The group includes the following ministers:
Foreign Affairs (*)
Hugo Claudio de Zela Martinez
Defense
Carlos Alberto Francisco Diaz Dañino
Economy and Finance
Rodolfo Acuña Namihas
Interior
Jose Zapata Morante
Justice and Human Rights (*)
Luis Enrique Jimenez Borra
Education
Maria Esther Cuadros Espinoza
Health (*)
Juan Carlos Velasco Guerrero
Agrarian Development and Irrigation (*)
Felipe Cesar Meza Millan
Labor and Employment Promotion (*)
Oscar Fausto Fernandez Caceres
Production (*)
Cesar Manuel Quispe Lujan
Foreign Trade and Tourism (*)
Jose Fernando Reyes Llanos
Energy and Mines (*)
Angelo Victorino Alfaro Lombardi
Transportation and Communications (*)
Aldo Martin Prieto Barrera
Housing, Construction, and Sanitation (*)
Wilder Alejandro Sifuentes Quilcate
Women and Vulnerable Populations
Edith Betzabeth Pariona Valer
Environment (*)
Nelly Paredes del Castillo
Culture (*)
Fatima Soraya Altabas Kajatt
Development and Social Inclusion (*)
Lily Norka Vasquez Davila
During the ceremony, the supreme resolution accepting the resignation of ex-Prime Minister Denisse Miralles Miralles and of former Cabinet members was read aloud.
(*) It must be noted that 13 State ministers from the previous Cabinet remain in their posts.
Balcazar Zelada took office on February 18 through a presidential succession, after being elected by Congress as head of the Legislative Branch.
Today’s swearing-in ceremony took place at the Government Palace in Lima.
