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Mirtha Vásquez

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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
President of Congress
Acting
17 November 2020 – 26 July 2021
Vice President2nd Vice President
Luis Roel Alva
3rd Vice President
Matilde Fernández
Preceded byFrancisco Sagasti
Succeeded byMaricarmen Alva
First Vice President of Congress
In office
16 November 2020 – 26 July 2021
PresidentFrancisco Sagasti
Herself (acting)
Preceded byLuis Valdez Farías
Succeeded byLady Camones
Senator of the Republic
Incumbent
Assumed office
26 July 2026
ConstituencyNationwide
Member of Congress
In office
16 March 2020 – 26 July 2021
ConstituencyCajamarca
Personal details
Born (1975-03-31) 31 March 1975 (age 51)
Cajamarca, Peru
PartyAhora Nación (since 2026)
Other political
affiliations
Broad Front (2020–2026)
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

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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

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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]

Following her tenure in the Castillo government, she participated in political commentary, with the Washington Post describing her as "one of the few seen as being genuinely committed to democracy and the rule of law" in Peru.[6]

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References

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  1. ↑ JNE, SIJE-. "JNE - Plataforma Electoral". plataformaelectoral.jne.gob.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  2. 1 2 "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.
  6. ↑ Tegel, Simeon (12 April 2026). "10 presidents in 10 years: Peru's leaders don't last. Voters will try again". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
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