Patricia Salas O'Brien (also known as, Patricia Salas;

Arequipa Arequipa (; Aymara and qu, Ariqipa) is a city and capital of province and the eponymous department of Peru. It is the seat of the Constitutional Court of Peru and often dubbed the "legal capital of Peru". It is the second most populated city ...

, December 6, 1958) is a Peruvian sociologist with expertise in education and social development. She served as Minister of Education of Peru from July 28, 2011, to October 31, 2013.

Biography

Emma Patricia Salas O'Brien holds a degree in sociology from the

National University of Saint Augustine The National University of Saint Augustine, known locally as ''Universidad Nacional de San Agustín'' (U.N.S.A.) is a public university in Arequipa, Peru. The National University of Saint Augustine has been consistently ranked as one of the top pu ...

(UNSA), with a master's degree in Development Strategies and Social Policies from the same university. She also completed a Ph.D. in Social Sciences at the

Catholic University of Santa María The Catholic University of Santa María (UCSM) ( es, Universidad Católica de Santa María) is a local private University in Arequipa, Peru, and has been in continuous operation since it was founded on 6 December 1961. It was founded by William Da ...

(UCSM) in

. She has been a senior lecturer at the Faculty of Social History and Sociology at UCSM (1989-2010), as well as a senior lecturer and researcher at the Institute for Educational Research and Policy at the

Antonio Ruiz de Montoya University Antonio Ruiz de Montoya University (''Universidad Antonio Ruiz de Montoya'' – UARM) is a private, non-profit university located in the city of Lima, Peru, in the district of Pueblo Libre. It was founded by the Society of Jesus on 4 July 2003. It ...

(UARM) (2010-2011). She was president of the (National Education Council) (CNE), from 2005 to 2008, and participated in the design of the current National Education Project. She is an associate of the (Center for Research, Education and Development) (CIED), as well as a founding member of the . On July 28, 2011, she was sworn in as Minister of Education, as a member of President

Ollanta Humala Lieutenant colonel Ollanta Moisés Humala Tasso (; born 27 June 1962) is a Peruvian politician and former military officer who served as President of Peru from 2011 to 2016. Originally a socialist and left-wing nationalist, he is considered t ...

's first cabinet. The ceremony was held in the Golden Hall of the Government Palace.

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