Ministry of Health (Peru)

Government ministry of Peru

Ministry of HealthMinisterio de Salud

Agency overview
Formed| 5 October 1935; 89 years ago (1935-10-05)
Headquarters| 801 Salaverry, Jesús María, Lima
Minister responsible|

* César Vásquez Sánchez [es]

Website| www.gob.pe/minsa

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The Ministry of Health (Spanish: Ministerio de Salud, MINSA) of Peru is the government ministry in charge of the country's healthcare system.

As of 2025[update], the minister of Health is César Vásquez Sánchez [es].

## History

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The ministry was created on October 5, 1935, through Law Decree 8124, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the death of Peruvian medical researcher Daniel Alcides Carrión.[1] Created as the Ministry of Public Health, Works and Social Precaution (Spanish: Ministerio de Salud Pública, Trabajo y Previsión Social), it incorporated the Directorate of Public Health, and the sectors of Work, Social Precaution, and Indian Affairs, all belonging to the Ministry of Development and Public Works. It additionally assumed the functions of the Department of Philanthropy, which at the time belonged to the Ministry of Justice. The first Minister of Health was Armando Montes de Peralta [es].

In 1942, the ministry changed its name to the Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance (Spanish: Ministerio de Salud Pública, Trabajo y Previsión Social). This name remained until 1968, when it adopted its current name.

In 2003, it incorporated the Medicinal Botanical Garden of Lima, created in 1991, into its National Institute of Health.

From 2020 onwards, the ministry oversaw a large part of the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru.

## Organisation

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* Vice Ministry of Public Health
* Directorate-General of Public Health Policies and Regulations
* Directorate-General of Strategic Interventions in Public Health: Directorate of Mental Health
* Directorate-General of Health Promotion and Territorial Management
* Directorate-General of Environmental Health and Food Safety
* Directorate-General of Disaster Risk Management and National Health Defense
* National Centre for Epidemiology, Disease Prevention, and Control (CDC)
* National School of Public Health
* Metropolitan Lima Health Directorate (DIRIS)
* Vice Ministry of Health Benefits and Insurance
* Directorate-General of Health Benefits
* Directorate-General of Health Insurance
* Directorate-General of Infrastructure, Equipment, and Maintenance
* Directorate-General of Human Resources Management and Development
* Directorate-General of Medicines, Supplies, and Drugs (DIGEMID)
* National Centre for the Supply of Strategic Health Resources
* General Secretariat
* General Administration Office
* General Resources Office Human Resources
* General Office of Information Technology
* General Office of Communications
* General Office of Transparency and Document Processing
* General Office of Planning, Budget, and Modernisation
* General Office of Coordination and Coordination
* General Office of Legal Counsel
* General Office of Cooperation and International Affairs
* Public Organisations and Programmes
* Institute for Health Services Management
* National Health Investment Programme
* National Health Council

Entities administered by the ministry include:

* National Institute of Neoplastic Diseases (INEN)
* National Institute of Health (INS)
* National Institute of Child Health (INSN)
* National Superintendency of Health (SUSALUD)
* Comprehensive Health Insurance (SIS)
* Intangible Solidarity Health Fund (FISSAL)
* National Health Investment Programme (PRONIS)
* Program for the Creation of Integrated Health Networks (PCRIS)

## List of ministers

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Name | Party | Period

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Ministers of Public Health, Works and Social Precaution (1935–1942)

Armando Montes de Peralta [es] | —  | October 9, 1935 | April 12, 1936
Fortunato Quesada Larrea  | April 13, 1936 | September 23, 1936
Roque Augusto Saldías Maninat | September 24, 1936 | November 2, 1937
Rafael Escardó  | November 3, 1937 | April 19, 1938
Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen [es] | April 30, 1938 | December 7, 1939

Ministers of Public Health and Social Assistance (1942–1968)

Constantino J. Carvallo  | —  | December 8, 1939 | August 27, 1945
Óscar Trelles Montes | August 28, 1945 | January 22, 1946
Julio Ernesto Portugal [es] | January 23, 1946 | January 11, 1947
Alberto Hurtado Abadía [es] | January 12, 1947 | October 30, 1947
Manuel R. Nieto  | October 31, 1947 | February 28, 1948
Arturo Jiménez Pacheco  | March 1, 1948 | June 17, 1948
Alberto Hurtado Abadía [es] | June 18, 1948 | October 27, 1948
Alberto López Flores  | October 31, 1948 | June 27, 1950
Edgardo Rebagliati Martins | June 28, 1950 | August 4, 1952
Luis N. Sáenz  | August 5, 1952 | August 9, 1954
Armando Montes de Peralta [es] | August 10, 1954 | September 14, 1955
Jorge de Romaña Plazolles  | September 15, 1955 | December 5, 1955
Alberto López Flores  | December 5, 1955 | July 27, 1956
Jorge Haaker Fort  | July 28, 1956 | September 23, 1957
Francisco Sánchez-Moreno Moscoso [es] | September 24, 1957 | June 19, 1959
Guillermo Garrido-Lecca Frías [es] | June 20, 1959 | June 6, 1960
Rodrigo Franco Guerra [es] | June 10, 1960 | February 18, 1961
Eduardo Watson Cisneros  | February 19, 1961 | July 18, 1962
Víctor Solano Castro  | July 18, 1962 | July 28, 1963
Javier Arias Stella | Acción Popular | July 28, 1963 | September 15, 1965
Daniel Becerra de la Flor [es] | September 16, 1965 | September 7, 1967
Javier Arias Stella | September 9, 1967 | October 2, 1968
Javier Correa Miller [es] | October 2, 1968 | October 3, 1968

Ministers of Health

Eduardo Montero Rojas  | —  | October 10, 1968 | December 30, 1969
Rolando Caro Constantini  | December 31, 1969 | April 27, 1971
Fernando Miró Quesada Bahamonde [es] | April 28, 1971
August 28, 1975 | August 28, 1975
October 18, 1975
Jorge Tamayo de la Flor  | October 18, 1975 | December 31, 1976
Humberto Campodónico Hoyos  | January 1, 1977 | December 31, 1977
Óscar Dávila Zumaeta  | January 1, 1978 | September 15, 1978
Eduardo Rivasplata Hurtado  | September 18, 1978 | July 27, 1980
Uriel García Cáceres [es] | Acción Popular | July 27, 1980 | March 2, 1982
Juan Franco Ponce [es] | March 3, 1982 | February 28, 1985
Carlos Bazán Zender | March 1, 1985 | July 28, 1985
David Tejada de Rivero | APRA | July 28, 1985 | June 29, 1987
Ilda Urízar Peroni  | June 29, 1987 | March 15, 1988
Luis Pinillos Ashton [es] | —  | March 15, 1988 | May 12, 1989
David Tejada de Rivero | APRA | May 12, 1989 | October 3, 1989
Paul Caro Gamarra [es] | October 3, 1989 | July 27, 1990
Carlos Vidal Layseca | —  | July 28, 1990 | February 18, 1991
Víctor Yamamoto Miyakawa  | Cambio 90 | February 18, 1991 | November 6, 1991
Víctor Paredes Guerra | November 6, 1991 | August 28, 1993
Jaime Freundt-Thurne Oyanguren [es] | August 28, 1993 | October 7, 1994
Eduardo Yong Motta  | —  | October 10, 1994 | April 3, 1996
Marino Costa Bauer [es] | April 10, 1996 | January 5, 1999
Carlos de Romaña y García  | January 5, 1999 | April 14, 1999
Alejandro Aguinaga Recuenco | Nueva Mayoría | April 15, 1999 | November 25, 2000
Eduardo Pretell Zárate [es] | Acción Popular | November 25, 2000 | July 28, 2001
Luis Solari de la Fuente | Perú Posible | July 28, 2001 | January 18, 2002
Fernando Carbone Campoverde | —  | January 21, 2002 | June 28, 2003
Álvaro Vidal Rivadeneyra [es] | June 28, 2003 | February 16, 2004
Pilar Mazzetti Soler | February 16, 2004 | July 28, 2006
Carlos Vallejos Sologuren | APRA | July 29, 2006 | December 20, 2007
Hernán Garrido-Lecca Montañez | December 20, 2007 | October 14, 2008
Óscar Ugarte Ubilluz | Partido Humanista Peruano | October 14, 2008 | July 28, 2011
Alberto Tejada Noriega | —  | July 28, 2011 | July 23, 2012
Midori de Habich Rospigliosi [es] | July 23, 2012 | November 5, 2014
Aníbal Velásquez Valdivia [es] | November 5, 2014 | July 28, 2016
Patricia García Funegra | July 28, 2016 | September 17, 2017
Fernando d'Alessio Ipinza [es] | September 17, 2017 | January 9, 2018
Abel Salinas Rivas [es] | APRA | January 9, 2018 | April 2, 2018
Silvia Pessah Eljay | —  | April 2, 2018 | January 5, 2019
Zulema Tomás Gonzales | January 7, 2019 | November 15, 2019
Elizabeth Hinostroza Pereyra | November 18, 2019 | March 20, 2020
Víctor Zamora Mesía [es] | Frente Amplio | March 20, 2020 | July 15, 2020
Pilar Mazzetti Soler | —  | July 15, 2020 | November 10, 2020
Abel Salinas Rivas [es] | APRA | November 11, 2020 | November 15, 2020
Pilar Mazzetti Soler | —  | November 18, 2020 | February 12, 2021
Óscar Ugarte Ubilluz | Juntos Por El Perú | February 13, 2021 | July 28, 2021
Hernando Cevallos Flores | Frente Amplio | July 29, 2021 | February 8, 2022
Hernán Condori Machado | Perú Libre | February 8, 2022 | March 31, 2022
Jorge López Peña [es] | —  | April 7, 2022 | October 23, 2022
Kelly Portalatino [es] | Perú Libre | October 27, 2022 | December 7, 2022
Rosa Gutiérrez | —  | December 10, 2022 | June 15, 2023
César Vásquez Sánchez [es] | APP | June 19, 2023 | Incumbent

## See also

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* Healthcare in Peru
* List of hospitals in Peru

## References

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1. ^ "Ministerio de Salud cumple 81 años protegiendo la salud de las personas". Gob.pe. 2016-10-05.

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