Fernando Zavala Explained

Fernando Zavala
Office:Prime Minister of Peru
President:Pedro Pablo Kuczynski
Term Start:28 July 2016
Term End:17 September 2017
Predecessor:Pedro Cateriano
Successor:Mercedes Aráoz
Office1:Minister of Economy and Finance
President1:Pedro Pablo Kuczynski
Primeminister1:Fernando Zavala
Term Start1:23 June 2017
Term End1:17 September 2017
Predecessor1:Alfredo Thorne
Successor1:Claudia Cooper
President2:Alejandro Toledo
Primeminister2:Pedro Pablo Kuczynski
Term Start2:16 August 2005
Term End2:28 July 2006
Predecessor2:Pedro Pablo Kuczynski
Successor2:Luis Carranza
Office3:Deputy Minister of Economy
President3:Alejandro Toledo
Primeminister3:Roberto Dañino
Luis Solari
Beatriz Merino
Carlos Ferrero
Minister3:Pedro Pablo Kuczynski
Javier Silva Ruete
Jaime Quijandría Salmón
Term Start3:19 April 2002
Term End3:16 August 2005
Predecessor3:Patricia Teullet Pipoli
Successor3:Javier Abugattás Fatule
Nationality: Peruvian
Birth Date:16 February 1971
Birth Place:Tacna, Peru
Party:Independent
Alma Mater:University of the Pacific (BA)
University of Piura (MBA)
University of Birmingham (MBA)

Fernando Martín Zavala Lombardi (pronounced as /es/; born 16 February 1971) is a Peruvian politician, who was the Prime Minister of Peru from 28 July 2016 to 17 September 2017.[1] Previously he was the President of Backus and Johnston, a subsidiary of SABMiller. From 2005 to 2006 he was Minister of Economy and Finance.[2]

Early life and education

Zavala was born in Tacna in 1971 to José Zavala Rey de Castro and María Fedora Elisabeth Lombardi Oyarzu. On his mother's side, he is the nephew of prominent Peruvian filmmaker Francisco J. Lombardi.

Following the completion of his high school education at the Colegio de la Inmaculada (the Jesuit school of Peru) in 1987, Zavala was admitted to the University of the Pacific, graduating in 1993 with a bachelor's degree in economics. He ultimately attained two Masters of Business Administration, from the University of Piura and the University of Birmingham, respectively.

Career

Zavala started his career in the private sector as assistant manager of Samtronics Peru. He was also Chief Financial Officer of Apoyo S.A. (Now Ipsos Perú S.A.), in the positions of consultant and pollster.

In 1995, Zavala was appointed CEO of Peru's National Institute for the Defense of Competition and Protection of Intellectual Property (INDECOPI), a position he held until 2000 in order to enter the Minister of Economy and Finance as a consultant.

Political career

At the Minister of Economy and Finance led by Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, Zavala was appointed Deputy Minister of Economy in April 2002, serving through August 2005 as President Alejandro Toledo reshuffled his cabinet and named Kuczynski Prime Minister of Peru. In this reshuffle, Zavala succeeded Kuczynski in the Ministry, serving until the end of Toledo's presidential term in July 2006.

Upon retiring from the government, Zavala returned to the private sector as he began working at Backus and Johnston as Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Relations. After three years in office, he was named the president of National Brewery – SABMiller Panamá. In November 2013 he returned to Peru as President of Backus and Johnston. Zavala has been a member of the Boards of Directors of Interbank, Alicorp, inmobiliaria IDE, Cerveceria San Juan, Banco Falabella, and Enersur.

Prime Minister of Peru

On 15 July 2016 President-elect Pedro Pablo Kuczynski confirmed him as head of his ministerial cabinet. On 18 July, during the inauguration, he was sworn in at a ceremony held in the courtyard of honor of the Government Palace, in the open air and in full view of the public.[3] [4] He held the office until 17 September 2017, after his cabinet was successfully censored by a vote of no confidence two days earlier.[5]

On 23 June 2017 Fernando Zavala became the Minister of Economy and Finance replacing Alfredo Thorne.[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: Staff writer . 15 September 2017 . Peru's Congress delivers vote of no-confidence against Cabinet . andina.com.pe . Peru News Agency . Lima . Andina . 3 October 2017 .
  2. Web site: Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas - Histórico - Relación de Ministros. www.mef.gob.pe.
  3. Web site: Fernando Zavala juró como nuevo Presidente del Consejo de Ministros Presidencia del Consejo de Ministros. 2021-05-22. www.pcm.gob.pe. 2021-05-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20210522123009/http://www.pcm.gob.pe/2016/07/fernando-zavala-juro-como-nuevo-presidente-del-consejo-de-ministros/. dead.
  4. Web site: Correo. Redacción. 2017-06-23. Premier Fernando Zavala juró hoy como ministro de Economía y Finanzas (VIDEO) POLITICA. 2021-05-22. Correo. es.
  5. Web site: PERÚ. NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO. 2017-09-15. Fernando Zavala: Congreso de la República decidió no otorgar la confianza al Gabinete Ministerial POLITICA. 2021-05-22. El Comercio Perú. es.
  6. Web site: Borda. Luis Adolfo. 2017-06-23. Fernando Zavala permanecerá temporalmente al frente del Ministerio de Economía. 2021-05-22. RPP. es.