Wilver Alfredo Calle Girón (born 1 March 1946) is a retired Peruvian army general, who briefly served as minister of interior from May to July 2012, in the Ollanta Humala administration.
Wilver Calle Girón | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Interior | |
| In office 15 May 2012 – 24 July 2012 | |
| President | Ollanta Humala |
| Prime Minister | Oscar Valdés |
| Preceded by | Daniel Lozada |
| Succeeded by | Wilfredo Pedraza |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 March 1946 Lima, Peru |
| Military service | |
| Rank | General |
Career
editCalle is a former Peruvian army official and general.[1] He served as deputy defense minister until May 2012.[2] He was appointed interior minister on 15 May 2012 to the cabinet led by then prime minister Oscar Valdés.[1] Calle replaced Daniel Lozada in the post when the latter resigned from office on 10 May due to public protests over his failed struggle against Shining Path rebels.[3][4] Calle was forced to resign from office in July due to deadly crashes in the Conga mine in the Cajamarca region that resulted in the killing of five people.[5][6] He was removed from office on 24 July 2012 and Wilfredo Pedraza succeeded him as interior minister.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Second retired general joins Peruvian Cabinet". Reuters. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ "Humala names three new ministers". Latin News. May 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ Cabitza, Mattia (20 May 2012). "Peru faces rethink in fight against Shining Path rebels". Lima: BBC. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ "Peru ministers resign over Shining Path rebel clashes". BBC. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ "Peruvian lawmakers criticize Humala over deadly protests". Mineweb. Lima. Reuters. 6 July 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ "Cabinet reshuffle on the cards in Peru". Independent Online. Lima. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ "Peru's Humala shakes up Cabinet amid mine protests". Boston. Lima. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2013.