Prime Minister of Peru


The prime minister of Peru, officially the president of the Council of Ministers, serves as head of the cabinet and as the most senior member of the Council of Ministers, being appointed by the president of Peru. The person heads the presidency of the Council of Ministers of Peru, the governmental organisation that oversees the Council of Ministers and coordinates and monitors the multisectoral policies and programmes of the executive branch, as well as coordinates actions with the legislative branch, the autonomous constitutional bodies, and the entities and commissions of the executive branch, aligning priorities to ensure compliance with objectives of national interest.
The prime minister is not the executive head of government, since the president of Peru serves both as head of state and head of government, similar to the prime minister of South Korea. Peru is one of the few countries in Latin America where the position of prime minister currently exists.
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History

The office was created in 1856, when the Council of Ministers was itself created through that year's constitution. Under the governments of Mariano Ignacio Prado and Nicolás de Piérola, the ministries took the names of secretariats, and the head of state directly oversaw the functions attributed to the president of the Council of Ministers.
Ernesto Álvarez Miranda serves as the incumbent prime minister since 14 October 2025.

Organisation

Entities administered by the ministry include: