National
Minister of Education
- Spanish: Ministro de Educación
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the President of the Republic
- Exact method
- Appointed by the President of the Republic on the proposal of the President of the Council of Ministers (Constitution art. 122).
- Chosen by
- President of the Republic
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- José Antonio Chang Escobedo 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: Minister of Education
- gob.pe · checked gob.pe ministry "Funcionarios" directories (gob.pe/institucion/<ministry>/funcionarios), read 2026-10-12: Spanish ministerial titles (generic masculine form). For: Minister of Education in Spanish
- gob.pe · checked gob.pe, "Funcionarios" directory of minedu, read 2026-10-12: José Antonio Chang Escobedo listed as Ministro de Educación (current holder confirmed; start date not stated there). For: José Antonio Chang Escobedo, 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: José Antonio Chang Escobedo, current term