Government of Peru
The Republic of Peru is a unitary state and a presidential representative democratic republic with a multi-party system. The current government was established by the 1993 Constitution of Peru. The government is composed of three branches, being executive, judicial, and legislative branches.
Executive branch
Requirements to be Minister of State
According to Article 125 of the Political Constitution of Peru, in order to be Minister, it is required:- Being born in Peru.
- Be a current citizen.
- Be 25 years old or older.
- Members of the Armed Forces and National Police can be Ministers.
Functions
- Run the process of strategic planning, embedded in the National System of Strategic Planning and determining the sector's functional national goals applicable to every level of government; approve action plans; assign necessary resources to their execution, within the boundaries of the corresponding public budget.
- Approve the budget proposal to the entities within their sector, abiding by article 32 and supervising their execution.
- Stablish the management measurements of the entities within their sector and evaluate their fulfillment.
- Propose the inner organization of their Ministry and approve it according to their competencies attributed by Law.
- Designate and remove the advising positions or any directly appointed, the heads of public entities and other entities of the sector, when this appointment is not explicitly attributed to the Council of Ministries, other authorities or the President; and submit to the President the new appointees for approval on the contrary.
- Maintain relations with the regional and local government within the competencies attributed to the sector.
- Countersign the presidential mandates that concern to their Ministry
- Issue Supreme Resolution and Ministerial Resolutions.
- Put into effect the transfer of competencies, functions, and sectorial resources to Regional and Local Government and account for their execution.
- Execute all other functions that are put upon the Ministry by the Political Constitution of Peru, the Law, and the President.mlg
Ministries in Peru
Ministry | Minister in charge |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Mario López Chávarri |
Ministry of Defense | Walter Martos |
Ministry of Economy and Finance | María Antonieta Alva |
Ministry of the Interior | Jorge Montoya |
Ministry of Justice and Human Rights | Ana Cristina Neyra |
Ministry of Education | Martín Benavides |
Ministry of Health | Pilar Mazzetti |
Ministry of Agriculture | Jorge Luis Montenegro |
Ministry of Labor and Employment | Martín Ruggiero |
Ministry of Production | José Antonio Salardi |
Ministry of Foreign Commerce and Tourism | Rocío Barrios |
Ministry of Energy and Mining | Rafael Belaúnde Llosa |
Ministry of Transport and Communications | Carlos Estremadoyro |
Ministry of Housing, Construction and Sanitation | Carlos Lozada Contreras |
Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations | Gloria Montenegro |
Ministry of Environment | Kirla Echegaray |
Ministry of Culture | Alejandro Neyra |
Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion | Patricia Donayre |
Judicial branch
The judicial branch is represented by the Supreme Court Of Justice, a 16-member body divided into three supreme sectors:- Civil Sector: Presides over all topics related to civil rights and commercial law.
- Criminal Sector: Presides over all topics relating to criminal law.
- Constitutional and Social Sector: Presides over all topics relating to constitutional rights and labor law.
Legislative branch