The Public Ministry of Peru (), also known as the Prosecutor's Office of Peru (), is an autonomous entity of the Government of Peru that is responsible for enforcing law in Peru. Headed by the Prosecutor of the Nation, the Public Ministry oversees investigations surrounding private citizens, public interest and legislative interrogatives.
History Following the creation of the Supreme Court of Peru in 1825, an entity similar to the Public Ministry served under the chief national court. The 1828 Constitution of Peru established a Supreme Court with seven justices and a prosecutor.
Jorge Basadre notes that in the National Convention of 1855, functions for a national prosecutor were more defined.Basadre (1968, p. 15) By 1930, it was indicated in Article 2 of the Code of Procedure in Criminal Matters that public criminal prosecution was performed by a proseuctor's office that was overseen by the Ministry of Justice. In the 1979 Constitution of Peru, the Public Ministry of Peru was officially established as an independent body from the Ministry of Justice.
Organization
Attorney General of Peru The Attorney General of Peru heads the Public Ministry. Individuals in the office must be over 45 years old and are appointed by the National Board of Justice (JNJ). N.ºNameTerm startedTerm ended1Gonzalo Ortiz de Zevallos Roedel198119832Miguel Cavero-Egúsquiza SaavedraMay 1983May 19843Álvaro Rey De CastroMay 1984May 19854César Elejalde Estenssoro198519875Hugo Denegri Cornejo198719896Manuel Catacora GonzalesApril 1989March 19917Pedro Méndez Jurado199119928Blanca Nélida Colán Maguiño199219979Miguel Aljovín Swayne1997200010Nelly Calderón Navarro2001200511Flora Adelaida Bolívar Arteaga2006200812Gladys Echaíz de Núñez-Ízaga2008201113José Antonio Peláez Bardales2011201414Carlos Ramos Heredia2014201515Pablo Sánchez Velarde5 July 20157 June 201816Pedro Chávarry Vallejos7 June 20188 January 201917Zoraida Ávalos Rivera8 January 201930 March 202218Pablo Sánchez Velarde30 March 202220 June 202219Patricia Benavides Vargas20 June 20227 December 202320Pablo Sánchez Velarde7 December 202311 December 202321Juan Carlos Villena Campana11 December 202318 October 202422Delia Espinoza Valenzuela18 October 202419 September 202523Pablo Sánchez Velarde19 September 202522 September 202524Tomás Aladino Gálvez Villegas22 September 2025
Districts The Public Ministry has 34 districts: Amazonas Áncash Apurímac Arequipa Ayacucho Cajamarca Callao Cañete Cuzco Huancavelica Huánuco Huaura Ica Junin La Libertad Lambayeque Lima Lima Este Lima Norte Lima Noroeste Lima-Sur Loreto Madre de Dios Moquegua Pasco Piura Puno San Martín Santa Sullana Tacna Tumbes Ucayali Selva Central
See also Ministry of Justice (Peru) Peruvian Public Ministry controversy
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