Peru's President Dina Boluarte, who took office after her predecessor Pedro Castillo was ousted, poses along with her new Cabinet in Lima, Peru December 10, 2022. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda
Peruvian President Dina Boluarte on Saturday named her Cabinet, tapping former deputy finance minister Alex Contreras as economy minister and chemical engineer Oscar Vera as energy and mines minister, following the ouster of ex-President Pedro Castillo.
Boluarte took office on Wednesday after Castillo was ousted from office and arrested following his failed attempt to dissolve Congress as lawmakers were preparing to impeach him.
Peru's President Dina Boluarte, who took office after her predecessor Pedro Castillo was ousted, salutes next to Ana Cecilia Gerbasi Diaz, new Foreign Minister, in Lima, Peru December 10, 2022. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda
She also named former state prosecutor Pedro Angulo as prime minister and diplomat Ana Cecilia Gervasi as foreign minister.
The 60-year-old lawyer Boluarte, who was Castillo's vice president, became the first woman to assume the country's presidency and is set to hold the post until 2026 if no fresh elections are called.
(This story has been corrected to fix the name of the foreign minister in the third paragraph)
Peru's President Dina Boluarte, who took office after her predecessor Pedro Castillo was ousted, salutes next to Alex Contreras, Peru's new Minister of Economy and Finance, in Lima, Peru December 10, 2022. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda
(Reporting by Marco Aquino in Lima, Writing by Brian Ellsworth in Miami; Editing by Matthew Lewis)
Peru's President Dina Boluarte, who took office after her predecessor Pedro Castillo was ousted, salutes next to Cesar Cervantes, Minister of Interior, in Lima, Peru December 10, 2022. REUTERS/Sebastian CastanedaPedro Angulo takes the oath as Peru's new Prime Minister before Peru's President Dina Boluarte, who took office after her predecessor Pedro Castillo was ousted, in Lima, Peru, December 10, 2022. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda
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