president of Peru, Dina Boluarte changed the Minister of Economy and Finance this TuesdayAlex Contreras was replaced by economist José Arista. and to the ministers of Defence, Environment and Energy and Mining..
The departure of Contreras, who has held the post since December 10, 2022, comes amid criticism he received for his management of the national economy after the country fell into recession last year. It is essential that expansion be continued and accelerated,” said a message published on the social network.
He added that “the medium-term agenda must continue” with the support of regionally focused infrastructure, the maritime industry, the development of the Amazon and the consolidation of Peru as a port hub (logistics hub). “I think it is fundamental and necessary to reorient the country’s agenda towards a political reform that will allow the creation of a more stable environment,” he said, before thanking the “trust” given to him by Boluarte and his prime minister, Alberto Otárola. said.
Arista already occupied that office He served as Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation during the short Government of Manuel Merino in November 2020 and before that during the Administration of Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (2016-2018). The new minister studied economics at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP), the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and the Catholic University of Chile. He entered public service in 1990 as national director of the Public Budget at the Ministry of Economy and Finance, and also participated in the creation of the National Tax Administration Inspectorate (Sunat) and the Tax Administration Service (SAT). . In addition, he served as governor of the Amazonas forest region from 2011 to 2014 and was a director of the Banco de la Nación, alternate governor of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and director of the Andean Development Corporation (CAF). .
Other changes in the cabinet
Boluarte de Retired General Walter Astudillo replaced Jorge Chavez at the Ministry of Defense; inside Biologist Juan Carlos Castro from the Ministry of Environment to Albina RuizAnd Energy and Mines by Engineer Rómulo Mucho to Óscar VeraHe was deputy minister of this office during the Government of Alejandro Toledo (2001-2006).
The Peruvian President made these changes to his cabinet of ministers two days after a poll indicated that: 83 percent of Peruvians disapprove of his rule and 75% for Prime Minister Otárola. The poll, conducted by private company Datum and published by El Comercio newspaper, showed Boluarte with only 10% approval and Otárola with 8%, the lowest support since he took office. The survey also consulted Contreras’ administration on the Economy, which was disapproved by 63 percent of citizens and approved by 15 percent.
In the middle of a scenario 86 percent of Peruvians also disapprove of CongressPolitical analyst Pedro Tenorio, commenting on the poll, noted that the eventual cabinet reshuffle does not guarantee that Boluarte will be able to change the “weak approval trend that accompanies it”. Tenorio emphasized that Peruvian citizens “demand concrete actions and results” in government policies, especially regarding citizen security and the economy.