Pedro Cateriano
Pedro Cateriano Bellido | |
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| Prime Minister of Peru | |
| In office 2 April 2015 – 28 July 2016 | |
| President | Ollanta Humala |
| Preceded by | Ana Jara |
| Succeeded by | Fernando Zavala |
| Minister of Defense | |
| In office 24 July 2012 – 2 April 2015 | |
| President | Ollanta Humala |
| Prime Minister | Juan Jiménez Mayor César Villanueva René Cornejo Ana Jara |
| Preceded by | José Antonio Urquizo |
| Succeeded by | Jakke Valakivi |
| Deputy Minister of Justice | |
| In office 31 July 2001 – 21 June 2002 | |
| President | Alejandro Toledo |
| Prime Minister | Roberto Dañino |
| Minister | Fernando Olivera |
| Preceded by | Juan Jiménez Mayor |
| Succeeded by | Alfredo Antonio Solf Montalve |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 26 July 1990 – 5 April 1992 | |
| Constituency | Lima |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 June 1958 Lima, Peru |
| Political party | Nationalist Party |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Peru Complutense University |
Pedro Álvaro Cateriano Bellido (born 26 June 1958) is a Peruvian lawyer and politician, who was Prime Minister of Peru from 2 April 2015 to 28 July 2016. He was previously the Minister of Defense from July 2012 to April 2015.
Career
Cateriano is a lawyer by profession and specialized in constitutional law.[1] From 1990 to 1992 he was a member of the Peruvian parliament.[1] He served as deputy justice minister from 2001 to 2002.[1] He was named as the Organization of American States (OAS) election observer in Guatemala in 2007 and as the agent of Peru to the Inter-Human Rights (IACHR) in the Chavin case.[1] In addition, he teaches law at the University of Lima.[1]
He was appointed defense minister on 24 July 2012 to the cabinet led by Juan Jiménez.[2][3] Cateriano replaced Jose Urquizo Maggia in the post.[1]
Prime Minister
In April 2015 President Ollanta Humala appointed Cateriano as Prime Minister after his predecessor, Ana Jara was censured for spying against lawmakers, reporters, business leaders and other citizens.[4][5] As part of the presidential transition from Humala to Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, Cateriano resigned as Prime Minister on 28 July 2016.
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Peru; New Defense Minister takes office". Defense Market Intelligence. 25 July 2012. Archived from the original on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ "Peru appoints new cabinet in political shake-up". The Telegraph. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ "July 2012". Rulers. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ "Peru sacks PM over alleged domestic spying". MSN. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ Robert Kozak (2 April 2015). "Peru's President Humala Names Pedro Cateriano as Prime Minister". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
