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| PERU'S NEW CABINET SWORN-IN |
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| Written by Administrator |
| Wednesday, 15 September 2010 11:36 |
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Lima, Sep. 14. Peruvian President Alan Garcia has sworn in a new cabinet of 17 ministers, led by Education Minister Jose Antonio Chang. The ministers took the oath of office before the Peruvian leader at a ceremony held at the Government Palace in Lima. Jose Chang was appointed Tuesday afternoon as Peru's new Prime Minister replacing Javier Velasquez Quesquen in a widely expected cabinet shuffle. He was also named Education Minister.
Rosario Fernandez was appointed as new Justice Minister, Jaime Thorne as Defense Minister, Fernando Barrios as Interior Minister, Ismael Benavides as Finance Minister, and Eduardo Ferreyros as Minister for Foreign Trade and Tourism. In addition, Rafael Quevedo was named Agriculture Minister, Jorge Villasante was sworn in as Production Minister, and Virginia Borra became the new Minister of Women and Social Development. Some ministers were ratified in their posts notably Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde at the Foreign Affairs Ministry; Manuela Garcia as Labor Minister; Oscar Ugarte will continue at the Health portfolio and Enrique Cornejo in the Transport and Communications Ministry. Other ministers remaining in their post include Pedro Sanchez as Energy and Mines Minister, Juan Sarmiento as Housing Minister, Antonio Brack as Environment Minister, and Juan Ossio as Culture Minister. Source: andina.pe
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PERU'S NEW CABINET SWORN-IN

