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Violeta was appointed as Vice-Minister of the Ministry of Women’s Promotion and Human Development on 24 January 2002 by President [[Alejandro Toledo]].<ref name=profile/> She was crucial for the securement of approval for policies concerning the Forum of Equity and Social Justice of the National Agreement.<ref name=profile/>
Violeta was appointed as Vice-Minister of the Ministry of Women’s Promotion and Human Development on 24 January 2002 by President [[Alejandro Toledo]].<ref name=profile/> She was crucial for the securement of approval for policies concerning the Forum of Equity and Social Justice of the National Agreement.<ref name=profile/>

In July 2003, she was Chief of the Cabinet of Advisors to Prime Minister [[Beatriz Merino]].<ref name=newpm>{{cite web|url=https://rpp.pe/politica/gobierno/violeta-bermudez-la-abogada-que-liderara-el-gabinete-del-gobierno-de-transicion-perfil-francisco-sagasti-noticia-1304962|title=Violeta Bermúdez, la abogada que liderará la PCM del gobierno de transición [Perfil]|publisher=RPP.pe|accessdate=19 November 2020}}</ref> She left the position in December of that year.<ref name=newpm/>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==

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Violeta Bermúdez
Prime Minister of Peru
Assumed office
18 November 2020
PresidentFrancisco Sagasti
Preceded byÁntero Flores Aráoz
Vice Minister of Women
In office
24 January 2002 – 1 August 2020
PresidentAlejandro Toledo
Preceded byCecilia Suarez Claros
Succeeded byMaria Elizabeth Querol Campos de Arana
Personal details
Born
Violeta Bermúdez Valdivia

(1961-08-12) 12 August 1961 (age 62)
Lima, Peru
SpouseSamuel Abad Yupanqui
EducationNational University of San Marcos
Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
OccupationLawyer, writer, diplomat

Violeta Bermúdez Valdivia (born 12 August 1961) is a Peruvian lawyer, writer and diplomat. On 18 November 2020, Bermúdez became the Prime Minister of Peru.[1]

Career

From April 1997 to January 2002, she served as the Human Rights Coordinator of the United States Agency for International Development representing Peru.[2]

Violeta was appointed as Vice-Minister of the Ministry of Women’s Promotion and Human Development on 24 January 2002 by President Alejandro Toledo.[2] She was crucial for the securement of approval for policies concerning the Forum of Equity and Social Justice of the National Agreement.[2]

In July 2003, she was Chief of the Cabinet of Advisors to Prime Minister Beatriz Merino.[3] She left the position in December of that year.[3]

Personal life

Born in Lima, Bermúdez studied law at the National University of San Marcos and at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Peru President picks new Cabinet to ease protests, market fears". Reuters. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "VIOLETA BERMÚDEZ". Vital Voices.org. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Violeta Bermúdez, la abogada que liderará la PCM del gobierno de transición [Perfil]". RPP.pe. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Profile: VIOLET BERMUDEZ VALDIVIA" (in Spanish). PUCP.edu. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of Peru
2020–present
Incumbent