LIMA, March 7 (NNN-ANDINA) — Pres Dina Boluarte on Wednesday morning administered the oath of office to new Prime Minister Gustavo Adrianzen Olaya, who replaces Alberto Otarola Peñaranda in the post.
Pres Boluarte affirmed that following the swearing-in of new Prime Minister Gustavo Adrianzen and the confirmation of the Ministerial Cabinet, the work carried out for several months will be strengthened.
“We have a new Prime Minister; the Cabinet is the one that has always been accompanying us for several months; consequently, with the new Prime Minister and the swearing-in of the Cabinet this morning, we have to continue strengthening the work carried out from previous months,” she expressed.
The Head of State urged ministers to execute their sectoral budgets, because “every Sol (Peruvian currency) that is invested in regions contributes to the country’s development.”
Furthermore, the top official lamented having requested the resignation of Cabinet Chief Alberto Otarola once some audio recordings were broadcast by an investigative TV news program last Sunday.
The president thanked Otarola “for having accompanied us on this journey.”
Moreover, the top official said there is no “power dispute” in the Government, adding that the alleged “plot” that ended up with the ex-Prime Minister’s departure “is falling apart.”
“The Cabinet is not in crisis; the country is not in crisis; we are strengthening the work, and we are not going to stop for a moment. I lament the resignation of Alberto Otarola, but decisions must be made,” she added.
The Cabinet will be made up of the following Ministers, all of whom have been confirmed in their posts:
Foreign Affairs: Javier Gonzalez-Olaechea Franco; Defense: Walter Enrique Astudillo Chavez; Interior: Victor Manuel Torres Falcon; Justice and Human Rights: Eduardo Melchor Arana Ysa; Education: Miriam Janette Ponce Vertiz; Health: Cesar Henry Vasquez Sanchez; Agrarian Development and Irrigation: Jennifer Lizetti Contreras Alvarez.
Employment and Labor Promotion: Daniel Ysau Maurate Romero; Production: Ana Maria Choquehuanca de Villanueva; Foreign Trade and Tourism: Juan Carlos Mathews Salazar; Transportation and Communications: Raul Ricardo Perez Reyes Espejo; Housing, Construction, and Sanitation: Hania Perez de Cuellar Lubienska; Women and Vulnerable Populations: Nancy Rosalina Tolentino Gamarra;
Environment: Juan Carlos Castro Vargas; Culture: Leslie Carol Urteaga Peña; Social Inclusion and Development: Julio Javier Demartini Montes; Economy and Finance: Jose Berley Arista Arbildo; and Energy and Mines: Romulo Mucho Mamani.
Last Tuesday, Alberto Otarola announced that he had tendered his resignation from office to the president.
The swearing-in event took place at the Government Palace in the Peruvian capital, Lima. — NNN-ANDINA
