Pedro Miguel Angulo Arana (born 5 February 1960) is a Peruvian lawyer who served as

prime minister of Peru The president of the Council of Ministers of Peru ( es, link=no, presidente del Consejo de Ministros del Perú), informally called Premier (form of address) or Prime Minister, is the head of the cabinet as the most senior member of the Council ...

under the presidency of

Dina Boluarte Dina Ercilia Boluarte Zegarra ( (); born 31 May 1962) is a Peruvian politician, civil servant, and lawyer currently serving as the president of Peru, President of Peru since 7 December 2022. She had served as the Vice President of Peru, first ...

, from 10 to 21 December 2022.

Education

Angulo Arana obtained his bachelor's degree in communication sciences from the

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, later obtaining a master's degree and a doctorate in law from the

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Political career

Prior to his appointment as prime minister of Peru, Angulo served as a senior prosecutor for the Public Prosecutor's Office. In November 2020, he was selected as the presidential nominee for the

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Contigo party for the

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, but was unable to register on time for the election. On 10 December 2022, Angulo was sworn in as

Prime Minister of Peru The president of the Council of Ministers of Peru ( es, link=no, presidente del Consejo de Ministros del Perú), informally called Premier (form of address) or Prime Minister, is the head of the cabinet as the most senior member of the Council ...

by president Dina Boluarte. He was succeeded by

Alberto Otárola Luis Alberto Otárola Peñaranda (born 12 February 1967) is a Peruvian attorney and politician who currently serves as Prime Minister of Peru. He previously served as Minister of Defense twice, under Ollanta Humala and Dina Boluarte. Politic ...

on 21 December.

Controversy

In 2006, the

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(IFEX) criticized Angulo's actions serving as state prosecutor when he charged a journalist with withholding evidence, with IFEX stating that the journalist's actions were not a crime under Peruvian law and that he was attempting to broadcast alleged recordings of National Intelligence Council chief César Almeyda blackmailing Óscar Villanueva, a general. According to

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, Angulo faced 13 criminal investigations as of his appointment in December 2022, including abuse of authority, abuse of public administration, abuse of public faith, blackmail, extortion and others. ''

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'' wrote that Prime Minister Angulo faces allegations of sexual harassment of women assistants and supporting the actions of César Hinostroza, who illegally asked for favors from magistrate María Apaza and fled from Peru.

References

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