General elections were held in Peru in on 9 April 2006 to elect the President,two Vice-Presidents,120 members of Congress and five members of the Andean Parliament for the 2006–2011 period. As the no presidential candidate received a majority of the vote,a second round was held on 4 June between the top two candidates,Ollanta Humala and Alan García. Garcia won the run-off with 52.63% to Humala's 47.37%. He was subsequently inaugurated on 28 July 2006,Peruvian Independence Day.
Ollanta Moisés Humala Tasso is a Peruvian politician and former military officer who served as President of Peru from 2011 to 2016. Originally a socialist and left-wing nationalist,he is considered to have shifted towards neoliberalism and the political centre during his presidency.
Fredy Rolando Otárola Peñaranda is a Peruvian lawyer,notary and politician (PNP). He was a former Congressman representing the Ancash Region between 2006 and 2016. He served as Minister of Labor and Employment from 2014 to 2015 and briefly as Minister of Justice in 2015 during the administration of Ollanta Humala.
JoséAntonio Urquizo Maggia is a Peruvian politician (PNP). He served as a Congressman representing Ayacucho from 2006 to 2016.
Clemente Jaime Yoshiyama Tanaka is a Peruvian Fujimorist politician of Japanese descent. He was the President of the Democratic Constitutional Congress from December 1992 to July 1995. He was also the Minister of the Presidency during the administration of President Alberto Fujimori.
The Ministry of Environment of Peru is the government ministry responsible for the national policy regarding environmental matters. It was created on May 13,2008. Its function is to oversee the environmental sector of Peru,with the authority to design,establish,and execute government policies concerning the environment. It has two subdivisions:
General elections were held in Peru on 10 April 2011 to elect the President,the Vice Presidents,130 members of Congress and five members of the Andean Parliament. As no presidential candidate received a majority in the first round,a second round was held on 5 June to determine the successor of outgoing president Alan García. Former army officer Ollanta Humala narrowly defeated Keiko Fujimori,daughter of imprisoned former President Alberto Fujimori. Humala was sworn in as the 94th President of Peru on 28 July.
Canada and Peru established diplomatic relations in 1944. Both nations are members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation,Cairns Group,Lima Group,Organization of American States and the United Nations.
Peru Wins was a leftist electoral alliance in Peru formed for the 2011 general election. It was dominated by the Peruvian Nationalist Party and led by successful presidential candidate Ollanta Humala Tasso.
Salomón Lerner Ghitis,also known as Siomi Lerner is a Peruvian businessman and politician,who was the Prime Minister of Peru from 28 July to 10 December 2011 and leader of the political movement Citizens for Change (CxC). He was appointed prime minister following the 2011 general election which was won by Ollanta Humala. Lerner resigned on 10 December 2011.
Luis Miguel Castilla Rubio is a Peruvian economist and politician. He was the Minister of Economy and Finance of Peru,serving under President Ollanta Humala.
The Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion 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.
General elections were held in Peru on 10 April 2016 to determine the president,vice-presidents,composition of the Congress of the Republic of Peru and the Peruvian representatives of the Andean Parliament.
Oscar Eduardo Valdés Dancuart is a Peruvian businessman and politician who was Prime Minister of Peru from 11 December 2011 until 23 July 2012. A former military officer,he was appointed Minister of the Interior by President Ollanta Humala on 28 July 2011. Less than five months later,Prime Minister Salomón Lerner Ghitis resigned and Valdés was appointed his successor on 11 December 2011. He was dismissed on 23 July 2012,after criticism on his handling of the Conga Mining project.
Ollanta Humala began his presidency when he was sworn into the office of President of the Republic of Peru on 28 July 2011. On the same day,he represented his cabinet,headed by the non-partisan Salomón Lerner Ghitis. On 10 December 2011,Lerner stepped down,following fierce protests against a mining project. He was replaced by Interior Minister Oscar Valdés. The next day,Valdés presented a new cabinet,having replaced eleven ministers.
Juan Federico Jiménez Mayor is a Peruvian politician who was Prime Minister of Peru from July 2012 to October 2013. He previously served as Minister of Justice and Human Rights,and was appointed to the post of Prime Minister on 23 July 2012 by President Ollanta Humala. He resigned his post on 29 October 2013,and was replaced by César Villanueva,Governor of the San Martín Region.
The second presidency of Alan García (2006–2011) began with the successful economic growth of the country recovering from the crisis of the first presidency of Alan García in the 1980s. Presidents Alberto Fujimori (1990–2000) and Alejandro Toledo (2001–2006) began with new neoliberal economic policies after García's crisis.
Pedro Álvaro Cateriano Bellido is a Peruvian lawyer and politician who served as Prime Minister of Peru from July to August 2020,under Martín Vizcarra's administration. He previously served as Ollanta Humala's minister of defense from July 2012 to April 2015,and prime minister from April 2015 to July 2016.
Eda Adriana Rivas Franchini is a Peruvian lawyer and politician. She served as Minister of Justice and Human Rights from 2012 to 2013,and Minister of Foreign Relations from 2012 to 2013,under president Ollanta Humala.
RenéCornejo Diaz is a Peruvian politician who was Prime Minister of Peru from February to July 2014,following the resignation of César Villanueva. He resigned after a political scandal that involved his office. He was replaced by the Minister of Labor Ana Jara.
