| Ministry of Development and Public Works | |
| Native Name: | Ministerio de Fomento y Obras Públicas |
| Type: | Ministry |
| Picture Caption: | Former headquarters |
| Dissolved: | 1969 |
| Superseding: | Ministry of Transport and Communications |
| Superseding2: | Ministry of Housing |
| Jurisdiction: | Government of Peru |
| Headquarters: | Park of the Exhibition, Lima |
The Ministry of Development and Public Works (Spanish; Castilian: Ministerio de Fomento y Obras Públicas) was a government ministry of Peru. Created in 1896, it oversaw the development of public works, infrastructure and charity. Its former headquarters, located at the Park of the Exhibition,[1] now house the Metropolitan Museum of Lima since 2010.[2] [3]
The ministry was created on January 22, 1896, under the presidency of Nicolás de Piérola, with Eduardo López de Romaña chosen to serve as its first minister. The ministry initially brought together the following offices:
By the decree of February 25, 1896, two Directorates were created in the Ministry: Development (in charge of mining, industry, charity and hygiene matters) and Public Works and Irrigation. By law of October 3, 1896, the School of Engineers became dependent on this Ministry (previously dependent on the Ministry of Justice and Instruction).
The Minister's office was in the Government Palace, later being transferred to the premises where the Municipal Palace stands today. In 1910, its permanent transfer to the Palace of the Exhibition was arranged, where he shared the facilities with the Municipal Council of Lima. Over time, this location became insufficient and the ministry was housed in a building located on 28 de Julio Avenue.[1]
The founding of this ministry constituted a milestone in the restructuring of the Peruvian state in the aftermath of the War of the Pacific. From the founding of Peru until then, there had only been five ministries: Government and Police; Foreign Relations; Justice and Instruction; Finance and Commerce; and War and Navy. The creation of a Ministry of Development implied that the State was convinced that it should promote the economic and material development of the country. The new ministry attracted a new bureaucracy, made up of engineers, sociologists, economists, doctors, and geographers. Throughout the 20th century, this ministry was disintegrated into several others.
| Image | Minister | Party | Term start | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 January 1896 | Nicolás de Piérola | |||
| 8 August 1896 | ||||
| 25 November 1897 | ||||
| 17 May 1898 | ||||
| 8 September 1899 | Eduardo López de Romaña | |||
| 14 December 1899 | ||||
| 7 August 1900 | ||||
| 30 August 1900 | ||||
| 2 October 1900 | ||||
| 19 March 1901 | ||||
| 11 September 1901 | ||||
| 9 August 1902 | ||||
| 4 November 1902 | ||||
| 8 September 1903 | Manuel Candamo | |||
| 14 May 1904 | Serapio Calderón | |||
| 24 September 1904 | José Pardo y Barreda | |||
| Military | 9 March 1906 | |||
| 31 July 1906 | ||||
| 24 September 1908 | Augusto B. Leguía | |||
| 8 June 1909 | ||||
| 17 December 1909 | ||||
| 31 August 1911 | ||||
| 30 November 1911 | ||||
| 24 September 1912 | Guillermo Billinghurst | |||
| 17 June 1913 | ||||
| Military | 4 August 1913 | |||
| 26 September 1913 | ||||
| Military | 31 December 1913 | |||
| 3 February 1914 | Óscar R. Benavides (Government Junta) | |||
| 15 May 1914 | Óscar R. Benavides (Provisional) | |||
| 22 August 1914 | ||||
| 18 August 1915 | José Pardo y Barreda | |||
| 27 July 1917 | ||||
| 27 April 1918 | ||||
| Manuel Vinelli | 2 September 1918 | |||
| Augusto Arrese Vegas | 2 March 1919 | |||
| 5 July 1919 | Augusto B. Leguía (Oncenio)[4] | |||
| Matías León | August 1919 | |||
| Salvador Olivares | December 1919 | |||
| 27 April 1920 | ||||
| 8 March 1921 | ||||
| 15 August 1921 | ||||
| 1 March 1923 | ||||
| Manuel G. Masías | 12 October 1924 | |||
| 20 July 1925 | ||||
| September 1926 | ||||
| December 1926 | ||||
| 25 November 1927 | ||||
| Alfredo Mendiola | 12 October 1929 | |||
| Eduardo Castro Ríos | Military | 24 August 1930 | Manuel María Ponce (Military Junta) | |
| Eulogio Castillo | Military | 27 August 1930 | Luis Sánchez Cerro (Military Junta) | |
| Military | 24 November 1930 | |||
| Ulises Reátegui Morey | 11 March 1931 | David Samanez Ocampo (National Junta) | ||
| 8 December 1931 | Luis Sánchez Cerro | |||
| 29 January 1932 | ||||
| Ricardo Caso | ||||
| Military | ||||
| 30 April 1933 | Óscar R. Benavides (Provisional) | |||
| 3 May 1933 | ||||
| 29 June 1933 | ||||
| 26 November 1933 | ||||
| Military | 21 May 1935 | |||
| 13 April 1936 | ||||
| Federico Recavarren | 23 October 1936 | |||
| 29 October 1937 | ||||
| 8 December 1939 | Manuel Prado Ugarteche | |||
| 28 July 1945 | José Luis Bustamante y Rivero | |||
| César Elías Gonzales | ||||
| Alfredo Fort Magot | ||||
| Jorge Sarmiento Calmet | ||||
| Bernardino Vallenas | ||||
| Military | 3 November 1948 | Manuel A. Odría (Military Junta) | ||
| Military | 28 July 1950 | Manuel A. Odría | ||
| 1951 | ||||
| 4 August 1952 | ||||
| 26 July 1954 | ||||
| Military | 24 December 1955 | |||
| 28 July 1956 | Manuel Prado Ugarteche | |||
| Federico Hilbck Seminario | 1957 | |||
| 1958 | ||||
| 1959 | ||||
| 1960 | ||||
| Máximo Verástegui Izurieta | Military | 26 July 1962 | Military Government Junta | |
| 28 July 1963 | Fernando Belaúnde Terry | |||
| 14 September 1964 | ||||
| 15 September 1965 | ||||
| 8 September 1967 | ||||
| 29 January 1968 | ||||
| 20 March 1968 | ||||
| 1 June 1968 |