Peru: Executive Branch officializes designation of Devida's new head

Photo: ANDINA/Devida

Photo: ANDINA/Devida

10:05 | Lima, Dec. 13.

The Peruvian Government, through the Presidency of the Council of Ministers (PCM), has formalized the appointment of Emilio Arce de la Torre Bueno to the position of National Commission for Development and Life without Drugs (Devida) Executive-President.

Said designation was made official through Supreme Resolution No. 353-2022-PCM published in the Official Gazette El Peruano on Tuesday.

The corresponding document was inked by the President of the Republic Dina Boluarte and Prime Minister Pedro Angulo.

Emilio Arce de la Torre assumes the position upon termination of Ricardo Antonio Soberon Garrido's term, thanking him for the services rendered.

The National Commission for Development and Life without Drugs, Devida, or DEVIDA is an official entity of the Government. Attached to the PCM, it is in charge of designing and conducting the National Strategy to Fight against Drugs in Peru.

DEVIDA was created by Law No. 28003, enacted in June 2003, which stipulates that its main objective is to propose and recommend with the Board of Directors, the guidelines on the National Policy to Fight against Illicit Drug Trafficking and Illegal Consumption of Toxic Drugs, among others.

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Published: 12/13/2022