In her message to the nation on July 28, President Dina Boluarte announced a series of significant changes in the structure of the ministerial cabinet, whose objective would be to modernize and improve the efficiency of public administration. Although the name change of the Ministry of the Interior (Mininter) was initially highlighted, the creation of a new ministerial portfolio was also announced.
Ministry of Public Security
Boluarte explained that the Ministry of the Interior to be renamed Ministry of Public Securitya modification that aims to strengthen the institutional structure to more effectively address the security challenges in the country. The president also indicated that the proposal for this name change has been sent to Congress of the Republic for urgent processing.
“A comprehensive modernization process has been initiated at the Ministry of the Interior, prioritizing timely attention to citizens, coordination with other State entities, meritocracy and the eradication of all signs of corruption,” said the president. “I will be delivering the draft law to you at the end of my speech, Mr. President of Congress.”
In this context, the decision also will be accompanied by an increase in the police deployment to combat crime, saying that strong measures will be taken against transnational organized crime and delinquency. “We have given clear instructions to our National Police to combat criminality. We are going to hit them, weaken them and bring them to justice. Our government will not give up “Our country is facing crime. I am warning transnational criminals that they will be pursued, arrested and sentenced to exemplary punishments. Peru will not tolerate them,” the president exclaimed.
Dina Boluarte argued in her speech that the renaming is due to the fact that, in recent years, The country had to face various situations such as the Covid-19 pandemic, mass migration of foreigners, transnational organized crime and urban crime, among others. All of this demanded an effort and in the face of efficient performance of state entitieswas forced to reformulate the structures and functions performed by the Ministry of the Interior in order to respond more effectively to the challenges.
Ministry of Infrastructure
Others of the announcements in a message to the nation that lasted exactly 5 hoursDina Boluarte confirmed the Creation of the Ministry of Infrastructureinformation that had been circulating for days. This new body would be intended to unify and efficiently manage infrastructure projects at a national level.
In addition, this Ministry will absorb entities existing bodies such as the National Infrastructure Authority and the Investment Studies and Projects Agency, thus centralizing activities related to the construction and maintenance of infrastructure in the country. The objective of the creation of this new ministerial portfolio, According to the president, it would be to ‘provide infrastructure to support public services for the population, considering the territorial and social approach, efficiency and sustainability, as well as contributing to competitiveness.’
Boluarte also announced the formation of a “Peru-China Joint Commission” charged with facilitating a portfolio of infrastructure projects that will be executed under an agreement between the Peruvian government and the Chinese government. Thus ensuring that the largest infrastructure projects in the countrysuch as the Chancay Megaport, are developed efficiently and with high quality standards, in collaboration with one of Peru’s main trading partners.
Finally, in addition to the absorption of three entities by this new ministry, The head of state announced that the merger of two pairs of ministries is also planned. to this portfolio. Although there is no confirmed information, it has been reported that these would be the Ministry of Women and the Ministry of Social Inclusion.
