Rosario del Pilar Fernández Figueroa (born 1955) is a Peruvian politician. She is a former Prime Minister of Peru and Minister of Justice.[1][2][3]

Rosario Fernández
Prime Minister of Peru
In office
19 March 2011 – 28 July 2011
PresidentAlan García
Preceded byJosé Antonio Chang
Succeeded bySalomón Lerner Ghitis
Minister of Justice
In office
14 September 2010 – 28 July 2011
Prime MinisterJosé Antonio Chang
Herself
Preceded byVíctor García Toma
Succeeded byFrancisco Eguiguren
In office
20 December 2007 – 11 July 2009
Prime MinisterJorge Del Castillo
Yehude Simon
Preceded byMaría Zavala Valladares
Succeeded byAurelio Pastor
Personal details
Born1955 (age 68–69)
Lima, Peru
Political partyIndependent
SpouseErnesto Coz
Children2
Alma materPontifical Catholic University of Peru (LLB)

Biography

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Fernández was born in Lima, Peru. She is the daughter of Joffré Fernández Valdivieso, a constitutional lawyer and former Deputy and Minister of Justice from 1985 to 1990.

She studied law at Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, ranking first in the 1977 graduating class. She continued advanced studies in Washington, D.C., gaining experience in civil procedure, arbitration, civil law, family law and international law.

Fernández was the vice chairman of the Lima Stock Exchange from 1988 to 1991 and Treasurer of the Board of the Lima Bar Association from 1993 to 1994. During this time, she was also appointed to various committee positions in the Peruvian government, including attorney ad hoc of the Supervisory Agency for Investment in Energy, alternate member of the committee to Protect Minority Shareholders of National Supervisory Commission for Companies and Securities (CONASEV).

In 2007, Fernández was named Minister of Justice, a position that she resigned from in 2009. The following year, she returned to the political scene to replace Víctor García Toma after the turbulence caused by the Legislative Decree No. 1097.[4]

In March 2011, Fernández became Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers. Her term as Prime Minister ended in July of that same year.[5]

She is married to lawyer Ernest Coz and is the mother of two daughters.

References

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  1. ^ She was Peru's second female Prime minister."Peruvian president swears in new prime minister". Andina. 19 March 2011. Archived from the original on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
  2. ^ French diplomacy website
  3. ^ USAID Peru government Archived 18 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ LR, Redacción (19 March 2011). "Rosario Fernández juró como nueva titular del Gabinete Ministerial | LaRepublica.pe" (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  5. ^ PERÚ, Empresa Peruana de Servicios Editoriales S. A. EDITORA (20 March 2011). "Oficializan designación de Gabinete ministerial encabezado por Rosario Fernández". andina.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 March 2024.
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Justice
2008–2009
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Justice
2010–2011
Succeeded by
Preceded by Prime Minister of Peru
2011
Succeeded by