National
President of the Council of Ministers
- Spanish: Presidente del Consejo de Ministros
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the President of the Republic
- Exact method
- Appointed and removed by the President of the Republic (Constitution art. 122); presents the cabinet to Congress for a vote of confidence (art. 130).
- Chosen by
- President of the Republic
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Luis Galarreta Velarde FP since July 2026 Report Source: gob.pe, checked (+1 more)
Sources
- congreso.gob.pe · checked Congreso de la República, Constitución Política del Perú and chamber sites (senado.congreso.gob.pe, diputados.congreso.gob.pe), read 2026-10-12: national bodies and offices; cabinet structure from Wikipedia Cabinet of Peru and gob.pe/El Peruano reports. Fallback: Wikipedia for 2026 cabinet and election facts. For: President of the Council of Ministers
- congreso.gob.pe · checked Spanish names of Peruvian bodies and offices as used in the Constitution and official sites, read 2026-10-12. For: President of the Council of Ministers in Spanish
- gob.pe · checked gob.pe, "Funcionarios" directory of pcm, read 2026-10-12: Luis Galarreta Velarde listed as Presidente del Consejo de Ministros (current holder confirmed; start date not stated there). For: Luis Galarreta Velarde, current term
- en.wikipedia.org · checked as for the person row: cabinet and executive terms. Fallback: Wikipedia, because gob.pe and the JNE site were unreachable or not read; cross-checked against Infobae/El Peruano press reports. For: Luis Galarreta Velarde, current term