The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (, MINCETUR) of Peru is the government ministry in charge of issues pertaining to foreign trade of the Government of Peru and the promotion of tourism in the country.
, the ministry is headed by José Reyes Llanos.
History The country was established in 1969 as the Ministry of Industry and Commerce (), having been separated from the Ministry of Development and Public Works. The name remained until 1980, when it was renamed to Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Tourism and Integration ().
In 1992, it was renamed to Ministry of Industry, Tourism, Integration and International Trade Negotiations (, MITINCI), a name that remained until 2002, when it took its current name.
Throughout its history, the ministry has promoted free trade agreements and managed , a government organisation responsible for promoting tourism to Peru around the world. The ministry has signed the following treaties: Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement Chile-Peru Free Trade Agreement Thailand-Peru Free Trade Agreement United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement
Organisation General Secretariat Vice Ministry of Tourism Directorate-General of Research and Studies on Tourism and Handicrafts Directorate-General of Development Policies Directorate-General of Tourism Strategy Directorate-General of Handicrafts Directorate-General of Casino and Machine Games Vice Ministry of Foreign Trade Directorate-General of Research and Studies on Foreign Trade Directorate-General of Foreign Trade Development Policies Directorate-General of Foreign Trade Facilitation Directorate-General of Trade Negotiations Directorate-General of International Trade Law Directorate of Management and Monitoring of the OCEX Peruvian Commercial Offices Abroad (OCEX)
Entities administered by the ministry include: Centro de Formación en Turismo (CENFOTUR) (PROMPERU) Plan Copesco Nacional
List of ministers NamePartyPeriodTerm startTerm endMinisters of Industry and Commerce (1969–1980) Jorge Camino de la Torre— Jorge Dellepiane Ocampo Gastón Ibáñez O'Brien Gabriel Lanatta Piaggio Ministers of Industry, Commerce, Tourism and Integration (1980–1992) — APRA Manuel Romero Caro Alberto Vera La Rosa APRA Guillermo Artega Rashlton Juan García CabrejosAPRA Carlos Raffo Dasso Ministers of Industry, Tourism, Integration and International Trade Negotiations (1992–2002) Víctor Joy Way Cambio 90 Alfonso Bustamante y Bustamante— Liliana Canale Novella Gustavo Ernesto Caillaux Zazzali Juan Carlos Hurtado Miller Cambio 90–Nueva Mayoría Gonzalo Romero de la Puente Partido Popular Cristiano Emilio Navarro Castañeda Juan Incháustegui VargasAcción Popular Raúl Diez-Canseco Terry Ministers of Foreign Trade and Tourism Raúl Diez-Canseco Terry Acción Popular Mercedes Aráoz Fernández APRA Martín Pérez Monteverde Unidad Nacional Eduardo Ferreyros Kuppers— Eduardo Ferreyros Kuppers Claudia Cornejo Mohme Partido Morado Roberto Sánchez— Avanza País October 12, 2025Teresa Mera GómezOctober 14, 2025February 24, 2026José Reyes LlanosFebruary 24, 2026Incumbent
See also Tourism in Peru
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