Gisela Ortiz
Peruvian human rights activist and politician
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Andrea Gisela Ortiz Perea (born 1972) is a Peruvian human rights activist and politician. She served as minister of culture of Peru from 2021 to 2022.
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Gisela Ortiz Perea | |
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| 18th Minister of Culture | |
| In office October 6, 2021 – February 1, 2022 | |
| President | Pedro Castillo |
| Preceded by | Ciro Gálvez |
| Succeeded by | Alejandro Salas |
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| Alma mater | National University of Education Enrique Guzmán y Valle |
| Occupation | Human rights activist and politician |
Biography
Ortiz was born in Chachapoyas, Peru, in 1972. She graduated from the National University of Education Enrique Guzmán y Valle, where she studied business administration.[1]
In 1992, she was designated the spokesperson for the relatives of the victims of the La Cantuta massacre, in which a professor and nine students from the National University of Education Enrique Guzmán y Valle — including her brother Luis Enrique Ortiz Perea — were kidnapped, tortured, and killed by the Grupo Colina, a far-right Peruvian paramilitary group.[2][3][4] The La Cantuta massacre is one of the incidents for which former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was sentenced to 25 years in prison.[5]
Since 2009, she has served as the director of operations for the Equipo Peruano de Antropología Forense (EPAF), an NGO dedicated to searching for and identifying missing persons.[4]
In October 2021, she was named minister of culture in President Pedro Castillo's government.[1] She served until February 2022, when she stepped down in a cabinet reshuffle.[6]
