Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion (Peru)

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Minister of Development and Social Inclusion of Peru
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Incumbent
Leslie Urteaga
since 31 January 2025
Appointer President
Term length by appointment
Inaugural holder Carolina Trivelli
Formation20 October 2011

The Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion (Spanish : Ministerio de Desarrollo e Inclusión Social) is a government ministry of Peru. It is responsible for the implementation of social aid national programmes. It was created in 2011, during the presidency of Ollanta Humala. The inaugural minister was economist Carolina Trivelli.

As of 31 January 2025, the minister is Leslie Urteaga.

History and function

President Ollanta Humala had initially pledged [1] to form a Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion. [2] However, on 18 August, the cabinet authorised the creation of the Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion, whose function would be to implement the social programmes of the government to promote "social inclusion." The ministry was created with the purpose of turning the social programmes into productive tools for the benefit of the poor. One of its objectives is to create conditions so that beneficiaries of such social programmes as Juntos, Pension 65 and Cuna Mas, as promoted by Humala's policy of promoting social inclusion during his campaign, can use the subsidies for "financial leverage" to improve their quality of life, [3] according to Prime Minister Salomon Lerner Ghitis. [4]

The ministry would be in charge of some social issues that were formerly managed by either the Ministry of Women's Affairs, the cabinet, or the Ministry of Finance. The Ministry of Production would continue to be in charge of such sectors as those involving fisheries and industries. The Ministry of Women's Affairs, however, would undergo some changes. [2]

The inaugural minister, Kurt Burneo, said that "The idea is to centralise the social programmes. One of the current problems that has led to glaring economic losses is the fact that the social programmes are disperse." [5] He further added that his role would entail the formulation, planning, implementation, evaluation and monitoring of the national and sectoral policy on social development and inclusion. [4]

New social program is "The National Photovoltaic Household Electrification Program", which goal is to secure electrification for poorest people in Peru. [6]

List of ministers of development and social inclusion

NameTook officeLeft officeParty
1.Carolina Trivelli [7] 21 October 201122 July 2013Independent
2.Mónica Rubio García24 July 201324 February 2014Independent
3.Paola Bustamante Suárez [8] 24 February 201428 July 2016Independent
4.Lucía Cayetana Aljovín Gazzani28 July 201627 July 2017Independent
5.Fiorella Giannina Molinelli Aristondo27 July 20179 January 2018 Peruanos Por el Kambio
6. Jorge Meléndez Celis  [ es ]9 January 20182 April 2018 Peruanos Por el Kambio
7. Liliana del Carmen La Rosa Huertas 2 April 201811 March 2019independent
8. Paola Bustamante  [ es ]11 March 201930 September 2019
9. Jorge Meléndez Celis  [ es ]3 October 201927 October 2019 Peruanos Por el Kambio
10. Ariela Luna 29 October 201915 July 2020
11. Patricia Donayre 15 July 202010 November 2020 Popular Force
12. Federico Tong  [ es ]12 November 202017 November 2020
13. Silvana Vargas  [ es ]18 November 202028 July 2021
14. Dina Boluarte 29 July 202125 November 2022 Free Peru (2021–2022) / Independent (2022)
15. Cinthya Lindo Espinoza  [ es ]25 November 20227 December 2022 Free Peru
16. Julio Demartini  [ es ]10 December 202231 January 2025Independent
17. Leslie Urteaga  [ es ]31 January 2025IncumbentIndependent

See also

References

  1. ↑ Peruvian President Ollanta Humala Promises Change – International – Juventud Rebelde – The newspaper of Cuban Youth Archived 3 August 2012 at archive.today
  2. 1 2 Living in Peru » News » Peru’s Humala creates Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion
  3. ↑ "Peru's Cabinet passes bill to create Development, Social Inclusion Ministry | ANDINA - Peru News Agency". Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Peru passes bill to create Development and Social Inclusion Ministry". Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  5. ↑ Peru Cabinet Approves Creation Of New Ministry
  6. ↑ Richmond, Holly (18 July 2013). "Peru's poorest will soon have solar power". Grist Magazine . Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  7. ↑ "Presidente Ollanta Humala tomó juramento a nuevos ministros", RPP, 11 December 2011, retrieved 17 February 2012
  8. ↑ "Paola Bustamante Suarez juramentó como nueva Ministra de Desarrollo e Inclusion Social", RPP, 25 February 2014, archived from the original on 14 September 2016, retrieved 24 August 2018
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