Violeta Bermúdez
Violeta Bermúdez Valdivia (born 12 August 1961) is a Peruvian lawyer, writer and diplomat. On 18 November 2020, Bermúdez became the Prime Minister of Peru.[1] Previously, she held posts in the United States Agency for International Development and worked during the cabinets of President Alejandro Toledo and Prime Minister Beatriz Merino.
Violeta Bermúdez | |
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Prime Minister of Peru | |
Assumed office 18 November 2020 | |
President | Francisco Sagasti |
Preceded by | Ántero Flores Aráoz |
Deputy Minister of Women | |
In office 24 January 2002 – 1 August 2002 | |
President | Alejandro Toledo |
Prime Minister | Roberto Dañino Luis Solari |
Minister | Cecilia Blondet Ana María Romero-Lozada |
Preceded by | Cecilia Suarez Claros |
Succeeded by | Maria Elizabeth Querol Campos de Arana |
Personal details | |
Born | Violeta Bermúdez Valdivia 12 August 1961 Lima, Peru |
Spouse(s) | Samuel Abad Yupanqui |
Education | National University of San Marcos Pontifical Catholic University of Peru |
Occupation | Lawyer, writer, diplomat |
Political career
From April 1997 to January 2002, she served as the Human Rights Coordinator of the United States Agency for International Development representing Peru.[2]
Bermúdez was appointed as Vice-Minister of the Ministry of Women’s Promotion and Human Development on 24 January 2002 by President Alejandro Toledo.[2] She was crucial for the securement of approval for policies concerning the Forum of Equity and Social Justice of the National Agreement.[2]
In July 2003, she was Chief of the Cabinet of Advisors to Prime Minister Beatriz Merino.[3] She left the position in December of that year.[3]
Between 2012 to 2017, she was Director of the Pro-Decentralization Project for the United States Agency for International Development.[3]
Prime Minister (since 2020)
On 18 November 2020, newly installed President Francisco Sagasti appointed Bermúdez was the Prime Minister of Peru.[4] She replaced Ántero Flores Aráoz following the growing social unrest in the country.[5] She is the fifth woman to hold this position in the country's history.[6]
Personal life
Born in Lima, Bermúdez studied law at the National University of San Marcos and at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru.[7]
She is married to lawyer Samuel Abad Yupanqui.
Publications
References
- "Peru President picks new Cabinet to ease protests, market fears". Reuters. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- "VIOLETA BERMÚDEZ". Vital Voices.org. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- "Violeta Bermúdez, la abogada que liderará la PCM del gobierno de transición [Perfil]" (in Spanish). RPP.pe. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- "¿Quién es Violeta Bermúdez?" (in Spanish). El Comercio. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- "Violeta Bermúdez jura como presidenta del Consejo de Ministros" (in Spanish). Onda Azul. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- "Quién es Violeta Bermúdez Valdivia, la nueva presidenta de la PCM" (in Spanish). Pica News. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- "Profile: VIOLET BERMUDEZ VALDIVIA" (in Spanish). PUCP.edu. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- "La regulación jurídica del aborto en América Latina y el Caribe: estudio comparativo". Google Books. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- "Gender and power. The political equality of women". Departamento PUCP. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
External links
- Violeta Bermúdez, una defensora de las mujeres en la PCM at La Republica
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Ántero Flores Aráoz |
Prime Minister of Peru 2020–present |
Incumbent |