President Ollanta Humala Name Pedro Cateriano Succeeded by Jakke Valakivi | Preceded by Jose Urquizo Maggia Preceded by Ana Jara Role Prime Minister of Peru | |
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Born 26 June 1958 (age 65)
Lima, Peru ( 1958-06-26 ) Political party Peruvian Nationalist Party Alma mater Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
Complutense University Party Peruvian Nationalist Party Office Prime Minister of Peru since 2015 Education Complutense University of Madrid, Pontifical Catholic University of Peru Similar People Ollanta Humala, Nadine Heredia, Antauro Humala | ||
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Pedro Álvaro Cateriano Bellido (born 26 June 1958) is a Peruvian lawyer and politician, who was Prime Minister of Peru from 2 April 2015 to 28 July 2016. He was previously the Minister of Defense from July 2012 to April 2015.
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Career
Cateriano is a lawyer by profession and specialized in constitutional law. From 1990 to 1992 he was a member of the Peruvian parliament. He served as deputy justice minister from 2001 to 2002. He was named as the Organization of American States (OAS) election observer in Guatemala in 2007 and as the agent of Peru to the Inter-Human Rights (IACHR) in the Chavin case. In addition, he teaches law at the University of Lima.
He was appointed defense minister on 24 July 2012 to the cabinet led by Juan Jiménez. Cateriano replaced Jose Urquizo Maggia in the post.
Prime Minister
In April 2015 President Ollanta Humala appointed Cateriano as Prime Minister after his predecessor, Ana Jara was censured for spying against lawmakers, reporters, business leaders and other citizens. As part of the presidential transition from Humala to Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, Cateriano resigned as Prime Minister on 28 July 2016.
