Cabinet of Peru

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Cabinet of Peru
Legal statusActive
PurposeAdvisory body to the president of Peru
Location
José Jerí
Ernesto Álvarez Miranda
Website www.gob.pe

The Cabinet of Peru (also called the Presidential Cabinet of Peru or the Council of Ministers) is composed of all the Ministers of State. The cabinet is presided by the President of the Council of Ministers, a position likened to that of a prime minister. The Prime Minister presides over the meetings of the Council of Ministers, unless the President of the Republic is present.

Functions

The Cabinet has, under the Constitution, the following main duties:

  1. Approve laws that the President submits to Congress
  2. Approve legislative decrees and also urgent decrees that President of the Republic dictates, as well as laws, decrees, and resolutions arranged by law
  3. 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 appointed, the entire cabinet is subjected to a Congressional "vote of confidence". Likewise, if the Prime Minister resigns from 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

MinistryCurrent ministerPartyAssumed office
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Presidency of the Council of Ministers
Ernesto Alvarez Miranda Decano.jpg Ernesto Álvarez Miranda PPC 14 October 2025
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs
VI Reunion del Mecanismo de Consultas Bilaterales Peru-Suiza (41536963084).jpg Hugo de Zela indep. 14 October 2025
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Ministry of Defense
César Díaz Peche indep. 14 October 2025
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Ministry of Economy and Finance
Denisse Miralles indep. 14 October 2025
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Ministry of the Interior
Vicente Tiburcio indep. 14 October 2025
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Ministry of Justice and Human Rights
Walter Martínez Laura indep. 14 October 2025
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Ministry of Education
Jorge Figueroa Guzmán indep. 14 October 2025
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Ministry of Health
Luis Quiroz Avilés indep. 14 October 2025
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Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation
Vladimir Cuno Salcedo indep. 14 October 2025
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Ministry of Labour and Promotion of Employment
Óscar Fernández Cáceres PPC 14 October 2025
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Ministry of Production
Cesar Quispe Lujan juramenta como nuevo ministro de la Produccion.jpg César Quispe Luján indep. 14 October 2025
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Ministry of Foreign Commerce and Tourism
Teresa Mera Gomez 2023.jpg Teresa Mera Gómez indep. 14 October 2025
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Ministry of Energy and Mines
Luis Enrique Bravo indep. 14 October 2025
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Ministry of Transportation and Communications
Aldo Prieto Barrera indep. 14 October 2025
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Ministry of Housing, Construction and Sanitation
Wilder Sifuentes Quilcate indep. 14 October 2025
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Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations
Sandra Gutiérrez Cuba PDSP 14 October 2025
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Ministry of the Environment
Miguel Ángel Espichán indep. 14 October 2025
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Ministry of Culture
Alfredo Luna Briceño AvP 14 October 2025
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Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion
Lesly Shica Seguil indep. 14 October 2025