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The Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations (Spanish: Ministerio de la Mujer y Poblaciones Vulnerables, MIMP) of Peru is the government ministry in charge of national policy in favor of women and vulnerable populations. Its headquarters is located in Lima, Peru.

It is the only ministry in the country's government whose office is exclusive to women. As of 2025, the minister is Fanny Montellanos [es].

History

The ministry was created on October 29, 1996 and was originally named Ministry of the Promotion of Women and of Human Development (Spanish: Ministerio de Promoción de la Mujer y del Desarrollo Humano, 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.[1][2]

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 (Spanish: Ministerio de la Mujer y Desarrollo Social, MIMDES). However, the Latin American Committee for the Defence of Women's Rights had criticised the possible restructuring of the body.[3] In 2012, it received its current name.

In 2004, the Order of Merit for Women was established through Supreme Decree 005-2003-MIMDES.

Since 2024, proposals to restructure the ministry to that of "Family and Vulnerable Populations" have been introduced.[4][5][6]

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

Name Party Period
Term start Term end
Ministers for the Promotion of Women and of Human Development
Miriam Schenone Ordinola [es] — November 5, 1996 January 5, 1999
Luisa María Cuculiza Torre Cambio 90 January 6, 1999 November 25, 2000
Susana Villarán de la Puente — November 25, 2000 July 28, 2001
Doris Sánchez Pinedo [es] Perú Posible July 28, 2001 January 21, 2002
Cecilia Blondet Montero [es] Perú Posible January 21, 2002 July 12, 2002
Ministers of Women and Social Development
Ana María Romero-Lozada Lauerazzi [es] — July 12, 2002 June 28, 2003
Ana Elena Townsend Diez-Canseco Perú Posible June 28, 2003 December 15, 2003
Nidia Puelles Becerra [es] — December 15, 2003 December 19, 2003
Ana María Romero-Lozada Lauerazzi [es] — December 19, 2003 July 28, 2006
Virginia Borra Toledo APRA July 28, 2006 December 20, 2007
Susana Pinilla Cisneros APRA December 20, 2007 October 14, 2008
Carmen Vildoso Chirinos — October 14, 2008 June 12, 2009
Nidia Vílchez Yucra APRA June 12, 2009 September 14, 2010
Virginia Borra Toledo APRA September 14, 2010 July 28, 2011
Aída García-Naranjo Morales Partido Socialista July 28, 2011 December 11, 2011
Ministers of Women and Vulnerable Populations
Ana Jara Velásquez PNP December 11, 2011 February 24, 2014
Carmen Omonte Durand [es] Perú Posible February 24, 2014 February 17, 2015
Marcela Huaita Alegre — February 17, 2015 July 28, 2016
Ana María Romero-Lozada Lauerazzi [es] — July 28, 2016 July 27, 2017
Ana María Choquehuanca PPK July 27, 2017
March 23, 2018 		March 23, 2018
April 2, 2018
Ana María Mendieta Trefogli PPK April 2, 2018 March 11, 2019
Gloria Montenegro Figueroa APP March 11, 2019 August 6, 2020
Rosario Sasieta Morales [es] — August 6, 2020 November 10, 2020
Patricia Teullet Pipoli — November 12, 2020 November 17, 2020
Silvia Loli Espinoza — November 18, 2020 July 29, 2021
Anahí Durand Nuevo Perú July 29, 2021 February 1, 2022
Katy Ugarte Mamani [es] Perú Libre February 1, 2022 February 8, 2022
Diana Miloslavich Túpac — February 8, 2022 August 24, 2022
Claudia Dávila Moscoso — August 24, 2022 November 24, 2022
Heidy Juárez Calle Podemos Perú November 24, 2022 December 7, 2022
Grecia Rojas Ortiz — December 10, 2022 January 13, 2023
Nancy Tolentino Gamarra [es] — January 13, 2023 April 1, 2024
Ángela Hernández Cajo Somos Perú April 1, 2024 January 31, 2025
Fanny Montellanos [es] — January 31, 2025 Incumbent

See also

References

  1. ^ "Las mujeres tendrán su propio Ministerio". La República. 1996-10-12. Archived from the original on 1996-11-29.
  2. ^ Miró Quesada, Josefina (2019-06-24). "Cuando el fujimorismo defendió el enfoque de género". El Comercio.
  3. ^ "Se oponen a desactivar Promudeh". El Gato Encerrado. 2002-05-24.
  4. ^ Ponce, Víctor Andrés (2024-08-29). "¿Ministerio de la Mujer o Ministerio de la Familia?". El Montonero.
  5. ^ Guardamino Soto, Bibiana (2024-07-20). "Congreso insiste en desaparecer el Ministerio de la Mujer: Waldemar Cerrón presenta PL para cambiarle el nombre". Infobae.
  6. ^ Torres Tutiven, Christian (2025-02-26). "Milagros Jáuregui plantea nuevo Ministerio de la Familia". América Televisión.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Women_and_Vulnerable_Populations
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