Ministry of Defence (Peru)


The Ministry of Defence is the government ministry responsible for safeguarding national security on land, sea and air. It exercises command over the Peruvian Armed Forces composed of the Army, the Navy and the Air Force.
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History

In 1821, José de San Martín created three ministries of the Protectorate of Peru: those of Finance, War and Navy and Foreign Affairs. They were again reestablished in 1844 after a series of changes in government.
On March 21, 1824, Simón Bolívar issued a decree in Trujillo reducing the three ministries to a single one, which would become the General Secretariat of Affairs of the Peruvian Republic, under Colonel José Gabriel Pérez. However, shortly thereafter, the Governing Junta repealed the decree, reestablishing the three ministries.
On October 13, 1920, during the second government of President Augusto B. Leguía, the Ministry of War and Navy was separated into two ministries through law N° 4003. The Navy Aviator Corps was created the same year as part of the Peruvian Navy, with the Navy ministry being reorganised as the Ministry of Navy and Aviation, combining both military entities until 1941, when the Ministry of Aviation was created.
The Ministry of Defence was created by Law No. 24654 on 1 April 1987, during the government of President Alan García. It absorbed the aforementioned Ministries of War, Navy and Aeronautics as well as the Joint Command of the Armed Forces and the National Defence Secretariat.

Organisation

The ministry is organised as follows:Secretaría General Viceministerio de Asuntos Administrativos y Económicos Viceministerio de Asuntos Logísticos y de Personal Dirección Nacional de Política y Estrategia Comando Conjunto de las Fuerzas Armadas Ejército del Perú Marina de Guerra del Perú Fuerza Aérea del Perú
Entities under the ministry include: