Ministry of Development (Peru)

The Ministry of Development and Public Works (Spanish: Ministerio de Fomento y Obras Públicas) was a government ministry of Peru. Created in 1896, it oversaw the development of public works, infrastructure and charity. Its former headquarters, located at the Park of the Exhibition,[1] now house the Metropolitan Museum of Lima since 2010.[2][3]

Ministry of Development and Public Works
Ministerio de Fomento y Obras Públicas

Former headquarters
Ministry overview
FormedJanuary 22, 1896
Dissolved1969
Superseding agencies
JurisdictionGovernment of Peru
HeadquartersPark of the Exhibition, Lima

History

The ministry was created on January 22, 1896, under the presidency of Nicolás de Piérola, with Eduardo López de Romaña chosen to serve as its first minister.[4] The ministry initially brought together the following offices:[5]

By the decree of February 25, 1896, two Directorates were created in the Ministry: Development (in charge of mining, industry, charity and hygiene matters) and Public Works and Irrigation.[5] By law of October 3, 1896, the School of Engineers became dependent on this Ministry (previously dependent on the Ministry of Justice and Instruction).[6]

The Minister's office was in the Government Palace, later being transferred to the premises where the Municipal Palace stands today. In 1910, its permanent transfer to the Palace of the Exhibition was arranged, where he shared the facilities with the Municipal Council of Lima. Over time, this location became insufficient and the ministry was housed in a building located on 28 de Julio Avenue.[1]

The founding of this ministry constituted a milestone in the restructuring of the Peruvian state in the aftermath of the War of the Pacific. From the founding of Peru until then, there had only been five ministries: Government and Police; Foreign Relations; Justice and Instruction; Finance and Commerce; and War and Navy. The creation of a Ministry of Development implied that the State was convinced that it should promote the economic and material development of the country. The new ministry attracted a new bureaucracy, made up of engineers, sociologists, economists, doctors, and geographers. Throughout the 20th century, this ministry was disintegrated into several others.[7]

List of ministers

ImageMinisterPartyTerm startPresident
Eduardo López de Romaña25 January 1896Nicolás de Piérola
Manuel J. Cuadros8 August 1896
Ricardo L. FloresLiberal25 November 1897
Francisco Almenara Butler17 May 1898
Carlos Basadre Forero8 September 1899Eduardo López de Romaña
Enrique Coronel Zegarra14 December 1899
José Granda Esquivel7 August 1900
Miguel A. Rojas30 August 1900
Agustín Tovar Aguilar2 October 1900
Agustín de la Torre González19 March 1901
Eugenio Larrabure y Unanue11 September 1901
Teodoro Elmore9 August 1902
David Matto4 November 1902
Manuel C. Barrios8 September 1903Manuel Candamo
José Balta Paz14 May 1904Serapio Calderón
24 September 1904José Pardo y Barreda
Pedro PortilloMilitary9 March 1906
Delfín Vidalón31 July 1906
Francisco Alayza y Paz Soldán24 September 1908Augusto B. Leguía
David Matto Usandivaras8 June 1909
Julio Ego-Aguirre Dongo17 December 1909
Agustín de la Torre González31 August 1911
José Manuel García CórdovaCivil30 November 1911
Fermín Málaga24 September 1912Guillermo Billinghurst
Víctor Castro Iglesias17 June 1913
Pedro PortilloMilitary4 August 1913
Francisco Alayza y Paz Soldán26 September 1913
Pedro PortilloMilitary31 December 1913
Benjamín BozaDemocratic3 February 1914Óscar R. Benavides
(Government Junta)
Joaquín Capelo15 May 1914Óscar R. Benavides
(Provisional)
Francisco Alayza y Paz Soldán22 August 1914
Belisario Sosa18 August 1915José Pardo y Barreda
Héctor Escardó Salazar27 July 1917
Clemente J. Revilla27 April 1918
Manuel Vinelli2 September 1918
Augusto Arrese Vegas2 March 1919
Salvador Gutiérrez Pestana5 July 1919Augusto B. Leguía
(Oncenio)[8]
Matías LeónAugust 1919
Salvador OlivaresDecember 1919
Julio Ego-Aguirre Dongo27 April 1920
Pedro José Rada y GamioPDR8 March 1921
Lauro Curletti15 August 1921
Pío Max Medina1 March 1923
Manuel G. Masías12 October 1924
Pedro José Rada y GamioPDR20 July 1925
Celestino Manchego MuñozPDRSeptember 1926
Ernesto Sousa MatuteDecember 1926
Celestino Manchego MuñozPDR25 November 1927
Alfredo Mendiola12 October 1929
Eduardo Castro RíosMilitary24 August 1930Manuel María Ponce
(Military Junta)
Eulogio CastilloMilitary27 August 1930Luis Sánchez Cerro
(Military Junta)
Manuel E. RodríguezMilitary24 November 1930
Ulises Reátegui Morey11 March 1931David Samanez Ocampo
(National Junta)
Germán Arenas y Loayza8 December 1931Luis Sánchez Cerro
Elías Lozada Benavente29 January 1932
Ricardo Caso
Manuel E. RodríguezMilitary
30 April 1933Óscar R. Benavides
(Provisional)
Pablo Ernesto Sánchez CerroUR3 May 1933
Carlos Alayza y Roel29 June 1933
Héctor Boza26 November 1933
Manuel E. RodríguezMilitary21 May 1935
Héctor Boza13 April 1936
Federico Recavarren23 October 1936
Héctor Boza29 October 1937
Carlos Moreyra y Paz Soldán8 December 1939Manuel Prado Ugarteche
Enrique Góngora Pareja28 July 1945José Luis Bustamante y Rivero
César Elías Gonzales
Alfredo Fort Magot
Jorge Sarmiento Calmet
Bernardino Vallenas
Alfonso Llosa González-PavónMilitary3 November 1948Manuel A. Odría
(Military Junta)
José del Carmen Cabrejo MejíaMilitary28 July 1950Manuel A. Odría
Carlos Salazar Southwell1951
Eduardo Miranda Sousa4 August 1952
Fernando Noriega Calmet26 July 1954
Roberto DianderasMilitary24 December 1955
Carlos Alzamora ElsterMDP28 July 1956Manuel Prado Ugarteche
Federico Hilbck Seminario1957
Eduardo Dibós Dammert1958
Alfonso Rizo Patrón1959
Jorge Grieve Madge1960
Máximo Verástegui IzurietaMilitary26 July 1962Military Government Junta
Carlos Pestana Zevallos28 July 1963Fernando Belaúnde Terry
Carlos Morales Macchiavello14 September 1964
Gastón Acurio Velarde15 September 1965
Enrique Tola Mendoza8 September 1967
Sixto Gutiérrez Chamorro29 January 1968
Pablo Carriquiry Maurer20 March 1968
Carlos Morales Macchiavello1 June 1968

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