Ministry of Justice and Human Rights (Peru)

The Ministry of Justice and Human Rights of Peru (Spanish: Ministerio de Justicia y Derechos Humanos) is the government ministry charged with advising the President of Peru in judicial matters.

The ministry is responsible of the national prison system as well as the state's relationship with the Roman Catholic Church in Peru.

As of 6 September 2023, the minister of justice is Eduardo Arana Ysa [es].

List of ministers

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Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs (1845–1852)

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Minister Term President
José Gregorio Paz-Soldán y Ureta 1845–1848 Ramón Castilla
Matías León Cárdenas 1848
Felipe Pardo y Aliaga 1848–1849
Manuel Bartolomé Ferreyros de la Mata 1849

Ministers of Justice, Instruction, Charity and Ecclesiastical Businesses (1852–1856)

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Minister Term President
Bartolomé Herrera Vélez 1851–1852 José Rufino Echenique
Agustín Guillermo Charún 1852–1853
José Manuel Tirado 1853
José Luis Gómez-Sánchez Rivero 1853
Blas José Alzamora Seminario 1854–1855
Pedro Gálvez Egúsquiza 1855
Juan Manuel del Mar Bernedo 1855

Ministers of Justice, Instruction and Charity (1856–1862)

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Minister Term President
Jervasio Álvarez y Montaño 1856–1857 Ramón Castilla
Luciano María Cano y Dávila 1857–1859
José Fabio Melgar Valdivieso 1859–1860
Juan Oviedo 1860–1862

Ministers of Justice, Instruction, Worship and Charity (1862–1896)

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Ministers of Justice, Instruction and Worship (1896–1911)

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Minister Term President
Manuel Pablo Olaechea 1896–1897 Nicolás de Piérola
José Antonio de Lavalle y Pardo 1897–1898
José Jorge Loayza 1898–1899
Eleodoro Romero Salcedo 1899–1900 Eduardo López de Romaña
Ezequiel Vega 1900
Pedro Carlos Olaechea 1900
Rafael Villanueva Cortez 1900–1901
Anselmo Barreto León 1901 Lizardo Alzamora Mayo 1901–1902
José Viterbo Arias 1902
Telémaco Orihuela 1902
Francisco José Eguiguren Escudero 1903–1904 Manuel Candamo
Jorge Polar Vargas 1904–1906 José Pardo
(1.º gov.)
Carlos A. Washburn Salas 1906–1908
Manuel Vicente Villarán Godoy 1908–1909 Augusto B. Leguía
(1.º gov.)
Matías León Baltazara 1909–1910
Antonio Flores Rondón 1910
José Salvador Cavero Ovalle 1910
Antonio Flores Rondón 1910

Ministers of Justice, Instruction, Worship and Charity (1911–1935)

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Minister Term President
Agustín G. Ganoza y Cavero 1911–1912 Augusto B. Leguía
(1.º gov.)
Francisco Moreyra y Riglos 1912–1913 Guillermo Billinghurst
Alfredo Solf y Muro 1913
Carlos Paz Soldán y Benavides 1913–1914
Rafael Grau Cavero 1914 Óscar R. Benavides
(1.º gov.)
Luis Julio Menéndez 1914
Aurelio Sousa y Matute 1914
Daniel Isaac Castillo 1914–1915
Plácido Jiménez 1915
Wenceslao Valera Olano 1915–1917 José Pardo
(2.º gov.)
Ricardo L. Flores Gaviño 1917–1918
Ángel Gustavo Cornejo Bouroncle 1918–1919
Federico Panizo Orbegoso 1919
Arturo Osores Cabrera 1919 Augusto B. Leguía
(2.º gov.)
Alberto Salomón Osorio 1919–1920
Óscar C. Barrós Mesinas 1920–1922
Julio E. Ego-Aguirre 1922–1924
Alejandrino Maguiña 1924–1926
Pedro M. Oliveira 1926–1929
J. Matías León Carrera 1929–1930
José Angel Escalante 1930
Arturo Zapata Vélez 1930 Manuel M. Ponce B.
(Junta Militar)
Armando Sologuren 1930 Luis Sánchez Cerro
(Junta Militar)
José Luis Bustamante y Rivero 1930–1931
Elías Lozada Benavente 1931
José Gálvez Barrenechea 1931 David Samanez Ocampo
(Junta Nacional)
Guillermo Garrido Lecca 1931–1932
Eufrasio Álvarez 1932 Luis Sánchez Cerro
Carlos Sayán Álvarez 1932
Ricardo Rivadeneira Barnuevo 1932
Alberto Ballón Landa 1932
Wenceslao Delgado 1932
Wenceslao Delgado 1932–1933 Óscar R. Benavides
(2.º gov.)
Daniel Olaechea y Olaechea 1933
José de la Riva Agüero y Osma 1933–1934
Alberto Rey de Castro y Romaña 1934
Carlos Arenas y Loayza 1934–1935
Ernesto Montagne Markholz 1935

Ministers of Justice and Worship (1935–1942)

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Minister Periodo President
Wenceslao Delgado 1935–1936 Óscar R. Benavides
(2.º gov.)
Diómedes Arias Schreiber 1936
Felipe de la Barra 1936–1937
Diómedes Arias Schreiber 1937–1939
Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen 1939 José Félix Aramburú y Salinas 1939
Mariano Lino Cornejo 1939–1942 Manuel Prado Ugarteche
(1.º gov.)

Ministers of Justice and Labor (1942–1949)

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Minister Term President
Mariano Lino Cornejo 1939–1943 Manuel Prado Ugarteche
(1.º gov.)
Manuel C. Gallagher y Canaval 1943–1944
Manuel Cisneros Sánchez 1944–1945
Luis Alayza y Paz Soldán 1945 José Luis Bustamante y Rivero
Ismael Bielich Flores 1945–1947
José R. Alzamora Freundt 1947
Armando Artola del Pozo 1947–1948
Alejandro Villalobos Carranza 1948
José León Barandiarán 1948
Marcial Merino 1948–1949 Junta Militar
Armando Artola del Pozo 1949

Ministers of Justice and Worship (1949–1981)

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Minister Term President
Augusto Romero Lovo 1949–1950 Junta Militar
Alberto Freundt Rosell 1950–1952 Manuel A. Odría
Alejandro Freundt Rosell 1952–1955
Félix Huamán Izquierdo 1955–1956
Augusto Thorndike Galup 1956–1958 Manuel Prado Ugarteche
(2.º gov.)
Manuel Cisneros Sánchez 1958
Ulises Montoya Manfredi 1958–1959
Raúl Gómez de la Torre Tamayo 1959–1960
José Merino Reyna 1960–1961
Geraldo Arosemena Garland 1961–1962
Juan Orrego Aguinaga 1962–1963 Junta de govierno
Luis Bedoya Reyes 1963 Fernando Belaunde Terry
(1.º gov.)
Emilio Llosa Ricketts 1963–1965
Carlos Fernández Sesarego 1965
Valentín Paniagua Corazao 1965–1966
Roberto Ramírez del Villar Beaumont 1966
Javier de Belaúnde Ruiz de Somocurcio 1966–1967
Luis Rodríguez Mariátegui Proaño 1967
José Morales Urresti 1967–1968
Luis Lazarte Ferreyros 1968
Guillermo Hoyos Osores 1968
Elías Mendoza Habersperger 1968
Alfonso Navarro Romero 1968–1969 Juan Velasco Alvarado
Luis Vargas Caballero 1969–1975
Felipe Osterling Parodi 1980–1981 Fernando Belaunde Terry

Ministers of Justice (1981–2011)

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Minister Periodo President
Enrique Elías Laroza 1981–1982 Fernando Belaunde Terry
(2.º gov.)
Armando Buendía Gutiérrez 1982–1983
Ernesto Alayza Grundy 1983–1984
Max Arias-Schreiber Pezet 1984
Alberto Musso Vento 1984–1985
Luis Gonzales Posada 1985–1986 Alan García
(1.º gov.)
Carlos Blancas Bustamante 1986–1988
Gonzalo Durand Aspíllaga 1988
Camilo Carrillo Gómez 1988
César Delgado Barreto 1988–1989
María Bockos Heredia de Grillo [1st female] 1989–1990
Joffré Fernández Valdivieso 1990
Augusto Antonioli Vásquez 1990–1991 Alberto Fujimori
Fernando Vega Santa Gadea 1991–1996
Carlos Eduardo Hermoza Moya 1996–1997
Alfredo Quispe Correa 1997–1999
María Carlota Valenzuela de Puelles 1999
Jorge Bustamante Romero 1999
Alberto Bustamante Belaunde 1999–2000
Diego García-Sayán Larrabure 2000–2001 Valentín Paniagua
Fernando Olivera Vega 2001–2002 Alejandro Toledo
Fausto Alvarado Dodero 2002–2004
Baldo Kresalja Roselló 2004
Carlos Gamarra Ugaz 2004–2005
Eduardo Salhuana Cavides 2005
Alejandro Tudela Chopitea 2005–2006
María Zavala Valladares 2006–2007 Alan García
(2.º gov.)
Rosario Fernández Figueroa 2007–2009
Aurelio Pastor 2009–2010
Víctor García Toma 2010
Rosario Fernández Figueroa 2010–2011
Francisco Eguiguren Praeli 2011 Ollanta Humala

Ministers of Justice and Human Rights (2011–)

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Minister Term President
Juan Jiménez Mayor 2011–2012 Ollanta Humala
Eda Adriana Rivas Franchini 2012–2013
Daniel Augusto Figallo Rivadeneyra 2013–2015
Fredy Otárola Peñaranda 2015
Gustavo Adrianzén Olaya 2015
Aldo Alejandro Vásquez Ríos 2015–2016
María Soledad Pérez Tello de Rodríguez 2016–2017 Pedro Pablo Kuczynski
Enrique Mendoza Ramírez 2017–2018
Salvador Heresi Chicoma 2018 Martín Vizcarra
Vicente Zeballos Salinas 2018–2019
Ana Teresa Revilla 2019–2020
Fernando Castañeda Portocarrero 2020
Eduardo Vega Luna 2020 Manuel Merino
Delia Muñoz 2020–2021 Francisco Sagasti
Aníbal Torres 2021–2022 Pedro Castillo
Ángel Yldefonso 2022
Félix Chero 2022
José Tello Alfaro 2022–2023 Dina Boluarte
Daniel Maurate Romero [es] 2023
Eduardo Arana Ysa [es] 2023–Incumbent

Public offices

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See also

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References

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