Beatriz Merino
Beatriz Merino | |
|---|---|
Merino in 2011 | |
| President of César Vallejo University | |
| In office 1 January 2016 – 31 December 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| 2nd Public Defender of Peru | |
| In office 29 September 2005 – 30 March 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Walter Albán (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Eduardo Vega (Acting) |
| Prime Minister of Peru | |
| In office 23 June 2003 – 15 December 2003 | |
| President | Alejandro Toledo |
| Preceded by | Luis Solari De La Fuente |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Ferrero |
| Member of Congress | |
| In office 26 July 1995 – 26 July 2000 | |
| Constituency | National |
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 26 July 1990 – 5 April 1992 | |
| Constituency | National |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Martha Beatriz Merino Lucero November 15, 1947 |
| Party | Independent (1992–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Liberty Movement (1989–1992) |
| Alma mater | National University of San Marcos (LLB) London School of Economics (LLM) Harvard University (LLM) |
Martha Beatriz Merino Lucero (born November 15, 1947) is a Peruvian lawyer, academic and politician who served as the first female Prime Minister of Peru, in 2003. She previously served as Senator and Congresswoman from 1990 until 2000. Following her tenure in Alejandro Toledo's cabinet, Merino was appointed by the Peruvian Congress as the national ombudswoman for Peru, serving from 2005 to 2011, a position officially known as the Public Defender, being the second to hold the position.
Prominently a female leading persona in Peru, Merino is currently a member of the Council of Women World Leaders, an international network of current and former women presidents and prime ministers whose mission is to mobilize the highest-level women leaders globally, for collective action on issues of critical importance to women and equitable development.