Regional governments of Peru


The regional Governments of the government of Peru administer each of the country's 24 departments, as well as the Constitutional Province of Callao and the Province of Metropolitan Lima. It has political, economic, and administrative autonomy in the subjects of its matter. The Constitution of Peru first mandated the establishment of regional governments in 1979.

Structure

The Regional Governments of Peru are composed of two sections: a Regional Council, which is the regulatory and oversight body of the regional governments, with a minimum of 7 and a maximum of 25 members; and the Regional Presidency, which serves as the executive organ of the Regional Government. The president of the latter is elected by direct suffrage in conjunction with a Regional Vice-President for a period of four years. In addition, it is made up of Regional Management which is coordinated and directed by a General Manager.

Assembly

The National Assembly of Regional Governments is the assembly in charge of promoting the country's decentralisation.

Election

The election of the members of the Regional Council, including the President and Vice-President, is held by direct suffrage for a period of four years. Their offices are unresignable but are revocable.

Governor list

In addition to the governments listed below, the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima is the local government that administers Metropolitan Lima.
RegionGovernorTerm startTerm end
Amazonas
ÁncashFabián Noriega Brito
ApurímacPercy Godoy Medina
Arequipa
Ayacucho
CajamarcaRoger Guevara
CallaoCiro Castillo Rojo
CuzcoWerner Salcedo
Huancavelica
Huánuco
Ica
Junín
La LibertadCésar Acuña Peralta
Lambayeque
Lima
Loreto
Madre de Dios
MoqueguaGilia Gutiérrez
PascoJuan Luis Chombo Heredia
Piura
Puno
San Martín
Tacna
TumbesSegismundo Cruces Ordinola
Ucayali