Héctor Béjar

Héctor Béjar
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru
Assumed office
29 July 2021
PresidentPedro Castillo
Prime MinisterGuido Bellido
Preceded byAllan Wagner
Personal details
Born
Héctor Béjar Rivera

(1935-09-02) 2 September 1935 (age 89)
Huarochirí, Peru
EducationNational University of San Marcos
Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
OccupationAuthor, professor, artist

Héctor Béjar Rivera (born 2 September 1935) is a Peruvian author, academic, artist and politician. He was the minister of foreign affairs of Peru from 29 July 2021 until 17 August 2021.

On 29 July 2021, President Pedro Castillo named Béjar the new minister of foreign affairs.[1] He resigned on 17 August 2021 amid criticism after saying that Peru's navy "had been responsible for terrorist acts" and that the CIA created the Shining Path terrorist organization.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Mostrador, El (2021-07-29). "En Ministerio de RREE de Perú no operó el recambio generacional: nuevo canciller tiene 86 años". El Mostrador (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  2. ↑ "Peruvian foreign minister quits amid criticism for comments". AP NEWS. 2021-08-17. Retrieved 2021-08-18.