Ministry of Culture (Peru) explained

Post:Minister of Culture of Peru
Termlength:By appointment
Appointer:President
Incumbent:Leslie Urteaga
Incumbentsince:21 December 2022
Residence:San Borja, Lima
Formation:20 July 2010
Inaugural:Juan Ossio Acuña
Website:www.cultura.gob.pe

The Ministry of Culture of Peru is the government ministry in charge of the promotion of Peruvian culture and identity. It was created on 20 July 2010, during the government of Alan García.[1]

The inaugural minister was Juan Ossio Acuña after his appointment on 4 September 2010., the culture minister is

List of Culture Ministers

NameTook officeLeft officeParty
1.Juan Ossio Acuña4 September 201028 July 2011Independent
2.Susana Baca de la Colina28 July 201110 December 2011Independent
3.Luis Peirano Falconí11 December 201124 July 2013Independent
4.Diana Álvarez-Calderón Gallo24 July 201328 July 2016Independent
5.Jorge Nieto Montesinos28 July 20165 December 2016Independent
6.Salvador del Solar Labarthe5 December 201627 December 2017Independent
7.Alejandro Neyra Sánchez9 January 20182 April 2018Independent
8.Patricia Balbuena Palacios2 April 201830 November 2018Independent
9.Rogers Valencia Espinoza18 December 201811 March 2019Independent
10.Ulla Holmquist Pachas11 March 20198 July 2019Independent
11.Luis Castillo Butters8 July 201930 September 2019Independent
12.Francisco Petrozzi Franco3 October 20194 December 2019Independent
13.Sonia Guillén Oneeglio7 December 201929 May 2020Independent
14.Alejandro Neyra Sánchez30 May 202010 December 2020Independent
15.María del Carmen de Reparaz Zamora12 November 202017 November 2020Independent
16.Alejandro Neyra Sánchez18 November 202028 July 2021Independent
17.Ciro Gálvez Herrera29 July 20216 October 2021National United Renaissance
18.Gisela Ortiz Perea6 October 20211 February 2022Independent
19.Alejandro Salas Zegarra1 February 20225 August 2022We Are Peru
20.Betssy Chavez Chino5 August 202225 November 2022Democratic Peru
21.Silvana Robles Araujo25 November 20227 December 2022Free Peru
22.Jair Pérez Brañez10 December 202216 December 2022Independent
23.Leslie Urteaga Peña21 December 2022IncumbentIndependent

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References

  1. Losson . Pierre . The creation of a Ministry of Culture: towards the definition andimplementation of a comprehensive cultural policy in Peru . International Journal of Cultural Policy . 19 . 1 . 20–39.