Pedro Cateriano Bellido appointed as Prime Minister of Peru
Pedro Cateriano Bellido was appointed as Prime
Minister of Peru by the President Ollanta Humala. He will replace Ana
Jara, who had lost a confidence vote and was sacked by Peruvian Congress
amid allegations of corruption. About Pedro Cateriano Bellido Prior to
this appointment, he was serving as Peru’s Defence Minister and was
appointed in July 2012, Cateriano, by profession is a lawyer and is
specialized in constitutional law. He was member of the Peruvian
parliament from 1990 to 1992. Cateriano also had served as deputy
justice minister from 2001 to 2002. He also teaches law at the
University of Lima.