Andrea Gisela Ortiz Perea (born 1972) is a Peruvian human rights activist and politician. She served as minister of culture of Peru from 2021 to 2022.
Gisela Ortiz Perea | |
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| 18th Minister of Culture | |
| In office October 6, 2021 – February 1, 2022 | |
| President | Pedro Castillo |
| Preceded by | Ciro Gálvez |
| Succeeded by | Alejandro Salas |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | National University of Education Enrique Guzmán y Valle |
| Occupation | Human rights activist and politician |
Biography edit
Ortiz was born in Chachapoyas, Peru, in 1972. She graduated from the National University of Education Enrique Guzmán y Valle, where she studied business administration.[1]
In 1992, she was designated the spokesperson for the relatives of the victims of the La Cantuta massacre, in which a professor and nine students from the National University of Education Enrique Guzmán y Valle — including her brother Luis Enrique Ortiz Perea — were kidnapped, tortured, and killed by the Grupo Colina, a far-right Peruvian paramilitary group.[2][3][4] The La Cantuta massacre is one of the incidents for which former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was sentenced to 25 years in prison.[5]
Since 2009, she has served as the director of operations for the Equipo Peruano de Antropología Forense (EPAF), an NGO dedicated to searching for and identifying missing persons.[4]
In October 2021, she was named minister of culture in President Pedro Castillo's government.[1] She served until February 2022, when she stepped down in a cabinet reshuffle.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b "Gisela Ortiz: hoja de vida, perfil de la nueva titular del Ministerio de Cultura". La República (in Spanish). 2021-10-07. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
- ^ "AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA TEMÁTICA "VIOLENCIA POLÍTICA Y COMUNIDAD UNIVERSITARIA"". Comisión de la Verdad y Reconciliación (in Spanish). 1995-10-30. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
- ^ "Tras 16 años de matanza de La Cantuta familiares velan restos de fallecidos". La Tercera (in Spanish). 2008-07-18. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
- ^ a b "Gisela Ortiz, la nueva ministra de Cultura [PERFIL]". RPP (in Spanish). 2021-10-06. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
- ^ "Peru's Fujimori gets 25 years prison for massacres". Reuters. 2009-04-08. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
- ^ "Pedro Castillo: mandatario tomó juramento a su nuevo gabinete ministerial". La República (in Spanish). 2022-02-01. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
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