The Vice Minister of Finance, José Carlos Chávezresigned from his position in the Ministry of Economy, according to the newspaper El Comercio. Chávez assumed this office since December 2022, which he previously held between October 2019 and December 2020. On the other hand, according to the same media, the vice minister of Economy, Zósimo Juan Pichihua Serna has not submitted his letter of resignation until now.
It should be remembered that, previously, Minister Alex Contreras had announced this decision in statements to the press. “Yes, indeed, we are evaluating. The beginning of the year is a period for changes and, in the case of the MEF, we are going to make changes,” he noted.
Who is José Carlos Chávez Accounts?
Jose Carlos Chavez He is an economist graduated from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru and completed his master’s degree in Management and Public Policies at the University of Chile, according to his resume. Previously, he was the executive president of the Banco de la Nación in the period from December 2020 to July 2022, after the end of his first stage as Deputy Minister of Finance.
Prior to that, he held various positions in the Ministry of Education, including secretary of Strategic Planning, vice minister of Institutional Management, general secretary and head of the Office of Strategic Planning and Budget.
What did Minister Alex Contreras say regarding the changes in the vice ministries?
On January 4, the continuity of Alex Contreras in charge of the MEF was doubted after a meeting with President Dina Boluarte. However, upon leaving the Government Palace he pointed out: “Due to the nature of the position, one has to resign from the first day that he is exercising the function as minister, because they are positions of trust. Along these lines, we have had an important conversation with the president (Boluarte). In the end, the president has the power to make the appropriate decision.”
To this he added that there are going to be changes in the vice ministries. “Yes, indeed, we are evaluating. The beginning of the year is a period for changes and, in the case of the MEF, we are going to make changes,” said Minister Contreras.
Source: Larepublica
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