Gerónimo Wilfredo Pedraza Sierra (born 30 September 1960) is a Peruvian lawyer and politician. He served as interior minister of Peru from July 2012 to 31 October 2013.[1]
Wilfredo Pedraza | |
|---|---|
.jpg) | |
| Minister of Interior | |
| In office 24 July 2012 – 31 October 2013 | |
| President | Ollanta Humala |
| Prime Minister | Juan Jimenez |
| Preceded by | Wilver Calle Girón |
| Succeeded by | Walter Albán |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 September 1960 Andahuaylas, Peru |
| Political party | Peruvian Nationalist Party (2020-present) |
| Alma mater | University of San Martín de Porres |
Career
editPedraza is a lawyer by profession.[2] His speciality in the field of law is criminal system and citizen security.[3] He served as the coordinator of the special investigations unit of the truth and reconciliation commission.[3] He headed Peru's prison system, the national penitentiary institute, for two terms.[3] He was appointed interior minister in a reshuffle on 24 July 2012 to the cabinet led by prime minister Juan Jimenez.[4][5] Pedraza, an independent politician, succeeded Wilver Calle Girón in the post.[3][6][7] Calle had been in office since 15 May 2012.[8]
In March 2013, Pedraza and other senior officials including President Ollanta Humala were harshly criticised due to government's ineffective combat against crime in the country.[9]
Asked for his opinion regarding the population's claim for the growing wave of crime and violence that is hitting the capital, Pedraza said that insecurity was only a matter of "sensation",[10] an expression that was harshly criticized, although months later it was it retracted and recognized that insecurity was not just a perception but "a real problem".[11]
On 15 November 2013, the opposition presented a motion of censure against Pedraza for the scandal that compromised the National Police for the undue protection provided to the house of Óscar López Meneses, former political operator of Vladimiro Montesinos at the time of Fujimorism.[12] He resigned immediately, without waiting for the vote of censure. In his resignation letter, he gave an account of his management, highlighting the expansion and equipping of the police stations, as well as the modernization of the Criminalistics Directorate of the National Police of Peru.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Wilfredo Pedraza: Lee la carta de renuncia al Ministerio del Interior". Peru.com (in Spanish). 15 November 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Peru's Humala Names New Cabinet to Quell Minas Conga Dispute". Fox Business. Lima. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Humala Makes Major Cabinet Shuffle Prior to Address to the Nation". Peruvian Times. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ "Peru names new PM". Xinhua. Lima. 24 July 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ "July 2012". Rulers. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ "Newly appointed Interior Minister to focus on citizen security". Southern Pulse. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ "Peru's Humala shakes up Cabinet amid mine protests". Boston. Lima. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ "Second retired general joins Peruvian Cabinet". Reuters. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ Dube, Ryan (11 March 2013). "Peru Appoints New Police Chief After Criticism Over Fighting Crime". The Wall Street Journal. Lima. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ "Pedraza: "La inseguridad ciudadana es un tema de sensación" - Política | Perú 21". 7 August 2013. Archived from the original on 7 August 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Wilfredo Pedraza admite que inseguridad no es solo una "percepción" - Actualidad | Perú 21". 10 May 2013. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ PERÚ, NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO (15 November 2013). "Por escándalo López Meneses: Wilfredo Pedraza no es más ministro del Interior | POLITICA". El Comercio Perú (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 May 2021.
