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Regional governments of Peru
The regional Governments () of the government of Peru administer each of the country's 24 departments, as well as the Constitutional Province of Callao and the Province of Metropolitan Lima. It has political, economic, and administrative autonomy in the subjects of its matter. The Constitution of Peru first mandated the establishment of regional governments in 1979.
Structure
The Regional Governments of Peru are composed of two sections: a Regional Council, which is the regulatory and oversight body of the regional governments, with a minimum of 7 and a maximum of 25 members; and the Regional Presidency, which serves as the executive organ of the Regional Government. The president of the latter is elected by direct suffrage in conjunction with a Regional Vice-President for a period of four years. In addition, it is made up of Regional Management which is coordinated and directed by a General Manager.
Assembly
The National Assembly of Regional Governments (; ANGR) is the assembly in charge of promoting the country's decentralisation.
Election
The election of the members of the Regional Council, including the President and Vice-President, is held by direct suffrage for a period of four years. Their offices are unresignable but are revocable.
Governor list
In addition to the governments listed below, the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima is the local government (in status to a regional government) that administers Metropolitan Lima.
| Region | Governor | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazonas | |||
| Áncash | Fabián Noriega Brito | ||
| Apurímac | Percy Godoy Medina | ||
| Arequipa | |||
| Ayacucho | |||
| Cajamarca | Roger Guevara | ||
| Callao | Ciro Castillo Rojo | ||
| Cuzco | Werner Salcedo | ||
| Huancavelica | |||
| Huánuco | |||
| Ica | |||
| Junín | |||
| La Libertad | César Acuña Peralta | ||
| Lambayeque | |||
| Lima | |||
| Loreto | |||
| Madre de Dios | |||
| Moquegua | Gilia Gutiérrez | ||
| Pasco | Juan Luis Chombo Heredia | ||
| Piura | |||
| Puno | |||
| San Martín | |||
| Tacna | |||
| Tumbes | Segismundo Cruces Ordinola | ||
| Ucayali |
References
References
- Toledo, Alejandro. (2002-07-17). "Ley N° 27783: Ley de Bases de la Descentralización".
- (2021-03-16). "Ley Nº 31140: Ley que modifica la Ley 27783, Ley de Bases de la Decentralización, precisando el ámbito territorial de competencias de nivel regional en el Departamento de Lima". [[El Peruano]].
- "Peru - Local and Regional Government".
- "Peru 1993 (rev. 2021) Constitution - Constitute".
- (2015). "Los Gobiernos Regionales al inicio de su segunda década: 46 experiencias de éxito de la gestión pública regional". ANGR.
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