Héctor Béjar
Héctor Béjar | |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru | |
| Assumed office 29 July 2021 | |
| President | Pedro Castillo |
| Prime Minister | Guido Bellido |
| Preceded by | Allan Wagner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Héctor Béjar Rivera 2 September 1935 Huarochirí, Peru |
| Education | National University of San Marcos Pontifical Catholic University of Peru |
| Occupation | Author, professor, artist |
Héctor Béjar Rivera (born 2 September 1935) is a Peruvian author, academic, artist and politician. He was the minister of foreign affairs of Peru from 29 July 2021 until 17 August 2021.
On 29 July 2021, President Pedro Castillo named Béjar the new minister of foreign affairs.[1] He resigned on 17 August 2021 amid criticism after saying that Peru's navy "had been responsible for terrorist acts" and that the CIA created the Shining Path terrorist organization.[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Mostrador, El (2021-07-29). "En Ministerio de RREE de Perú no operó el recambio generacional: nuevo canciller tiene 86 años". El Mostrador (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-07-30.
- ↑ "Peruvian foreign minister quits amid criticism for comments". AP NEWS. 2021-08-17. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
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