The Ministry of the Interior (Spanish: Ministerio del Interior, MININTER) is a ministry of the Government of Peru responsible for the administration of the internal order of the Peruvian State, as well as managing law enforcement units. Established in 1968 under the so-called Revolutionary Government, its headquarters are located, since July 1961, in San Isidro District, occupying the former premises of Limatambo International Airport.

As of March 24, 2025, it is headed by the Minister of the Interior Julio Díaz Zulueta [es]

History

Prior to its establishment, it was preceded by the Ministry of Government, which took a number of names throughout its history:

  • Ministry of Government, Justice and Worship (1855–1857)
  • Ministry of Government, Worship and Public Works (1857–1860)
  • Ministry of Government, Police and Public Works (1860–1896)
  • Ministry of Government and Police (1896–1968)

Until 1961, it was located at a building located on the southern side of Italy Square, in Barrios Altos, after which it was moved to the former premises of Limatambo International Airport, in San Isidro District. It was officially renamed under the Revolutionary Government of Juan Velasco Alvarado, through Law Decree № 17271, on December 3, 1968.[1]

As an administrating power of the law enforcement system, it organised the Civil Guard, the Republican Guard and the Peruvian Investigative Police, until their gradual incorporation into a single police corps from 1988 to 1991.[2]

Organisation

  • Minister of the Interior
    • Cabinet of Senior Management Advisors
    • General Directorate of the National Police of Peru
    • Institutional Control Body
    • Police Disciplinary Tribunal
    • General Office of Institutional Integrity
    • Public Prosecutor's Office in charge of the Interior Sector
    • Public Prosecutor's Office Specialized in Drug Trafficking Crimes
    • Public Prosecutor's Office Specialized in Terrorism Crimes
    • Public Prosecutor's Office Specialized in Crimes against Public Order
    • Public Prosecutor's Office Specialized in Money Laundering Crimes and Forfeiture Process
    • Public Prosecutor's Office Specialized in Organized Crime Crimes
    • Office of National Security and Defence
    • General Office of Social Communication and Institutional Image
    • Police Ombudsman's Office
    • General Office of Sectoral Strategic Planning
    • Health Insurance Fund of the National Police of Peru
  • General Secretariat
    • General Office of Legal Counsel
    • General Office of Planning and Budget
    • General Office of Administration
    • General Office of Human Resources Management
    • General Office of Information and Communications Technology
    • General Office of Infrastructure
  • Viceministry of Public Security
    • General Directorate of Intelligence
    • General Directorate Against Organised Crime
    • General Directorate of Public Order
    • General Directorate of the Internal Government
  • Viceministry of Internal Order
    • General Directorate of Citizen Security
    • General Directorate of Democratic Security
    • General Directorate of Information for Security

Entities administered by the ministry include:

List of ministers

Name Party Period
Term start Term end
Ministers of Government, Justice and Worship (1855–1857)
Juan Manuel del Mar December 1855 October 24, 1856
Jervasio Álvarez [es] October 24, 1856 December 31, 1856
Ministers of Government, Worship and Public Works (1857–1860)
Ignacio de Osma [es][note 1] February 14, 1857 April 1, 1857
Juan Manuel del Mar April 1, 1857 July 13, 1858
Manuel Morales [es] July 13, 1858 September 28, 1859
Miguel del Carpio [es] September 28, 1859 January 31, 1860
Ministers of Government, Police and Public Works (1860–1896)
José Melgar January 31, 1860
Manuel Morales [es] March 29, 1860
Antonio Arenas October 24, 1862
Manuel Freyre [es] April 10, 1863
Cipriano Coronel [es] August 5, 1863
Manuel Costas August 11, 1864
Evaristo Gómez-Sánchez October 14, 1864
Francisco Javier Mariátegui [es] November 6, 1865
José María Químper [es][note 2] November 27, 1865
Manuel María Rivas [es] January 30, 1867
Juan Miguel Gálvez Military March 2, 1867
Carlos Lissón [es] May 4, 1867
Pedro José Saavedra [es] June 3, 1867
Antonio Arenas January 26, 1868
Antonio Gutiérrez de la Fuente Military February 7, 1868
Pedro Gálvez August 2, 1868
Manuel Ferreyros Navy April 13, 1869
Rafael Velarde July 27, 1869
Francisco de Paula Secada [es] Military October 22, 1869
Manuel Santa María Military June 28, 1870
Manuel Morales [es] August 2, 1872
Francisco Rosas [es] Civil Party August 2, 1872
Ricardo Espinoza September 28, 1874
Aurelio García Navy February 1, 1875
Manuel Benavides [es] August 2, 1876
Manuel González [es] Military August 26, 1876
Juan Buendía Military June 4, 1877
Fernando Palacios June 10, 1878
Manuel Yrigoyen[note 3] October 19, 1879
Bruno Bueno October 25, 1878
Juan Corrales Melgar October 17, 1878
Rafael Velarde May 17, 1879
Juan E. Guzmán October 16, 1879
Rafael Velarde October 28, 1879 October 29, 1879
Aurelio Denegri October 29, 1879
Buenaventura Elguera November 1, 1879
Nemecio Orbegoso [es][note 2] December 24, 1879
Manuel Velarde Military March 12, 1881
Camilo Carrillo Navy September 4, 1882
Manuel Velarde[note 4] Military January 1883
Federico Herrera[note 4] April 1883
Lorenzo Iglesias [es][note 5] January 3, 1883
Martín Dulanto August 27, 1883
Mariano de Castro [es] November 20, 1882
Ignacio de Osma [es] April 8, 1884
Juan de Aliaga y Puente August 11, 1884
Joaquín Iglesias April 14, 1885
José Eusebio Sánchez [es] December 3, 1885
Pedro Alejandrino del Solar June 3, 1886
Manuel Velarde Military October 6, 1886
Pedro Alejandrino del Solar Constitutional Party November 22, 1886
Rufino Torrico Military August 22, 1887
Enrique Caravedo October 4, 1887
Aurelio Denegri November 8, 1887
José Mariano Jiménez March 8, 1889
Pedro Alejandrino del Solar Constitutional Party April 4, 1889
Guillermo Ferreyros Military February 11, 1890
Mariano Valcárcel August 10, 1890
Francisco Gerardo Chávez [es][note 3] July 25, 1891
Federico Herrera August 24, 1891
Juan Ibarra [es] Constitutional Party May 2, 1892
Carlos Maria Elías Constitutional Party June 30, 1892
Manuel Velarde Military March 3, 1893
Pedro José Zavala May 11, 1893
Alfredo Gastón September 28, 1893
Guillermo Ferreyros Military April 1, 1894
Cesáreo Chacaltana Civil Party August 10, 1894
José Salvador Cavero Constitutional Party November 16, 1894
Ricardo Espinoza March 20, 1895
Antonio Bentín [es] Democratic Party September 8, 1895
Benjamín Boza Democratic Party November 30, 1895
Ministers of Government and Police (1896–1968)
Benjamín Boza Democratic Party November 30, 1895
José María de la Puente [es] Democratic Party August 8, 1896
Lorenzo Arrieta Democratic Party August 19, 1896
Alejandro López de Romaña [es] Democratic Party November 25, 1897
José María de la Puente [es] Democratic Party December 23, 1897
Domingo Parra [es] Military September 8, 1899
Enrique Coronel Zegarra [es] Democratic Party August 7, 1900
Ernesto Zapata Military October 2, 1900
Leonidas Cárdenas [es] September 11, 1901
Alejandro Deustua August 9, 1902
Rafael Fernández de Villanueva [es] Civil Party November 4, 1902
Juan de Dios de la Quintana September 8, 1903 May 14, 1904
May 14, 1904
Eulogio Romero [es] September 24, 1904
Ernesto Zapata Military February 19, 1906
Amador del Solar [es] National Coalition July 31, 1906
Hernán Velarde [es] August 20, 1906
Agustín Tovar [es] Civil Party May 11, 1907
Germán Arenas Civil Party October 9, 1907
Miguel Abraham Rojas [es] September 24, 1908
Rafael Villanueva Cortez [es] Civil Party June 8, 1909
Javier Prado [es] Civil Party March 14, 1910
José Manuel García [es] Civil Party August 3, 1910
Enrique Basadre November 3, 1910
Juan de Dios Salazar [] Civil Party August 31, 1911
Plácido Jiménez October 16, 1911
Elías Malpartida Democratic Party September 24, 1912
Abel I. Montes December 24, 1912
Federico Luna [es] Civic Union February 24, 1913
Aurelio Sousa Democratic Party June 17, 1913
Gonzalo Tirado July 23, 1913
Arturo Osores [es] Constitutional Party February 4, 1914
Hildebrando Fuentes May 16, 1914
Fernando Fuchs [es] August 22, 1914
Víctor R. Benavides February 19, 1915
Luis Julio Menéndez August 18, 1915
José Manuel García Civil Party August 2, 1916
Ezequiel Muñoz March 7, 1917
Germán Arenas Civil Party July 27, 1917
Samuel Sayán y Palacios February 26, 1918
Clemente Revilla [es] Civil Party September 2, 1918
Germán Arenas Civil Party December 18, 1918
Óscar Mavila Ruiz [es] April 26, 1919
Mariano Cornejo [es] Democratic Party July 4, 1919
Alejandrino Maguiña [es] August 24, 1919
Germán Leguía [es] December 6, 1919
Pedro José Rada October 8, 1922
Jesús Salazar [es] Reformist Democratic Party October 12, 1924
José Manuel García [es] Reformist Democratic Party August 2, 1926
Celestino Manchego [es] Reformist Democratic Party December 26, 1926
Arturo Rubio December 24, 1927
Benjamín Huamán [es] October 12, 1929
Roberto López August 24, 1930
Eulogio Castillo [es] Military August 25, 1930
Gustavo Jiménez Military August 27, 1930
Antonio Beingolea [es] Military November 24, 1930
Francisco Tamayo [es] Decentralist Party March 11, 1931
José Manuel García Civil Party December 8, 1931
Luis A. Flores Revolutionary Union February 29, 1932
Julio Chávez [es] May 20, 1932 April 30, 1933
April 30, 1933
Jorge Prado [es] Conservative Coalition June 26, 1933
Alfredo Henriod Military November 26, 1933
Antonio Rodríguez Military May 21, 1935
Diómedes Arias-Schreiber [es] March 20, 1939
Guillermo Garrido Lecca [es] December 8, 1939
Ricardo de la Puente [es] May 21, 1942
Rafael Belaúnde [es] National Democratic Front July 28, 1945
Manuel E. Rodríguez [es] Military January 23, 1946
Manuel A. Odría Military January 12, 1947
Julio César Villegas Cerro June 17, 1948
Augusto Villacorta Álvarez November 3, 1948
Ricardo de la Puente [es] July 28, 1950
Augusto Romero [es] March 20, 1952
Alejandro Esparza [es] September 16, 1955
Augusto Villacorta Álvarez December 22, 1955
Jorge Fernández [es] July 28, 1956
Carlos Carrillo [es] April 7, 1958
Ricardo Elías [es] June 16, 1960
Juan Bossio Collae July 18, 1962
Germán Pagador Blondet October 10, 1962
Óscar Trelles Popular Action July 28, 1963
Juan Languasco [es] Popular Action January 1, 1964
Miguel Rotalde [es] Navy July 27, 1964
Octavio Mongrut [es] Popular Action August 1, 1965
Javier Alva Popular Action September 15, 1965
Luis Alayza Escardó [es] Popular Action October 26, 1966
Luis Ponce [es] Navy July 9, 1967
Carlos Velarde [es] Popular Action June 2, 1968
Manuel Velarde [es] Popular Action October 2, 1968 October 3, 1968
Ministers of the Interior
Armando Artola [es] Military October 3, 1968 May 18, 1971
Pedro Richter Military May 18, 1971 September 3, 1975
César Campos Quesada Military September 3, 1975 February 1, 1976
Luis Cisneros Vizquerra [es] Military February 1, 1976 May 12, 1978
Fernando Velit Sabattini Military February 15, 1978 May 7, 1980
César Iglesias Barrón Military May 7, 1980 July 28, 1980
José María de la Jara [es] Popular Action July 28, 1980 October 30, 1981
José Gagliardi [es] Air Force October 30, 1981 January 3, 1983
Fernando Rincón [es] Popular Action January 3, 1983 March 21, 1983
Luis Pércovich Popular Action March 21, 1983 October 15, 1984
Óscar Brush [es] Military October 15, 1984 July 28, 1985
Abel Salinas APRA July 28, 1985 June 29, 1987
José Barsallo [es] APRA June 29, 1987 May 15, 1988
Juan E. Soria Díaz APRA May 15, 1988 March 2, 1989
Armando Villanueva APRA March 2, 1989 May 12, 1989
Agustín Mantilla APRA May 12, 1989 July 28, 1990
Adolfo Alvarado Fournier Military July 28, 1990 April 2, 1991
Víctor Malca [es] Military April 2, 1991 November 7, 1991
Juan Briones [es] Military November 7, 1991 April 20, 1997
César Saucedo [es] Military April 20, 1997 July 18, 1997
José Villanueva [es] Military July 18, 1997 August 19, 1999
César Saucedo [es] Military August 19, 1999 July 29, 2000
Walter Chacón Military July 29, 2000 October 28, 2000
Fernando Dianderas Ottone Police October 28, 2000 November 25, 2000
Ketín Vidal [es] Police November 25, 2000 July 28, 2001
Fernando Rospigliosi [es] Possible Peru July 28, 2001 July 12, 2002
Gino Costa July 12, 2002 January 27, 2003
Alberto Sanabria Ortiz Possible Peru January 27, 2003 July 25, 2003
Fernando Rospigliosi [es] Possible Peru July 25, 2003 May 7, 2004
Javier Reátegui Possible Peru May 8, 2004 January 14, 2005
Félix Murazzo [es] Police January 14, 2005 August 16, 2005
Rómulo Pizarro Possible Peru August 16, 2005 July 28, 2006
Pilar Mazzetti July 28, 2006 February 24, 2007
Luis Alva APRA February 27, 2007 October 14, 2008
Remigio Hernani [es] Police October 14, 2008 February 19, 2009
Mercedes Cabanillas APRA February 19, 2009 July 19, 2009
Octavio Salazar Police July 19, 2009 September 12, 2010
Fernando Barrios APRA September 14, 2010 November 22, 2010
Miguel Hidalgo Police November 23, 2010 July 28, 2011
Óscar Valdés Military July 28, 2011 December 10, 2011
Daniel Lozada December 11, 2011 May 10, 2012
Wilver Calle Military May 14, 2012 July 23, 2012
Wilfredo Pedraza July 23, 2012 November 15, 2013
Walter Albán [es] November 19, 2013 June 23, 2014
Daniel Urresti Military June 23, 2014 February 17, 2015
José Luis Pérez [es] February 17, 2015 July 28, 2016
Carlos Basombrío July 28, 2016 December 22, 2017
Vicente Romero Police December 27, 2017 April 2, 2018
Mauro Medina [es] Police April 2, 2018 October 17, 2018
Carlos Morán [es] Police October 19, 2018 April 24, 2020
Gastón Rodríguez [es] Police April 24, 2020 July 15, 2020
Jorge Montoya Pérez [es] Air Force July 15, 2020 September 9, 2020
César Gentille [es] Police September 10, 2020 November 10, 2020
Gastón Rodríguez [es] Police November 12, 2020 November 17, 2020
Rubén Vargas Céspedes [es] November 18, 2020 December 2, 2020
Cluber Aliaga [es] Police December 2, 2020 December 7, 2020
José Elice [es] Purple Party December 7, 2020 July 28, 2021
Juan Manuel Carrasco Together for Peru July 29, 2021 October 6, 2021
Luis Barranzuela October 6, 2021 November 3, 2021
Avelino Guillén November 4, 2021 January 30, 2022
Alfonso Chávarry [es] Police February 1, 2022 May 22, 2022
Dimitri Senmache [es] May 22, 2022 June 30, 2022
Mariano González [es] National Victory July 4, 2022 July 19, 2022
Willy Huerta [es] July 19, 2022 December 7, 2022
César Cervantes [es] Police December 10, 2022 December 21, 2022
Víctor Rojas [es] Police December 21, 2022 January 13, 2023
Vicente Romero Police January 13, 2023 November 17, 2023
Víctor Torres Police November 21, 2023 April 1, 2024
Walter Ortiz Acosta [es] Police April 1, 2024 May 16, 2024
Juan José Santiváñez [es] May 16, 2024 March 24, 2025
Julio Díaz Zulueta [es] Police March 24, 2025

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Did not take office (absent). His absence led to his replacement soon after.
  2. ^ a b As Secretary.
  3. ^ a b Interim.
  4. ^ a b Representing the government based in Arequipa during the War of the Pacific.
  5. ^ As "Minister-General" (representing the ministries of Government, Police, Public Works, Statistics, and War and Navy) of his brother's government in Cajamarca during the War of the Pacific, which would be legitimised by the Chilean government throughout the year.

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