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Peru: President leads first session of Torres Council of Ministers

Photo: ANDINA/Presidency of the Republic of Peru

Photo: ANDINA/Presidency of the Republic of Peru

18:52 | Lima, Feb. 9.

The President of the Republic Pedro Castillo chaired the first session of the Ministerial Cabinet headed by new Prime Minister Anibal Torres.

The guidelines and priorities of the ministerial portfolios were addressed at the meeting.

This event was held at the Government Palace in Lima on Wednesday.


New Prime Minister


The new Cabinet chief was born in Chota (Cajamarca region) on December 28, 1942.

He is a lawyer, as well as a Doctor in Law and Political Science from the National University of San Marcos, where he served as dean of the faculty.

He was also dean of the Lima Bar Association between 2002 and 2003, in addition to chairman of the Board of Deans of the Peruvian Bar Associations during the same years.

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Published: 2/9/2022