Pedro Cateriano | |
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Prime Minister of Peru | |
In office 2 April 2015 – 28 July 2016 |
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President | Ollanta Humala |
Preceded by | Ana Jara |
Succeeded by | Fernando Zavala |
Minister of Defense | |
In office 24 July 2012 – 2 April 2015 |
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Prime Minister |
Juan Jiménez Mayor César Villanueva René Cornejo Ana Jara |
Preceded by | Jose Urquizo Maggia |
Succeeded by | Jakke Valakivi |
Personal details | |
Born |
Lima, Peru |
26 June 1958
Political party | Peruvian Nationalist Party |
Alma mater |
Pontifical Catholic University of Peru Complutense University |
Pedro Álvaro Cateriano Bellido (born 26 June 1958) is a Peruvian lawyer and politician, who was Prime Minister of Peru from 2 April 2015 to 28 July 2016. He was previously the Minister of Defense from July 2012 to April 2015.
Cateriano is a lawyer by profession and specialized in constitutional law. From 1990 to 1992 he was a member of the Peruvian parliament. He served as deputy justice minister from 2001 to 2002. He was named as the Organization of American States (OAS) election observer in Guatemala in 2007 and as the agent of Peru to the Inter-Human Rights (IACHR) in the Chavin case. In addition, he teaches law at the University of Lima.
He was appointed defense minister on 24 July 2012 to the cabinet led by Juan Jiménez. Cateriano replaced Jose Urquizo Maggia in the post.
In April 2015 President Ollanta Humala appointed Cateriano as Prime Minister after his predecessor, Ana Jara was censured for spying against lawmakers, reporters, business leaders and other citizens. As part of the presidential transition from Humala to Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, Cateriano resigned as Prime Minister on 28 July 2016.