María Zavala Valladares (born January 15, 1956) is a

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vian politician, lawyer and judge. She was the

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Biography

Zavala Valladares was born in

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on 15 January 1956. Zavala Valladares has been President of the Superior Courts of

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and Loreto. She was appointed

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of Peru in 2006 when she became a member of

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's first cabinet. The next Minister of Justice was Rosario Fernández who took over the role in 2008. On January 3, 2008 Zavala Valladares became Peru's Permanent Representative to the

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(OAS), replacing Antero Florez Araoz.Maria Zavala designate representative to the OAS
El Comercio, January 2008, accessed February 2013 She served until 2010. In 2010 Zavala was serving as part of a ''Truth Commission'' to investigate the fall of power of

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. In 2024, Zavala was a member of the National Board of Justice's Partial Performance Evaluation Commission which was tasked with the task of looking at the country's judges to evaluate their core competencies and to advise what additional action might assist. Zavala intends that her advice should include aligning the justice system with the UN's

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