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Ministry of Labor and Promotion of Employment
Ministerio de Trabajo y Promoción del Empleo
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FormedApril 30, 1949 (1949-04-30)
JurisdictionPeru
Headquarters655 Salaverry, Lima
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Websitewww.gob.pe/minedu
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The Ministry of Labour and Promotion of Employment[1] (Spanish: Ministerio de Trabajo y Promoción del Empleo; MTPE, also MINTRA) of Peru is the government ministry responsible for matters of labour and promotion of employment. It also promotes social welfare and vocational training, as well as the ensurance of compliance with legal standards and working conditions, in a context of dialogue and consultation between social partners and the state.

As of 6 September 2023, the minister responsible is Daniel Maurate [es].

History

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The ministry has its origins in an office that operated as part of a series of ministries. It was formally created on April 30, 1949, through Law Decree 11009, with the name Ministry of Labour and Indian Affairs (Spanish: Ministerio de Trabajo y Asuntos Indígenas).[2]

From 1969 onwards, the ministry took a number of names according to the offices with which it worked:

  • Ministry of Labour and Communities (Spanish: Ministerio de Trabajo y Comunidades): 1966–1969.
  • Ministry of Labour (Spanish: Ministerio de Trabajo): 1969–1981.
  • Ministry of Labour and Social Promotion (Spanish: Ministerio de Trabajo y Promoción Social): 1981–2002

It ultimately acquired its current name in 2002.[3]

Organisation

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  • Senior Management
    • Minister of Labour and Employment Promotion
    • Vice Ministry of Labour
      • General Directorate of Labour
      • General Directorate of Fundamental Rights and Occupational Health and Safety
      • General Directorate of Labour Inspection Policies
    • Vice Ministry of Employment Promotion and Labour Training
      • General Directorate of Employment Promotion
      • General Directorate of the National Employment Service
      • General Directorate of Standardization, Formalization for Employment, and Certification of Labour Competencies
    • General Secretariat
  • Technical Consulting
  • Attorney General's Office
  • Internal Inspection
  • Audit and Special Examinations
  • Inspections and Investigations
  • ESSALUD

Entities administered by the ministry include:

  • Superintendencia Nacional de Fiscalización Laboral (SUNAFIL)
  • Consejo Nacional de Trabajo y Promoción del Empleo
  • Consejo Nacional de Seguridad y Salud en el Trabajo
  • Seguro Social de Salud (ESSALUD; 1973–1984), previously the Instituto Peruano de Seguridad Social.

List of ministers

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Name Party Period
Term start Term end
Ministers of Labour and Indian Affairs (1949–1966)
Armando Artola del Pozo — May 31, 1949 August 9, 1954
Víctor A. Casagrande Velezmoro August 9, 1954 September 15, 1955
Carlos D'Ugard Murgado September 15, 1955 December 24, 1955
Augusto Romero Lovo [es] December 24, 1955 July 28, 1956
Ricardo Elías Aparicio [es] July 28, 1956 April 4, 1958
Antonio Pinilla Sánchez-Concha [es] April 4, 1958 September 3, 1958
Ricardo Elías Aparicio [es] September 3, 1958 July 18, 1959
Luis Alvarado Garrido [es] July 18, 1959 October 15, 1960
José Luis González Suárez October 15, 1960 November 19, 1961
José Merino Reyna November 19, 1961 July 18, 1962
José Gagliardi Schiaffino [es] July 18, 1962 July 28, 1963
Miguel Ángel Cussianovich Valderrama Acción Popular July 28, 1963 July 27, 1964
Frank Griffiths Escardó [es] July 27, 1964 September 15, 1965
Ministers of Labour and Communities (1966–1969)
Miguel Dammert Muelle [es] Acción Popular September 15, 1965 November 24, 1966
Manuel Velarde Aspíllaga [es] November 24, 1966 October 6, 1967
Fernando Calmell del Solar Zúñiga [es] October 6, 1967 October 2, 1968
Alfonso Grados Bertorini [es] October 2, 1968 October 3, 1968
Rolando Gilardi Rodríguez — October 3, 1968 October 4, 1968
Ministers of Labour (1969–1981)
Jorge Chamot Biggs — October 4, 1968 September 28, 1970
Pedro Sala Orozco September 28, 1970 November 28, 1974
Dante Poggi Morán November 28, 1974 August 30, 1975
August 30, 1975 October 20, 1975
Luis Galindo Chapman October 20, 1975 May 16, 1977
Luis Ugarelli Valle May 16, 1977 January 1, 1978
José García-Calderón Koechlin January 1, 1978 July 23, 1979
Javier Elías Vargas July 23, 1979 July 28, 1980
Ministers of Labour and Social Promotion (1981–2002)
Alfonso Grados Bertorini [es] — July 28, 1980 July 27, 1983
Patricio Ricketts Rey de Castro July 27, 1983 August 15, 1983
Joaquín Leguía Gálvez [es] Acción Popular August 15, 1983 July 28, 1985
Carlos Blancas Bustamante [es] Democracia Cristiana July 28, 1985 June 25, 1986
Orestes Rodríguez Campos APRA June 25, 1986 September 4, 1989
Wilfredo Chau Villanueva September 4, 1989 July 28, 1990
Carlos Torres y Torres Lara [es] Cambio 90 July 28, 1990 February 15, 1991
Alfonso de los Heros Pérez-Albela [es] — February 15, 1991 April 6, 1992
Augusto Antoniolli Vásquez April 6, 1992 July 28, 1995
Sandro Fuentes Acurio [es] July 28, 1995 April 3, 1996
Jorge González Izquierdo [es] April 3, 1996 January 5, 1999
Jorge Mufarech Nemy January 6, 1999 April 16, 1999
Pedro Flores Polo April 16, 1999 July 28, 2000
Edgardo Mosqueira Medina July 29, 2000 November 25, 2000
Jaime Zavala Costa [es] November 25, 2000 July 28, 2001
Ministers of Labour and Promotion of Employment
Fernando Villarán de la Puente [es] — July 28, 2001 June 28, 2003
Jesús Alvarado Hidalgo [es] Perú Posible June 28, 2003 January 5, 2004
Juan Ramírez Canchari [es] January 5, 2004 February 16, 2004
Javier Neves Mujica — February 16, 2004 February 25, 2005
Juan Sheput Moore [es] Perú Posible February 25, 2005 October 7, 2005
Carlos Almerí Veramendi [es] October 7, 2005 July 28, 2006
Susana Pinilla Cisneros — July 28, 2006 December 19, 2007
Mario Pasco Cosmópolis [es] December 20, 2007 October 13, 2008
Jorge Villasante Araníbar APRA October 14, 2008 July 10, 2009
Manuela García Cochagne — July 11, 2009 July 28, 2011
Rudecindo Vega Carreazo [es] Perú Posible July 28, 2011 December 11, 2011
José Villena Petrosino [es] — December 12, 2011 December 9, 2012
Teresa Laos Cáceres [es] December 10, 2012 February 24, 2014
Ana Jara Velásquez Gana Perú February 24, 2014 July 22, 2014
Fredy Otárola Peñaranda July 22, 2014 February 17, 2015
Daniel Maurate Romero [es] — February 17, 2015 July 28, 2016
Alfonso Grados Carraro [es] July 28, 2016 January 9, 2018
Javier Barreda Jara APRA January 9, 2018 April 2, 2018
Christian Sánchez Reyes [es] — April 2, 2018 December 7, 2018
Sylvia Cáceres Pizarro [es] December 15, 2018 July 15, 2020
Martín Ruggiero Garzón [es] July 15, 2020 August 6, 2020
Javier Palacios Gallegos [es] August 6, 2020 November 12, 2020
Juan Sheput Moore [es] November 12, 2020 November 18, 2020
Javier Palacios Gallegos [es] November 18, 2020 July 28, 2021
Íber Maraví Olarte [es] July 29, 2021 October 6, 2021
Betssy Chávez Chino Perú Libre October 6, 2021 May 29, 2022
Juan Lira Loayza [es] — May 29, 2022 August 5, 2022
Alejandro Salas Zegarra [es] Somos Perú August 5, 2022 December 7, 2022
Eduardo García Birimisa [es] — December 13, 2022 January 12, 2023
Luis Adrianzén Ojeda [es] January 13, 2023 April 23, 2023
Fernando Varela Bohórquez [es] April 23, 2023 September 6, 2023
Daniel Maurate Romero [es] September 6, 2023 Incumbent

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Convenio N° 120-2014-MINEDU: Interinstitutional Agreement Between the Association of Canadian Community Colleges, The Ministry of Education of Peru and the Ministry of Labour and Promotion of Employment of Peru for the Implementation of the "Education for Employment" Program" (PDF). Ministerio de Educación. 2014-04-04.
  2. ^ Abanto Cabanillas, Alicia (2011). "La institucionalidad indígena en el Perú". Argumentos (4). Instituto de Estudios Peruanos.
  3. ^ "LEY N° 27711" (PDF). Ministerio de Trabajo. 2002-04-16.
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