Vicente Zeballos | |
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| Permanent Representative of Peru to the Organization of American States | |
| In office 27 August 2020 – 10 November 2020 | |
| President | Martín Vizcarra |
| Preceded by | José Manuel Boza Orozco |
| Succeeded by | Hugo de Zela |
| Prime Minister of Peru | |
| In office 30 September 2019 – 15 July 2020 | |
| President | Martín Vizcarra |
| Deputy | Desilú León Chempén |
| Preceded by | Salvador del Solar |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Cateriano |
| Minister of Justice and Human Rights | |
| In office 21 July 2018 – 30 September 2019 | |
| President | Martín Vizcarra |
| Preceded by | Salvador Heresi |
| Succeeded by | Ana Teresa Revilla |
| Member of Congress | |
| In office 26 July 2011 – 30 September 2019 | |
| Constituency | Moquegua |
| Mayor of Mariscal Nieto | |
| In office 1 January 2003 – 31 December 2006 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 May 1963 Tacna, Peru |
| Nationality |  Peruvian |
| Political party | Independent (2015–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Union for Peru (2001-2015) Peruvians for Change (non-affiliated member) (2016-2019) |
| Alma mater | Universidad Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (LLB) Complutense University of Madrid |
Vicente Antonio Zeballos Salinas (born 10 May 1963) is a Peruvian politician who served as Prime Minister of Peru from September 2019 to July 2020, under President Martín Vizcarra's administration. Prior, he served as Minister of Justice and Human Rights.[1]
Born in the southern region of Tacna, Zeballos began his political career as mayor of Mariscal Nieto Province in Moquegua, from 2003 to 2006.[2] Subsequently, in 2011, he was elected to Congress in for the National Solidarity Alliance, representing Moquegua and the only congressman from Union for Peru. Zeballos was reelected in 2016, running this time as an independent within Peruvians for Change. He left the parliamentary caucus in December 2017, in protest to the pardon granted to former president Alberto Fujimori by the leader of the party and then-President of Peru, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski.[3]
In Martín Vizcarra's administration, Zeballos was appointed Minister of Justice and Human Rights, serving in the position until his appointment as Prime Minister after Salvador del Solar's resignation due to the denied confidence given by Congress, prompting its constitutional dissolution. His tenure was marked by controversy and subject of extensive media scrutiny regarding his management skills, specifically during the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru.[4] Zeballos was succeeded in office by former Prime Minister Pedro Cateriano on July 15, 2020.
- ^ "PERU'S VIZCARRA SWEARS IN JUSTICE MINISTER VICENTE ZEBALLOS AS HIS NEW PRIME MINISTER". Yahoo News. Reuters. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ PERÚ, Empresa Peruana de Servicios Editoriales S. A. EDITORA. "Conoce el perfil del nuevo ministro de Justicia, Vicente Zeballos". andina.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-02-13.
- ^ LR, Redacción (2019-05-28). "Vicente Zeballos también renuncia a bancada de PPK tras indulto". larepublica.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-02-13.
- ^ "Rennán Espinoza: "voto de confianza a Gabinete Zeballos no significaría una aprobación"". May 28, 2020. Retrieved Aug 5, 2020.