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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Boluarte and the second or maternal family name is Zegarra.

Dina Boluarte
President of Peru
Incumbent
Assumed office
7 December 2022
First Vice PresidentVacant
Second Vice PresidentVacant
Preceded byPedro Castillo
First Vice President of Peru
In office
28 July 2021 – 7 December 2022
PresidentPedro Castillo
Preceded byMartín Vizcarra (2018)[a]
Succeeded byVacant
Minister of Development and Social Inclusion
In office
29 July 2021 – 26 November 2022
PresidentPedro Castillo
Preceded bySilvana Vargas
Succeeded byCinthya Lindo Espinoza
Personal details
Born
Dina Ercilia Boluarte Zegarra

(1962-05-31) 31 May 1962 (age 62)
Chalhuanca, Peru
Political partyFree Peru (before 2022)
Independent (since 2022)
EducationUniversity of San Martín de Porres (LLB)

Dina Ercilia Boluarte Zegarra (born 31 May 1962) is a Peruvian lawyer and politician who has served as the president of Peru since 7 December 2022. She was sworn in following a failed self-coup d'état by President Pedro Castillo. She is the first woman to become President of Peru and previously served as a RENIEC official from 2007 until 2022.

Early life and education

Boluarte was born in Chalhuanca, Apurímac, on 31 May 1962. She graduated as a lawyer from the University of San Martín de Porres and did postgraduate studies at that university.[1][2]

Early political career

Boluarte is president of the Apurímac Club in Lima.[clarification needed][3] She has worked at National Registry of Identification and Civil Status as a lawyer and head of the office since 2007.[4]

She ran unsuccessfully for mayor of Lima's Surquillo district in 2018, representing the Free Peru party.[5][3] She also participated in the extraordinary parliamentary elections in 2020 for Free Peru, though she did not obtain a congressional seat.[5][3]

Vice presidency (2021–2022)

She was part of the presidential ticket of Pedro Castillo,[6] which was victorious in the run-off.[7][8]

On 29 July 2021, she was appointed minister of development and social inclusion in the government of Pedro Castillo.[9]

In January 2022, during an interview with La República, Boluarte stated that she never embraced the ideology of Free Peru. The party's general secretary, Vladimir Cerrón, subsequently expelled Boluarte from Free Peru and posted on Twitter, "Always loyal, traitors never." Cerrón also claimed that Boluarte's comment threatened party unity.[10]

On 5 December 2022, after voting 13 in favor and 8 against, a constitutional complaint was filed by the Subcommittee on Constitutional Accusations against Boluarte, alleging that she operated a private club while she was the minister of development.[11]

Presidency (since 2022)

In December 2022, during the Peruvian political crisis when Pedro Castillo attempted to dissolve the Congress of the Republic of Peru during impeachment proceedings against him, Boluarte condemned the move as a "breakdown of the constitutional order" and assumed the presidency after the impeachment of Castillo.[12] Boluarte became Peru's first female president.[13]

Electoral history

Year Office Type Party Main opponent Party Votes for Boluarte Result Swing
Total % P. ±%
2018 Mayor of Surquillo Municipal Libertarian Peru Giancarlo Casassa Christian People's Party 2,014 2.80% 9th N/A Lost N/A[14]
2020 Congresswoman from Lima Parliamentary Snap Free Peru N/A N/A 4,827 2.06% 16th N/A Lost N/A[15]
2021 First Vice President of Peru General Free Peru Luis Galarreta Popular Force 2,724,752 18.92% 1st N/A N/A N/A
2021 First Vice President of Peru General (second round) Free Peru Luis Galarreta Popular Force 8,836,380 50.13% 1st N/A Won Gain[16][17]

References

  1. ^ "¿Quiénes conforman la plancha presidencial de Pedro Castillo para las Elecciones 2021?". El Popular (in Spanish). 12 April 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  2. ^ Ellis, R. Evan (28 August 2022). The Evolution of Peru’s Multidimensional Challenges. IndraStra Papers. ISBN 978-1-959278-00-9.
  3. ^ a b c "Abogada Dina Boluarte Zegarra precandidata a primera vicepresidencia por el partido Perú Libre". radiotitanka.pe (in Spanish). 27 October 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Quién es Dina Boluarte, la vicepresidenta del gobierno de Pedro Castillo". El Popular (in Spanish). 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Dina Boluarte: biografía de la candidata a la vicepresidencia por Perú Libre" (Video). Panamericana Televisión (in Spanish). 11 April 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  6. ^ Flores, José (11 April 2021). "Elecciones 2021 | Dina Boluarte: "Vamos a cambiar la estructura económica del país" | Perú Libre". RPP (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  7. ^ Reuters (16 June 2021). "Peru election: socialist Pedro Castillo claims victory ahead of official result". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 June 2021. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  8. ^ "Peru Nervously Awaits Outcome Nine Days After Presidential Vote". A. F. P. News. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Dina Boluarte jura como ministra de Desarrollo e Inclusión Social". andina.pe (in Spanish). Lima. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Perú Libre expulsa a Dina Boluarte por declarar que nunca abrazó el ideario de ese partido". infobae (in European Spanish). 23 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  11. ^ GESTIÓN, NOTICIAS (5 December 2022). "Dina Boluarte: Subcomisión de Acusaciones archiva denuncia constitucional contra vicepresidenta RMMN | PERU". Gestión (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  12. ^ Peru President Pedro Castillo calls to dissolve Congress, Al Jazeera, 7 December 2022
  13. ^ Peru’s Dina Boluarte Sworn in as First Female President After Castillo Exit Bloomberg. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  14. ^ ""ELECCIONES REGIONALES Y MUNICIPALES 2018 - MUNICIPAL DISTRITAL"".
  15. ^ ""ELECCIONES CONGRESALES EXTRAORDINARIAS 2020 - CONGRESAL"".
  16. ^ "ONPE termina contabilización del 100% de actas electorales". ONPE. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  17. ^ ONPE. "PRESENTACIÓN DE RESULTADOS SEGUNDA ELECCIÓN PRESIDENCIAL 2021". Retrieved 17 June 2021.

Explanatory notes

  1. ^ Martin Vizcarra was the most recent First Vice President before Boluarte. The First Vice Presidency became vacant from 2018 to 2021 following his accession to the presidency.
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Party political offices
Preceded by
Jorge Paredes Terry
 Free Peru nominee for First Vice President of Peru
2021 		Most recent
Political offices
Vacant
Title last held by
Martín Vizcarra 		First Vice President of Peru
2021–2022 		Vacant
Preceded by Minister of Development and Social Inclusion
2021–2022 		Succeeded by
Preceded by President of Peru
2022–present 		Incumbent


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