César Rodrigo Landa Arroyo (born 15 June 1958) is a Peruvian professor and politician. He served as Minister of Foreign Relations of Peru intermittently from February to December 2022 under the presidency of Pedro Castillo. He also served as president of the Constitutional Court of Peru between 2006 and 2008, and vice minister of Justice in 2004.
César Landa | |
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| Minister of Foreign Relations | |
| In office 13 September 2022 – 7 December 2022 | |
| President | Pedro Castillo |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Miguel Rodríguez Mackay |
| Succeeded by | Ana Gervasi |
| In office 1 February 2022 – 5 August 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Óscar Maúrtua |
| Succeeded by | Miguel Rodríguez Mackay |
| President of the Constitutional Court of Peru | |
| In office 2006–2008 | |
| Preceded by | Víctor García Toma |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Mesía |
| Personal details | |
| Born | César Rodrigo Landa Arroyo 15 June 1958 Lima, Peru |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Peru |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Political career
editIn 2003, Landa was appointed ad hoc judge of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, a position he resigned in 2004.[1]
Vice Minister of Justice
editIn February 2004, Landa was appointed Vice Minister of Justice by President Alejandro Toledo.[1] As such, he was a representative before the National Human Rights Council and representative of the Peruvian State before the Committee of Experts of the Follow-up Mechanism for the Implementation of the Inter-American Convention against Corruption.[2] In December, Congress elected him a magistrate of the Constitutional Court.[3][1]
President of the Constitutional Court
editIn 2006, Landa was appointed president of the Constitutional Court, a position he held until 2008.[4][1]
Minister of Foreign Affairs
editOn 1 February 2022, President Pedro Castillo appointed Landa as foreign minister.[5][6] He held that position until 5 August when Castillo reshuffled his cabinet.[7] On 13 September, thirty-nine days after being replaced, he was again appointed and installed by President Castillo as foreign minister.[8] This came after his predecessor, Miguel Rodríguez Mackay resigned due to differences with President Castillo.[9][10] He resigned again on 7 December in the wake of the 2022 Peruvian self-coup d'état attempt.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "César Landa Arroyo: este es el perfil académico y profesional del nuevo ministro de Relaciones Exteriores" (in Spanish). GrupoRPP. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "Dr. César Landa es el nuevo decano de la Facultad de Derecho". PuntoEdu PUCP (in Spanish). 17 October 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "Parlamento elige a dos magistrados constitucionales". La República. 16 December 2004.
- ^ "César Rodrigo Landa Arroyo". 16 December 2017. Archived from the original on 16 December 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ PERÚ, Empresa Peruana de Servicios Editoriales S. A. EDITORA. "César Landa Arroyo jura como ministro de Relaciones Exteriores". andina.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "César Landa Arroyo es el nuevo ministro de Relaciones Exteriores". elperuano.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "Pedro Castillo rechazó la renuncia de su primer ministro y reformó su gabinete". infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ PERÚ, Empresa Peruana de Servicios Editoriales S. A. EDITORA. "César Landa jura como ministro de Relaciones Exteriores". andina.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ GESTIÓN, NOTICIAS (14 September 2022). "César Landa regresa a la Cancillería en reemplazo de Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Mackay RMMN | PERU". Gestión (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "César Landa retorna a la Cancillería". canaln.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "Presidente de Perú disuelve Congreso, declara "gobierno de excepción" y llama a elecciones". Voz de América (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 December 2022.