Presidency of Pedro Castillo
Castillo in 2022 | |
| Presidency of Pedro Castillo 28 July 2021 – 7 December 2022 | |
| Cabinet | See list |
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| Party | Free Peru (2021–2022) Independent (2022–present) |
| Election | 2021 |
| Seat | Government Palace |
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The presidency of Pedro Castillo began with his inauguration as the president of Peru on 28 July 2021, the Peruvian Independence Day. In the 2021 Peruvian general election, Castillo, a school teacher and union organizer, won the presidential election against the right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori of Popular Force by a 45,000 margin in the runoff. In the congressional elections, Castillo's party, Free Peru, did not get a majority in the Congress of the Republic of Peru.