Wilver Calle Girón
Peruvian army general
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Wilver Alfredo Calle Girón (born 1 March 1946) is a retired Peruvian army general, who briefly served as minister of interior from May to July 2012, in the Ollanta Humala administration.
Wilver Calle Girón | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Interior | |
| In office 15 May 2012 – 24 July 2012 | |
| President | Ollanta Humala |
| Prime Minister | Oscar Valdés |
| Preceded by | Daniel Lozada |
| Succeeded by | Wilfredo Pedraza |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 March 1946 |
| Military service | |
| Rank | General |
Career
Calle is a former Peruvian army official and general.[1] He served as deputy defense minister until May 2012.[2] He was appointed interior minister on 15 May 2012 to the cabinet led by then prime minister Oscar Valdés.[1] Calle replaced Daniel Lozada in the post when the latter resigned from office on 10 May due to public protests over his failed struggle against Shining Path rebels.[3][4] Calle was forced to resign from office in July due to deadly crashes in the Conga mine in the Cajamarca region that resulted in the killing of five people.[5][6] He was removed from office on 24 July 2012 and Wilfredo Pedraza succeeded him as interior minister.[7]