The President of Peru, peter castleappointed in the last hours to six new ministers Y ratified his chief of staffAníbal Torres, who had submitted his letter of resignation last Wednesday.
The president swore in the new holders of the portfolios of Foreign Relations, Economy, Housing and Construction, Labor, Transport and Culture.
Torres made his position available to the head of state on Wednesday for personal reasons, but Castillo did not accept his resignation. “I have not accepted the resignation of Premier Aníbal Torres, who is committed to continuing to work for our country,” the president said in a Twitter message.
I have not accepted the resignation of Premier Aníbal Torres, who promises to continue working for our country.#AlwaysWithThePeople
– Pedro Castillo Terrones (@PedroCastilloTe) August 6, 2022
The new ministers are Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, in Foreign Affairs; Kurt Burneo, in Economics; Alejandro Salas, in Work; Geiner Alvarado, in Transportation; Betssy Chávez, in Culture, and César Paniagua, in Housing and Construction.
Salas and Alvarado were previously in the Ministries of Culture and Housing and Construction, respectively.
“We have to restore confidence in economic agents and that depends a lot on the clarity of the proposal to reactivate the economy,” Burneo, who was Minister of Production in the government of former President Ollanta Humala (2011-016), told the press. .
“I thank the president for the trust he gives me to contribute to state acts of foreign policy and international relations in our country,” said Foreign Minister Rodríguez after being sworn in, according to statements reproduced by the AFP news agency.
Torres took office in February and tendered his resignation amid controversy surrounding Castillo.
The Prosecutor’s Office has five open investigations into the president, including for alleged corruption and aggravated collusion in a public works project, for plagiarism in his university thesis, and for influence peddling in a state contract for the acquisition of fuel.
Castillo completed a year in power on July 28, and in addition to the judicial siege, he faced two attempts to remove him from office by the unicameral Congress.
In the midst of this bid, that legislative body this week denied Castillo permission to attend Bogotá and participate in the inauguration of the elected president, Gustavo Petro.
“From the Executive we have always respected the independence of the powers of the State. I regret that, in an unusual and arrogant way, Congress prevents me from attending an international protocol act,” said the president in reaction to the veto.
After the decision, the Executive decided that the Vice President of Peru, Dina Boluarte, travel to Colombia.
