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 positions in the United States Agency for International Development and worked during the cabinets of President Alejandro Toledo and Prime Minister Beatriz Merino.
Violeta Bermúdez | |
|---|---|
 Bermúdez in 2021 | |
| Prime Minister of Peru | |
| In office 18 November 2020 – 28 July 2021 | |
| President | Francisco Sagasti |
| Preceded by | Ántero Flores Aráoz |
| Succeeded by | Guido Bellido |
| 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 | Samuel Abad Yupanqui |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Lawyer, writer, diplomat |
Political career
editFrom 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 Vice-Minister of the Ministry of Women's Promotion and Human Development on 24 January 2002 by President Alejandro Toledo.[2] She had a role in gaining the approval of policies at 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 a few months later in December.[3]
Between 2012 and 2017, she was Director of the Pro-Decentralization Project for the United States Agency for International Development.[3]
Prime minister
editOn 18 November 2020, President Francisco Sagasti appointed Bermúdez as 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
editShe was 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Peru President picks new Cabinet to ease protests, market fears". Reuters. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "VIOLETA BERMÚDEZ". Vital Voices.org. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Violeta Bermúdez, la abogada que liderará la PCM del gobierno de transición [Perfil]" (in Spanish). RPP.pe. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "¿Quién es Violeta Bermúdez?" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "Violeta Bermúdez jura como presidenta del Consejo de Ministros" (in Spanish). Onda Azul. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "Quién es Violeta Bermúdez Valdivia, la nueva presidenta de la PCM" (in Spanish). Pica News. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "Profile: VIOLET BERMUDEZ VALDIVIA" (in Spanish). PUCP.edu. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ Valdivia, Violeta Bermúdez (1998). "La regulación jurídica del aborto en América Latina y el Caribe: estudio comparativo". Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "Gender and power. The political equality of women". Departamento PUCP. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
External links
edit- Violeta Bermúdez, una defensora de las mujeres en la PCM at La Republica