Ministry of the Interior (Peru)

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Ministry of the Interior
Ministerio del Interior
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Agency overview
FormedApril 30, 1873;152 years ago (1873-04-30)
Type Ministry
Jurisdiction Government of Peru
Headquarters Plaza Treinta de Agosto 150, San Isidro District, Lima
Agency executive
Website Official website

The Ministry of the Interior (Spanish : Ministerio del Interior, MININTER) is a ministry of the Government of Peru responsible for the administration of the internal order of the Peruvian State, as well as managing law enforcement units. Established in 1968 under the so-called Revolutionary Government, its headquarters are located, since July 1961, in San Isidro District, occupying the former premises of Limatambo International Airport.

The ministry's General Directorate of the Internal Government operates 26 regional prefectures, 186 pronvicial subprefectures and 1396 district prefectures. The latter are supported by over 158,000 ad honorem lieutenant governors. [1]

As of March 24, 2025, it is headed by the Minister of the Interior Julio Díaz Zulueta  [ es ].

History

Prior to its establishment, it was preceded by the Ministry of Government, which took a number of names throughout its history:

Until 1961, it was housed in a building located on the southern side of Italy Square, in Barrios Altos. It was then moved to the former premises of Limatambo International Airport, in San Isidro District. It was officially renamed under the Revolutionary Government of Juan Velasco Alvarado, through Law Decree No. 17271, on December 3, 1968. [2]

As an administrating power of the law enforcement system, it organised the Civil Guard, the Republican Guard and the Peruvian Investigative Police, until their gradual incorporation into a single police corps from 1988 to 1991. [3]

Organisation

Entities administered by the ministry include:

List of ministers

NamePartyPeriod
Term startTerm end
Ministers of Government, Justice and Worship (1855–1857)
Juan Manuel del Mar N/aDecember 1855October 24, 1856
Jervasio Álvarez  [ es ]N/aOctober 24, 1856December 31, 1856
Ministers of Government, Worship and Public Works (1857–1860)
Ignacio de Osma  [ es ] [note 1] N/aFebruary 14, 1857April 1, 1857
Juan Manuel del Mar N/aApril 1, 1857July 13, 1858
Manuel Morales  [ es ]N/aJuly 13, 1858September 28, 1859
Miguel del Carpio  [ es ]N/aSeptember 28, 1859January 31, 1860
Ministers of Government, Police and Public Works (1860–1896)
José Melgar N/aJanuary 31, 1860
Manuel Morales  [ es ]N/aMarch 29, 1860
Antonio Arenas N/aOctober 24, 1862
Manuel Freyre  [ es ]N/aApril 10, 1863
Cipriano Coronel  [ es ]N/aAugust 5, 1863
Manuel Costas N/aAugust 11, 1864
Evaristo Gómez-Sánchez N/aOctober 14, 1864
Francisco Javier Mariátegui  [ es ]N/aNovember 6, 1865
José María Químper  [ es ] [note 2] N/aNovember 27, 1865
Manuel María Rivas  [ es ]N/aJanuary 30, 1867
Juan Miguel Gálvez Military March 2, 1867
Carlos Lissón  [ es ]N/aMay 4, 1867
Pedro José Saavedra  [ es ]N/aJune 3, 1867
Antonio Arenas N/aJanuary 26, 1868
Antonio Gutiérrez de la Fuente Military February 7, 1868
Pedro Gálvez N/aAugust 2, 1868
Manuel Ferreyros Navy April 13, 1869
Rafael Velarde N/aJuly 27, 1869
Francisco de Paula Secada  [ es ] Military October 22, 1869
Manuel Santa María Military June 28, 1870
Manuel Morales  [ es ]N/aAugust 2, 1872
Francisco Rosas  [ es ] Civil Party August 2, 1872
Ricardo Espinoza N/aSeptember 28, 1874
Aurelio García Navy February 1, 1875
Manuel Benavides  [ es ]N/aAugust 2, 1876
Manuel González  [ es ] Military August 26, 1876
Juan Buendía Military June 4, 1877
Fernando PalaciosN/aJune 10, 1878
Manuel Yrigoyen [note 3] N/aOctober 19, 1879
Bruno BuenoN/aOctober 25, 1878
Juan Corrales MelgarN/aOctober 17, 1878
Rafael Velarde N/aMay 17, 1879
Juan E. GuzmánN/aOctober 16, 1879
Rafael Velarde N/aOctober 28, 1879October 29, 1879
Aurelio Denegri N/aOctober 29, 1879
Buenaventura ElgueraN/aNovember 1, 1879
Nemecio Orbegoso  [ es ] [note 2] N/aDecember 24, 1879
Manuel Velarde Military March 12, 1881
Camilo Carrillo Navy September 4, 1882
Manuel Velarde [note 4] Military January 1883
Federico Herrera [note 4] N/aApril 1883
Lorenzo Iglesias  [ es ] [note 5] N/aJanuary 3, 1883
Martín DulantoN/aAugust 27, 1883
Mariano de Castro  [ es ]N/aNovember 20, 1882
Ignacio de Osma  [ es ]N/aApril 8, 1884
Juan de Aliaga y PuenteN/aAugust 11, 1884
Joaquín Iglesias N/aApril 14, 1885
José Eusebio Sánchez  [ es ]N/aDecember 3, 1885
Pedro Alejandrino del Solar N/aJune 3, 1886
Manuel Velarde Military October 6, 1886
Pedro Alejandrino del Solar Constitutional Party November 22, 1886
Rufino Torrico Military August 22, 1887
Enrique CaravedoN/aOctober 4, 1887
Aurelio Denegri N/aNovember 8, 1887
José Mariano Jiménez N/aMarch 8, 1889
Pedro Alejandrino del Solar Constitutional Party April 4, 1889
Guillermo Ferreyros Military February 11, 1890
Mariano Valcárcel N/aAugust 10, 1890
Francisco Gerardo Chávez  [ es ] [note 3] N/aJuly 25, 1891
Federico Herrera N/aAugust 24, 1891
Juan Ibarra  [ es ] Constitutional Party May 2, 1892
Carlos Maria Elías Constitutional Party June 30, 1892
Manuel Velarde Military March 3, 1893
Pedro José ZavalaN/aMay 11, 1893
Alfredo GastónN/aSeptember 28, 1893
Guillermo Ferreyros Military April 1, 1894
Cesáreo Chacaltana Civil Party August 10, 1894
José Salvador Cavero Constitutional Party November 16, 1894
Ricardo Espinoza N/aMarch 20, 1895
Antonio Bentín  [ es ] Democratic Party September 8, 1895
Benjamín Boza Democratic Party November 30, 1895
Ministers of Government and Police (1896–1968)
Benjamín Boza Democratic Party November 30, 1895
José María de la Puente  [ es ] Democratic Party August 8, 1896
Lorenzo Arrieta Democratic Party August 19, 1896
Alejandro López de Romaña  [ es ] Democratic Party November 25, 1897
José María de la Puente  [ es ] Democratic Party December 23, 1897
Domingo Parra  [ es ] Military September 8, 1899
Enrique Coronel Zegarra  [ es ] Democratic Party August 7, 1900
Ernesto Zapata Military October 2, 1900
Leonidas Cárdenas  [ es ]N/aSeptember 11, 1901
Alejandro Deustua N/aAugust 9, 1902
Rafael Fernández de Villanueva  [ es ] Civil Party November 4, 1902
Juan de Dios de la QuintanaSeptember 8, 1903May 14, 1904
May 14, 1904
Eulogio Romero  [ es ]N/aSeptember 24, 1904
Ernesto Zapata Military February 19, 1906
Amador del Solar  [ es ]National CoalitionJuly 31, 1906
Hernán Velarde  [ es ]N/aAugust 20, 1906
Agustín Tovar  [ es ] Civil Party May 11, 1907
Germán Arenas Civil Party October 9, 1907
Miguel Abraham Rojas  [ es ]N/aSeptember 24, 1908
Rafael Villanueva Cortez  [ es ] Civil Party June 8, 1909
Javier Prado  [ es ] Civil Party March 14, 1910
José Manuel García  [ es ] Civil Party August 3, 1910
Enrique Basadre N/aNovember 3, 1910
Juan de Dios Salazar  [] Civil Party August 31, 1911
Plácido JiménezN/aOctober 16, 1911
Elías Malpartida Democratic Party September 24, 1912
Abel I. MontesN/aDecember 24, 1912
Federico Luna  [ es ] Civic Union February 24, 1913
Aurelio Sousa Democratic Party June 17, 1913
Gonzalo TiradoN/aJuly 23, 1913
Arturo Osores  [ es ] Constitutional Party February 4, 1914
Hildebrando Fuentes May 16, 1914
Fernando Fuchs  [ es ]N/aAugust 22, 1914
Víctor R. BenavidesN/aFebruary 19, 1915
Luis Julio MenéndezN/aAugust 18, 1915
José Manuel García Civil Party August 2, 1916
Ezequiel MuñozN/aMarch 7, 1917
Germán Arenas Civil Party July 27, 1917
Samuel Sayán y PalaciosN/aFebruary 26, 1918
Clemente Revilla  [ es ] Civil Party September 2, 1918
Germán Arenas Civil Party December 18, 1918
Óscar Mavila Ruiz  [ es ]N/aApril 26, 1919
Mariano Cornejo  [ es ] Democratic Party July 4, 1919
Alejandrino Maguiña  [ es ]N/aAugust 24, 1919
Germán Leguía  [ es ]N/aDecember 6, 1919
Pedro José Rada N/aOctober 8, 1922
Jesús Salazar  [ es ] Reformist Democratic Party October 12, 1924
José Manuel García  [ es ] Reformist Democratic Party August 2, 1926
Celestino Manchego  [ es ] Reformist Democratic Party December 26, 1926
Arturo RubioN/aDecember 24, 1927
Benjamín Huamán  [ es ]N/aOctober 12, 1929
Roberto LópezN/aAugust 24, 1930
Eulogio Castillo  [ es ] Military August 25, 1930
Gustavo Jiménez Military August 27, 1930
Antonio Beingolea  [ es ] Military November 24, 1930
Francisco Tamayo  [ es ]Decentralist PartyMarch 11, 1931
José Manuel García Civil Party December 8, 1931
Luis A. Flores Revolutionary Union February 29, 1932
Julio Chávez  [ es ]May 20, 1932April 30, 1933
April 30, 1933
Jorge Prado  [ es ]Conservative CoalitionJune 26, 1933
Alfredo Henriod Military November 26, 1933
Antonio Rodríguez Military May 21, 1935
Diómedes Arias-Schreiber  [ es ]N/aMarch 20, 1939
Guillermo Garrido Lecca  [ es ]N/aDecember 8, 1939
Ricardo de la Puente  [ es ]N/aMay 21, 1942
Rafael Belaúnde  [ es ] National Democratic Front July 28, 1945
Manuel E. Rodríguez  [ es ] Military January 23, 1946
Manuel A. Odría Military January 12, 1947
Julio César Villegas CerroJune 17, 1948
Augusto Villacorta ÁlvarezNovember 3, 1948
Ricardo de la Puente  [ es ]N/aJuly 28, 1950
Augusto Romero  [ es ]N/aMarch 20, 1952
Alejandro Esparza  [ es ]N/aSeptember 16, 1955
Augusto Villacorta ÁlvarezN/aDecember 22, 1955
Jorge Fernández  [ es ]N/aJuly 28, 1956
Carlos Carrillo  [ es ]N/aApril 7, 1958
Ricardo Elías  [ es ]N/aJune 16, 1960
Juan Bossio CollaeN/aJuly 18, 1962
Germán Pagador BlondetN/aOctober 10, 1962
Óscar Trelles Popular Action July 28, 1963
Juan Languasco  [ es ] Popular Action January 1, 1964
Miguel Rotalde  [ es ] Navy July 27, 1964
Octavio Mongrut  [ es ] Popular Action August 1, 1965
Javier Alva Popular Action September 15, 1965
Luis Alayza Escardó  [ es ] Popular Action October 26, 1966
Luis Ponce  [ es ] Navy July 9, 1967
Carlos Velarde  [ es ] Popular Action June 2, 1968
Manuel Velarde  [ es ] Popular Action October 2, 1968October 3, 1968
Ministers of the Interior
Armando Artola  [ es ] Military October 3, 1968May 18, 1971
Pedro Richter Military May 18, 1971September 3, 1975
César Campos Quesada Military September 3, 1975February 1, 1976
Luis Cisneros Vizquerra  [ es ] Military February 1, 1976May 12, 1978
Fernando Velit Sabattini Military February 15, 1978May 7, 1980
César Iglesias Barrón Military May 7, 1980July 28, 1980
José María de la Jara  [ es ] Popular Action July 28, 1980October 30, 1981
José Gagliardi  [ es ] Air Force October 30, 1981January 3, 1983
Fernando Rincón  [ es ] Popular Action January 3, 1983March 21, 1983
Luis Pércovich Popular Action March 21, 1983October 15, 1984
Óscar Brush  [ es ] Military October 15, 1984July 28, 1985
Abel Salinas APRA July 28, 1985June 29, 1987
José Barsallo  [ es ] APRA June 29, 1987May 15, 1988
Juan E. Soria Díaz APRA May 15, 1988March 2, 1989
Armando Villanueva APRA March 2, 1989May 12, 1989
Agustín Mantilla APRA May 12, 1989July 28, 1990
Adolfo Alvarado Fournier Military July 28, 1990April 2, 1991
Víctor Malca  [ es ] Military April 2, 1991November 7, 1991
Juan Briones  [ es ] Military November 7, 1991April 20, 1997
César Saucedo  [ es ] Military April 20, 1997July 18, 1997
José Villanueva  [ es ] Military July 18, 1997August 19, 1999
César Saucedo  [ es ] Military August 19, 1999July 29, 2000
Walter Chacón Military July 29, 2000October 28, 2000
Fernando Dianderas Ottone Police October 28, 2000November 25, 2000
Ketín Vidal  [ es ] Police November 25, 2000July 28, 2001
Fernando Rospigliosi Possible Peru July 28, 2001July 12, 2002
Gino Costa N/aJuly 12, 2002January 27, 2003
Alberto Sanabria Ortiz Possible Peru January 27, 2003July 25, 2003
Fernando Rospigliosi Possible Peru July 25, 2003May 7, 2004
Javier Reátegui Possible Peru May 8, 2004January 14, 2005
Félix Murazzo  [ es ] Police January 14, 2005August 16, 2005
Rómulo Pizarro Possible Peru August 16, 2005July 28, 2006
Pilar Mazzetti N/aJuly 28, 2006February 24, 2007
Luis Alva APRA February 27, 2007October 14, 2008
Remigio Hernani  [ es ] Police October 14, 2008February 19, 2009
Mercedes Cabanillas APRA February 19, 2009July 19, 2009
Octavio Salazar Police July 19, 2009September 12, 2010
Fernando Barrios APRA September 14, 2010November 22, 2010
Miguel Hidalgo Police November 23, 2010July 28, 2011
Óscar Valdés Military July 28, 2011December 10, 2011
Daniel Lozada N/aDecember 11, 2011May 10, 2012
Wilver Calle Military May 14, 2012July 23, 2012
Wilfredo Pedraza N/aJuly 23, 2012November 15, 2013
Walter Albán  [ es ]N/aNovember 19, 2013June 23, 2014
Daniel Urresti Military June 23, 2014February 17, 2015
José Luis Pérez  [ es ]N/aFebruary 17, 2015July 28, 2016
Carlos Basombrío N/aJuly 28, 2016December 22, 2017
Vicente Romero Police December 27, 2017April 2, 2018
Mauro Medina  [ es ] Police April 2, 2018October 17, 2018
Carlos Morán  [ es ] Police October 19, 2018April 24, 2020
Gastón Rodríguez  [ es ] Police April 24, 2020July 15, 2020
Jorge Montoya Pérez  [ es ] Air Force July 15, 2020September 9, 2020
César Gentille  [ es ] Police September 10, 2020November 10, 2020
Gastón Rodríguez  [ es ] Police November 12, 2020November 17, 2020
Rubén Vargas Céspedes  [ es ]N/aNovember 18, 2020December 2, 2020
Cluber Aliaga  [ es ] Police December 2, 2020December 7, 2020
José Elice  [ es ] Purple Party December 7, 2020July 28, 2021
Juan Manuel Carrasco Together for Peru July 29, 2021October 6, 2021
Luis Barranzuela N/aOctober 6, 2021November 3, 2021
Avelino Guillén N/aNovember 4, 2021January 30, 2022
Alfonso Chávarry  [ es ] Police February 1, 2022May 22, 2022
Dimitri Senmache  [ es ]N/aMay 22, 2022June 30, 2022
Mariano González  [ es ] National Victory July 4, 2022July 19, 2022
Willy Huerta  [ es ]N/aJuly 19, 2022December 7, 2022
César Cervantes  [ es ] Police December 10, 2022December 21, 2022
Víctor Rojas  [ es ] Police December 21, 2022January 13, 2023
Vicente Romero Police January 13, 2023November 17, 2023
Víctor Torres Police November 21, 2023April 1, 2024
Walter Ortiz Acosta  [ es ] Police April 1, 2024May 16, 2024
Juan José Santiváñez  [ es ]N/aMay 16, 2024March 24, 2025
Julio Díaz Zulueta  [ es ] Police March 24, 2025

See also

Notes

  1. Did not take office (absent). His absence led to his replacement soon after.
  2. 1 2 As Secretary.
  3. 1 2 Interim.
  4. 1 2 Representing the government based in Arequipa during the War of the Pacific.
  5. As "Minister-General" (representing the ministries of Government, Police, Public Works, Statistics, and War and Navy) of his brother's government in Cajamarca during the War of the Pacific, which would be legitimised by the Chilean government throughout the year.

References

  1. "Mininter: Rol de prefectos y subprefectos es fundamental para mantener el orden democrático". Gob.pe . 2022-10-05.
  2. "Reseña Histórica". Ministerio del Interior.
  3. "Reseña Histórica". National Police of Peru .