Betssy Chávez

Betssy Betzabet Chávez Chino (born on June 3, 1989) is a Peruvian attorney and politician, who served as prime minister of Peru from 26 November until December 7, 2022, when she resigned. She was Peru's seventh female prime minister. She's been a member of congress since July 2021 and served as Minister of Culture from August 2022 to November 2022. She previously was Minister of Labor and Employment Promotion, from October 2021 until May 2022, when a censure measure was approved against her. She later held the position of Minister of Culture, before being appointed prime minister.

Betssy Chávez
Chávez in 2022
Member of Congress
In office
27 July 2021  22 March 2023
ConstituencyTacna
Prime Minister of Peru
In office
25 November 2022  7 December 2022
PresidentPedro Castillo
Preceded byAníbal Torres
Succeeded byPedro Angulo
Minister of Culture
In office
5 August 2022  25 November 2022
PresidentPedro Castillo
Prime MinisterAníbal Torres
Preceded byAlejandro Salas
Succeeded bySilvana Robles
Minister of Labor and Promotion of Employment
In office
6 October 2021  29 May 2022
PresidentPedro Castillo
Prime MinisterMirtha Vásquez
Héctor Valer
Aníbal Torres
Preceded byÍber Maraví
Succeeded byJuan Lira Loayza
Personal details
Born (1989-06-03) 3 June 1989
Ciudad Nueva, Tacna, Peru
Political partyIndependent (2014–2020, since 2022)
Other political
affiliations
Free Peru (2020–2022)
Democratic Peru (2022)
Alma materJorge Basadre Grohmann National University (LLB)

Chávez was the fifth Prime Minister to be appointed by President Pedro Castillo. Her appointment was seen by political observers as evidence of ongoing political instability. She announced her resignation on 7 December.

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