Ministry of Culture (Peru)

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Culture Minister of the Republic of Peru
Incumbent Patricia Balbuena since 2 April 2018
Appointer	President
Term length	By appointment
Inaugural holder	Juan Ossio Acuña
Formation	20 July 2010

Politics of Peru


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The Ministry of Culture in Peru was created on 20 July, 2010, by Law Nº 29565 in Government of Alan García.^{[citation needed]}

The inaugural minister was Juan Ossio Acuña after his appointment on 4 September 2010. The current minister is Patricia Balbuena.

List of Culture Ministers

	Name	Took office	Left office	Party
1.	Juan Ossio Acuña	4 September 2010	28 July 2011
2.	Susana Baca	28 July 2011	11 December 2011
3.	Luis Peirano	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 Alejandro Jorge del Solar Labarthe	5 December 2016	27 December 2017	Independent
7.	Alejandro Neyra Sánchez	9 January 2018	2 April 2018	Independent
8.	Patricia Jacquelyn Balbuena Palacios	2 April 2018		Independent