Mirtha Vásquez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vásquez and the second or maternal family name is Chuquilín.

Mirtha Vásquez
Vásquez in 2021
Prime Minister of Peru
In office
6 October 2021 – 1 February 2022
PresidentPedro Castillo
Preceded byGuido Bellido
Succeeded byHéctor Valer
Acting President of Congress
In office
17 November 2020 – 26 July 2021
Vice PresidentLuis Roel
Matilde Fernández
Preceded byFrancisco Sagasti
Succeeded byMaricarmen Alva
First Vice President of Congress
In office
16 November 2020 – 26 July 2021
Preceded byJosé Luis Ancalle (acting)
Member of Congress
In office
16 March 2020 – 26 July 2021
ConstituencyCajamarca
Personal details
Born (1975-03-31) 31 March 1975 (age 49)
Cajamarca, Peru
Political partyIndependent (2020–present)
SpousePaulo Mejía
Children2
EducationNational University of Cajamarca (LLB)
Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (MA)

Mirtha Esther Vásquez Chuquilín (born 31 March 1975) is a Peruvian attorney and politician who served as prime minister of Peru from 6 October 2021 to 31 January 2022. Previously, she briefly served in Congress for the complementary term between March 2020 and July 2021, representing the constituency of Cajamarca as an independent within the Broad Front parliamentary caucus.[1]

Early life and education

Born in the northern region of Cajamarca, Vásquez earned a law degree from National University of Cajamarca and subsequently attained a master's degree in social management at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru.[2]

Career

Vásquez has been a lecturer at her alma mater, the National University of Cajamarca. She has also served as an attorney and executive secretary for Grufides, a human rights and environment protection think-tank based in Cajamarca.[2] She also defended the Association for Human Rights (APRODEH), and served as a member of the Board of Directors of the National Coordinator of Human Rights. She was also a columnist for Noticias SER.

Elected to the Peruvian Congress in the 2020 parliamentary election, Vásquez represented the Cajamarca constituency and the Broad Front coalition as an independent. Following Manuel Merino's resignation as President of Peru on 15 November 2020, she was elected First Vice President of Congress, as part of the congressional list led by Francisco Sagasti.[3] As Sagasti took over the presidency via constitutional succession as President of Congress, Vásquez served ad interim in the position.

On 6 October 2021, Vásquez was appointed as the prime minister of Peru by president Pedro Castillo. She is the sixth woman to hold the office.[4] She resigned on 31 January 2022, precipitating a cabinet reshuffle by Castillo.[5]

References

  1. ^ JNE, SIJE-. "JNE - Plataforma Electoral". plataformaelectoral.jne.gob.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Perú Voto Informado". peruvotoinformado.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  3. ^ PERÚ, Empresa Peruana de Servicios Editoriales S. A. EDITORA (16 November 2020). "Urgente: Francisco Sagasti es nuevo titular del Congreso y asumirá Presidencia". andina.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Mirtha Vásquez es la nueva presidenta del Consejo de Ministros en Perú". 7 October 2021. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Peru Prime Minister Quits as President Overhauls Cabinet". Bloomberg. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.