Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Peru)
| Ministerio de Comercio Exterior y Turismo | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 23 July 2002 |
| Headquarters | 50 Uno Oeste, Corpac, San Isidro, Lima |
| Minister responsible |
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| Website | www |
| Peru portal |
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.
As of 2025, 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:
- Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement
- Chile-Peru Free Trade Agreement
- Thailand-Peru Free Trade Agreement
- United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement
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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| Term start | Term end | ||
Ministers of Industry and Commerce (1969–1980)
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| 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)
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| 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 | — | December 13, 1985 | October 2, 1987 |
| Alberto Vera La Rosa | APRA | October 2, 1987 | May 13, 1988 |
| Guillermo Artega Rashlton | — | 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 | — | July 28, 1990 | February 15, 1991 |
Ministers of Industry, Tourism, Integration and International Trade Negotiations (1992–2002)
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| 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 | — | 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
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| Raúl Diez-Canseco Terry | Acción Popular | July 12, 2002 | November 10, 2003 |
| Alfredo Ferrero Diez-Canseco | — | 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 | — | September 3, 2024 | Incumbent |
See also
References
- ^ Luna, Jessica (2021-08-20). "En defensa del MINCETUR". ComexPerú.