Ministry of Culture (Peru)

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Minister of Culture of Peru
Incumbent
Leslie Urteaga
since 21 December 2022
ResidenceSan Borja, Lima
AppointerPresident
Term lengthBy appointment
Inaugural holderJuan Ossio Acuña
Formation20 July 2010
Websitewww.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. As of 21 December 2022, the culture minister is Leslie Urteaga [es]

List of Culture Ministers[edit]

Name Took office Left office Party
1. Juan Ossio Acuña 4 September 2010 28 July 2011 Independent
2. Susana Baca de la Colina 28 July 2011 10 December 2011 Independent
3. Luis Peirano Falconí 11 December 2011 24 July 2013 Independent
4. Diana Álvarez-Calderón Gallo 24 July 2013 28 July 2016 Independent
5. Jorge Nieto Montesinos 28 July 2016 5 December 2016 Independent
6. Salvador del Solar Labarthe 5 December 2016 27 December 2017 Independent
7. Alejandro Neyra Sánchez 9 January 2018 2 April 2018 Independent
8. Patricia Balbuena Palacios 2 April 2018 30 November 2018 Independent
9. Rogers Valencia Espinoza 18 December 2018 11 March 2019 Independent
10. Ulla Holmquist Pachas 11 March 2019 8 July 2019 Independent
11. Luis Castillo Butters 8 July 2019 30 September 2019 Independent
12. Francisco Petrozzi Franco 3 October 2019 4 December 2019 Independent
13. Sonia Guillén Oneeglio 7 December 2019 29 May 2020 Independent
14. Alejandro Neyra Sánchez 30 May 2020 10 December 2020 Independent
15. María del Carmen de Reparaz Zamora 12 November 2020 17 November 2020 Independent
16. Alejandro Neyra Sánchez 18 November 2020 28 July 2021 Independent
17. Ciro Gálvez Herrera 29 July 2021 6 October 2021 National United Renaissance
18. Gisela Ortiz Perea 6 October 2021 1 February 2022 Independent
19. Alejandro Salas Zegarra 1 February 2022 5 August 2022 We Are Peru
20. Betssy Chavez Chino 5 August 2022 25 November 2022 Democratic Peru
21. Silvana Robles Araujo 25 November 2022 7 December 2022 Free Peru
22. Jair Pérez Brañez 10 December 2022 16 December 2022 Independent
23. Leslie Urteaga Peña 21 December 2022 Incumbent Independent

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References[edit]

  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.