Prime Minister of Peru Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Presidency of the Council of Ministers
Ministerial Logo
Great Seal of the State
Incumbent Eduardo Arana Ysa since 14 May 2025
Cabinet of Peru
Style	His/Her Excellency
Appointer	President of Peru
Inaugural holder	Juan Manuel del Mar
Formation	December 1856
Salary	S/. 30,000 (monthly)

The Presidency of the Council of Ministers (Spanish: Presidencia del Consejo de Ministros, or PCM) is a very important part of the Peruvian government. It helps the President manage the country. The PCM makes sure that different government departments work together. It also helps create and check the country's plans and programs.

The person in charge of the PCM is called the President of the Council of Ministers. This person is also known as the Prime Minister or Premier. They lead the group of ministers (the cabinet). The Prime Minister is chosen by the President of Peru. Then, the Congress has to agree to the choice. As of May 14, 2025, Eduardo Arana Ysa is the Prime Minister.

In Peru, the President is both the head of state and the head of government. So, the Prime Minister is not the main leader of the country. Peru is one of the few countries in Latin America that has a Prime Minister. Other countries with a similar role include Cuba and Haiti.

History of the Prime Minister Role
How the Presidency of the Council of Ministers Works
Prime Ministers of Peru Since 1980
Timeline of Recent Prime Ministers
See also

History of the Prime Minister Role

The job of Prime Minister was created in 1856. This happened when the Council of Ministers was formed under the country's constitution that year. During the time of leaders like Mariano Ignacio Prado (1865–1867) and Nicolás de Piérola (1879–1881), ministries were called 'secretariats'. Back then, the head of state directly managed the tasks usually done by the Prime Minister.

How the Presidency of the Council of Ministers Works

The Presidency of the Council of Ministers (PCM) has several important parts that help it do its job. These parts work together to manage the government's activities.

Senior Management: This includes the Prime Minister and the General Secretariat. They lead the entire organization.
Institutional Control Body: This group makes sure everything is done correctly and follows the rules.
Judicial Defense Body: This part handles legal matters for the PCM.
Advisory Bodies: These groups give advice. They include offices for legal advice and for planning the budget.
Support Bodies: These offices help with daily operations. They manage administration and public communication.
Line Bodies: These secretariats focus on specific tasks. They coordinate different government actions, manage public services, and handle decentralization (giving more power to local areas).
Specialized Technical Bodies: These groups provide expert knowledge. They deal with things like mapping territories and using electronic government technology.
Vice Ministry of Territorial Governance: This part focuses on how different regions of Peru are governed. It includes secretariats for decentralization, social management, and territorial organization.
Coordination Committees: These are groups that meet regularly to make sure different parts of the government work well together.

Prime Ministers of Peru Since 1980

This section shows the people who have served as Prime Minister of Peru since 1980. It also shows which President they served under.

No.	Prime Minister	Took office	Left office	President
118	Manuel Ulloa Elías (1922–1992)	28 July 1980	3 January 1983	Fernando Belaúnde Terry
104	Fernando Schwalb (2nd time) (1916–2002)	3 January 1983	10 April 1984
119	Sandro Mariátegui Chiappe (1921–2013)	12 October 1984	28 July 1985
120	Luis Ciro Pércovich Roca (1931–2017)	12 October 1984	28 July 1985
121	Luis Juan Alva Castro (born 1942)	28 July 1985	26 June 1987	Alan García Pérez
122	Guillermo Larco Cox (1st time) (1932–2002)	26 June 1987	17 May 1988
123	Armando Villanueva del Campo (1915–2013)	17 May 1988	15 May 1989
124	Luis Alberto Felix Sánchez (1900–1994)	15 May 1989	30 September 1989
122	Guillermo Larco Cox (2nd time) (1932–2002)	30 September 1989	28 July 1990
125	Juan Carlos Hurtado Miller (born 1940)	28 July 1990	15 February 1991	Alberto Fujimori
126	Carlos Torres y Torres Lara [es] (1942–2000)	15 February 1991	6 November 1991
127	Alfonso de los Heros Pérez-Albela [es] (born 1939)	6 November 1991	6 April 1992
128	Óscar de la Puente Raygada [es] (born 1938)	6 April 1992	28 August 1993
129	Alfonso Bustamante y Bustamante (born 1941)	28 August 1993	17 February 1994
130	Efraín Goldenberg Schreiber (born 1929)	17 February 1994	28 July 1995
131	Dante Córdova Blanco (born 1943)	28 July 1995	3 April 1996
132	Alberto Pandolfi Arbulú (1st time) (born 1940)	3 April 1996	4 June 1998
133	Javier Valle Riestra González Olachea (1932–2024)	4 June 1998	21 August 1998
132	Alberto Pandolfi Arbulú (2nd time) (born 1940)	21 August 1998	3 January 1999
134	Víctor Dionicio Joy Way Rojas (born 1945)	3 January 1999	10 October 1999
135	José Alberto Bustamante Belaúnde (1950–2008)	10 October 1999	29 July 2000
136	Federico Salas Guevara Schultz (1950–2021)	29 July 2000	22 November 2000
137	Javier Pérez de Cuéllar (1920–2020)	22 November 2000	28 July 2001	Valentín Paniagua
138	Roberto Enrique Dañino Zapata (born 1951)	28 July 2001	12 July 2002	Alejandro Toledo
139	Luis Solari De La Fuente (born 1948)	12 July 2002	28 June 2003
140	Martha Beatriz Merino Lucero (born 1947)	28 June 2003	15 December 2003
141	Carlos Ferrero Costa (1941–2025)	15 December 2003	16 August 2005
142	Pedro Pablo Kuczynski Godard (born 1938)	16 August 2005	28 July 2006
143	Jorge del Castillo Gálvez (born 1950)	28 July 2006	14 October 2008	Alan García Pérez
144	Yehude Simon Munaro (born 1947)	14 October 2008	11 July 2009
145	Javier Velásquez (born 1960)	11 July 2009	14 September 2010
146	José Antonio Chang (born 1958)	14 September 2010	18 March 2011
147	Rosario Fernández (born 1955)	19 March 2011	28 July 2011
148	Salomón Lerner Ghitis (born 1946)	28 July 2011	10 December 2011	Ollanta Humala
149	Oscar Valdés (born 1949)	11 December 2011	23 July 2012
150	Juan Jiménez Mayor (born 1964)	23 July 2012	31 October 2013
151	César Villanueva (1st time) (born 1946)	31 October 2013	24 February 2014
152	René Cornejo (born 1962)	24 February 2014	22 July 2014
153	Ana Jara (born 1968)	22 July 2014	2 April 2015
154	Pedro Cateriano (1st time) (born 1958)	2 April 2015	28 July 2016
155	Fernando Zavala Lombardi (born 1971)	28 July 2016	17 September 2017	Pedro Pablo Kuczynski
156	Mercedes Aráoz Fernández (born 1961)	17 September 2017	2 April 2018	Pedro Pablo Kuczynski
151	César Villanueva (2nd time) (born 1946)	2 April 2018	8 March 2019	Martín Vizcarra
157	Salvador del Solar (born 1970)	11 March 2019	30 September 2019
158	Vicente Zeballos (born 1963)	30 September 2019	15 July 2020
154	Pedro Cateriano (2nd time) (born 1958)	15 July 2020	6 August 2020
159	Walter Martos (1957–2025)	6 August 2020	9 November 2020
160	Ántero Flores Aráoz (born 1942)	11 November 2020	15 November 2020	Manuel Merino
161	Violeta Bermúdez (born 1961)	18 November 2020	28 July 2021	Francisco Sagasti
162	Guido Bellido (born 1979)	29 July 2021	6 October 2021	Pedro Castillo
163	Mirtha Vásquez (born 1975)	6 October 2021	1 February 2022
164	Héctor Valer (born 1959)	1 February 2022	8 February 2022
165	Aníbal Torres (born 1942)	8 February 2022	24 November 2022
166	Betssy Chávez (born 1989)	26 November 2022	7 December 2022
167	Pedro Angulo Arana (born 1960)	11 December 2022	21 December 2022	Dina Boluarte
168	Alberto Otárola (born 1967)	21 December 2022	5 March 2024
169	Gustavo Adrianzén (born 1966)	6 March 2024	13 May 2025
170	Eduardo Arana Ysa	14 May 2025	Incumbent