The Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations (, MIMP) of Peru is the government ministry in charge of national policy regarding women and vulnerable populations. Its headquarters are located in Lima, Peru.
It is the only ministry in the country's government whose office is exclusive to women. , the minister is .
History The ministry was created on October 29, 1996 and was originally named Ministry of the Promotion of Women and of Human Development (, PROMUDEH). Its creation was announced by then-president Alberto Fujimori in Cologne during the 1996 Latin American Week and the German Conference on the Latin American Economy. In 2002 it was renamed as Ministry of Women and Social Development.
Subsequently, on July 11, 2002, Organic Law 27779 amended the organization of the Council of Ministers of Peru, which renamed it the Ministry of Women and Social Development (, MIMDES). However, the Latin American Committee for the Defence of Women's Rights had criticised the possible restructuring of the body. In 2012, it received its current name.
In 2004, the Order of Merit for Women was established through Supreme Decree 005-2003-MIMDES.
In 2024, proposals to restructure the ministry to that of "Family and Vulnerable Populations" were introduced.
Organisation General Secretariat Vice Ministry of Women Directorate-General of Gender Equality and Non-Discrimination Directorate-General of Gender Mainstreaming Directorate-General against Gender Violence Vice Ministry of Vulnerable Populations Directorate-General of Population, Development, and Volunteering Directorate-General of Family and Community Directorate-General of Children and Adolescents Directorate-General of Adoptions
Entities administered by the ministry include: National Council for the Integration of Persons with Disabilities (CONADIS) National Comprehensive Programme for Family Welfare (INABIF) National Programme Against Domestic and Sexual Violence National Yachay Programme National Dignified Life Programme Severe Disability Pension Programme
List of ministers NamePartyPeriodTerm startTerm endMinisters for the Promotion of Women and of Human Development Luisa María Cuculiza Torre Cambio 90 Susana Villarán de la Puente Perú Posible Perú Posible Ministers of Women and Social Development Ana Elena Townsend Diez-Canseco Perú Posible Virginia Borra Toledo APRA Susana Pinilla Cisneros APRA Carmen Vildoso Chirinos Nidia Vílchez Yucra APRA Virginia Borra Toledo APRA Aída García-Naranjo Morales Partido Socialista Ministers of Women and Vulnerable Populations Ana Jara Velásquez PNP Perú Posible Marcela Huaita Alegre Ana María Choquehuanca PPK Ana María Mendieta Trefogli PPK Gloria Montenegro Figueroa APP Patricia Teullet Pipoli Silvia Loli Espinoza Anahí Durand Nuevo Perú Perú Libre Diana Miloslavich Túpac Claudia Dávila Moscoso Heidy Juárez Calle Podemos Perú Grecia Rojas Ortiz Ángela Hernández Cajo Somos Perú Incumbent
See also Women in Peru
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