Prime Minister of Peru | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2 April 2015 | |
| President | Ollanta Humala |
| Preceded by | Ana Jara |
| Minister of Defense | |
| In office 24 July 2012 – 2 April 2015 | |
| President | Ollanta Humala |
| Prime Minister | Juan Jimenez César Villanueva René Cornejo Ana Jara |
| Preceded by | Jose Urquizo Maggia |
| Succeeded by | Jakke Valakivi |
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| Born | 26 June 1958 Lima, Peru |
Pedro Álvaro Cateriano Bellido (born 26 June 1958) is a Peruvian lawyer and politician, and current Prime Minister of Peru since 2 April 2015. He was previously the Minister of Defense from July 2012 to April 2015.
Career
Cateriano is a lawyer by profession and specialized in constitutional law.[1] From 1990 to 1992 he was a member of the Peruvian parliament.[1] He served as deputy justice minister from 2001 to 2002.[1] He was named as the Organization of American States (OAS) election observer in Guatemala in 2007 and as the agent of Peru to the Inter-Human Rights (IACHR) in the Chavin case.[1] In addition, he teaches law at the University of Lima.[1]
He was appointed defense minister on 24 July 2012 to the cabinet led by Juan Jiménez.[2][3] Cateriano replaced Jose Urquizo Maggia in the post.[1]
Prime Minister
In April of 2015 President Ollanta Humala appointed Bellido as Prime Minister after his predecessor, Ana Jara was censured for spying against lawmakers, reporters, business leaders and other citizens.[4][5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Peru; New Defense Minister takes office". Defense Market Intelligence. 25 July 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ↑ "Peru appoints new cabinet in political shake-up". The Telegraph. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ↑ "July 2012". Rulers. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ↑ "Peru sacks PM over alleged domestic spying". MSN. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ↑ Robert Kozak (2 April 2015). "Peru’s President Humala Names Pedro Cateriano as Prime Minister". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
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Prime Minister of Peru 2015–present |
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