Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Peru)
Government ministry of Peru
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The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Spanish: Ministerio de Comercio Exterior y Turismo, MINCETUR) of Peru is the government ministry in charge of issues pertaining to foreign trade of the Government of Peru and the promotion of tourism in the country.
- Úrsula Desilú León
| Ministerio de Comercio Exterior y Turismo | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 23 July 2002 |
| Headquarters | 50 Uno Oeste, Corpac, San Isidro, Lima |
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| Website | www |
As of 2025[update], the ministry is headed by Úrsula Desilú León.
History
The country was established in 1969 as the Ministry of Industry and Commerce (Spanish: Ministerio de Industria y Comercio), having been separated from the Ministry of Development and Public Works. The name remained until 1980, when it was renamed to Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Tourism and Integration (Spanish: Ministerio de Industria, Comercio, Turismo e Integración).
In 1992, it was renamed to Ministry of Industry, Tourism, Integration and International Trade Negotiations (Spanish: Ministerio de Industria, Turismo, Integración y Negociaciones Comerciales Internacionales, MITINCI), a name that remained until 2002, when it took its current name.[1]
Throughout its history, the ministry has promoted free trade agreements and managed PromPerú, a government organisation responsible for promoting tourism to Peru around the world. The ministry has signed the following treaties:
Organisation
- General Secretariat
- Vice Ministry of Tourism
- Directorate-General of Research and Studies on Tourism and Handicrafts
- Directorate-General of Development Policies
- Directorate-General of Tourism Strategy
- Directorate-General of Handicrafts
- Directorate-General of Casino and Machine Games
- Vice Ministry of Foreign Trade
- Directorate-General of Research and Studies on Foreign Trade
- Directorate-General of Foreign Trade Development Policies
- Directorate-General of Foreign Trade Facilitation
- Directorate-General of Trade Negotiations
- Directorate-General of International Trade Law
- Directorate of Management and Monitoring of the OCEX
- Peruvian Commercial Offices Abroad (OCEX)
Entities administered by the ministry include:
- Centro de Formación en Turismo (CENFOTUR)
- Comisión de Promoción del Perú para la Exportación y el Turismo (PROMPERU)
- Plan Copesco Nacional
List of ministers
| Name | Party | Period | |
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Ministers of Industry and Commerce (1969–1980) | |||
| Jorge Camino de la Torre | — | April 1, 1969 | October 16, 1969 |
| Jorge Dellepiane Ocampo | October 16, 1969 | April 27, 1971 | |
| Alberto Jiménez de Lucio | April 27, 1971 | August 29, 1975 | |
| Gastón Ibáñez O'Brien | August 29, 1975 | May 15, 1978 | |
| Gabriel Lanatta Piaggio | May 15, 1978 | September 16, 1978 | |
| Jorge Du Bois Gervasi | September 16, 1978 | July 27, 1980 | |
Ministers of Industry, Commerce, Tourism and Integration (1980–1992) | |||
| Roberto Rotondo | — | July 28, 1980 | August 4, 1981 |
| Roberto Persivale Serrano | August 4, 1981 | August 4, 1982 | |
| Gonzalo de la Puente y Lavalle | August 4, 1982 | August 4, 1983 | |
| Iván Rivera Flores | August 4, 1983 | April 11, 1984 | |
| Álvaro Becerra Sotero | April 11, 1984 | July 28, 1985 | |
| César Atala Nazzal | APRA | July 28, 1985 | December 13, 1985 |
| Manuel Romero Caro | N/a | December 13, 1985 | October 2, 1987 |
| Alberto Vera La Rosa | APRA | October 2, 1987 | May 13, 1988 |
| Guillermo Artega Rashlton | N/a | May 13, 1988 | September 2, 1988 |
| Juan García Cabrejos | APRA | September 2, 1988 | March 1, 1989 |
| Carlos Raffo Dasso | March 1, 1989 | July 28, 1990 | |
| Guido Pennano Allison | N/a | July 28, 1990 | February 15, 1991 |
Ministers of Industry, Tourism, Integration and International Trade Negotiations (1992–2002) | |||
| Víctor Joy Way | Cambio 90 | February 15, 1991 | July 28, 1993 |
| Alfonso Bustamante y Bustamante | — | July 28, 1993 | February 17, 1994 |
| Liliana Canale Novella | February 17, 1994 | November 6, 1996 | |
| Gustavo Ernesto Caillaux Zazzali | November 6, 1996 | October 13, 1999 | |
| Juan Carlos Hurtado Miller | Cambio 90–Nueva Mayoría | October 13, 1999 | July 29, 2000 |
| Gonzalo Romero de la Puente | Partido Popular Cristiano | July 29, 2000 | November 22, 2000 |
| Emilio Navarro Castañeda | N/a | November 22, 2000 | January 18, 2001 |
| Juan Incháustegui Vargas | Acción Popular | January 18, 2001 | July 28, 2001 |
| Raúl Diez-Canseco Terry | July 28, 2001 | July 12, 2002 | |
Ministers of Foreign Trade and Tourism | |||
| Raúl Diez-Canseco Terry | Acción Popular | July 12, 2002 | November 10, 2003 |
| Alfredo Ferrero Diez-Canseco | N/a | November 10, 2003 | July 28, 2006 |
| Mercedes Aráoz Fernández | APRA | July 28, 2006 | July 11, 2009 |
| Martín Pérez Monteverde | Unidad Nacional | July 11, 2009 | September 14, 2010 |
| Eduardo Ferreyros Kuppers | — | September 14, 2010 | July 28, 2011 |
| José Silva Martinot | July 28, 2011 | July 22, 2013 | |
| Magali Silva Velarde-Álvarez | July 22, 2013 | July 28, 2016 | |
| Eduardo Ferreyros Kuppers | July 28, 2016 March 23, 2018 |
March 23, 2018 April 2, 2018 | |
| Rogers Valencia Espinoza | April 2, 2018 | December 18, 2018 | |
| Edgar Vásquez Vela | December 18, 2018 | July 15, 2020 | |
| Rocío Barrios Alvarado | July 15, 2020 | November 10, 2020 | |
| María Seminario Marón | November 12, 2020 | November 17, 2020 | |
| Claudia Cornejo Mohme | Partido Morado | November 18, 2020 | July 28, 2021 |
| Roberto Sánchez Palomino | — | July 29, 2021 | December 7, 2022 |
| Luis Fernando Helguero | December 10, 2022 | April 23, 2023 | |
| Juan Carlos Mathews Salazar | April 23, 2023 | April 1, 2024 | |
| Elizabeth Galdo Marín | Avanza País | April 1, 2024 | September 3, 2024 |
| Úrsula Desilú León | N/a | September 3, 2024 | Incumbent |