Daniel Lozada is a Peruvian economist, who served as interior minister from December 2011 to May 2012.
Daniel Lozada | |
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| Minister of Interior | |
| In office 11 December 2011 – 15 May 2012 | |
| President | Ollanta Humala |
| Prime Minister | Oscar Valdés |
| Preceded by | Oscar Valdés |
| Succeeded by | William Calle |
Career
editLozada is a businessman and an economist by profession.[1][2] He was the general manager of Contilatin del Perú SA and Avícolas Asociadas SA.[2] He also served as chief of staff at the ministry of interior, where he developed projects such as the Voluntary Police Service and the Law for the Incorporation of Rural Patrols into Rural Patrols. He had a direct participation in the development of the policy of said ministry, leading a multidisciplinary team of advisers.[2] He completed his primary education at the Colegio San José in his hometown, and secondary at the Colegio Militar Francisco Bolognesi. He graduated as an economist from the La Molina National Agrarian University, in Lima.
He was appointed interior minister on 11 December 2011 in a reshuffle to the cabinet led by then prime minister Oscar Valdés.[2][3] Lozada succeeded Valdés as interior minister.[4][5] On 3 May 2012, the motion of censure against Lozada and Otárola was presented in plenary session for "incapacity, lack of leadership and strategy". Lozada and defense minister Alberto Otárola irrevocably resigned from office on 10 May.[6] William Calle replaced Lozada in the post.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Humala tightens the ship with sweeping cabinet change" (PDF). Latin American Weekly Report. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ^ a b c d Manuel Vigo (12 December 2011). "Meet Peru's new Ministers". Peru this Week. Archived from the original on 8 May 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ Kushner, Hunt (16 May 2012). "Shining Path – not where Humala wants to spend time". Foreign Policy Association. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ Robert T. Buckman (9 August 2012). Latin America 2012. The World Today Series. Stryker Post Publications. p. 341. ISBN 978-1-61048-888-4. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ Perez-Novoa, Cesar (12 December 2011). "Cabinet shake-up on Conga issues" (PDF). Celfin Capital. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ "Peru ministers resign over Shining Path rebel clashes". BBC. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ "Humala names three new ministers". Latin News. May 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2013.