Ministry of Development (Peru)

Ministry of Development and Public Works
Ministerio de Fomento y Obras Públicas

Former headquarters
Ministry overview
FormedJanuary 22, 1896
Dissolved1969
Superseding agencies
JurisdictionGovernment of Peru
HeadquartersPark of the Exhibition, Lima

The Ministry of Development and Public Works (Spanish: Ministerio de Fomento y Obras Públicas, MFOP) was a government ministry of Peru. Created in 1896, it oversaw the development of public works, infrastructure and charity. Its former headquarters, located at the Park of the Exhibition,[1] now house the Metropolitan Museum of Lima since 2010.[2][3]

History

The ministry was created on January 22, 1896, under the presidency of Nicolás de Piérola, with Eduardo López de Romaña chosen to serve as its first minister.[4] The ministry initially brought together the following offices:[5]

By the decree of February 25, 1896, two Directorates were created in the Ministry: Development (in charge of mining, industry, charity and hygiene matters) and Public Works and Irrigation.[5] By law of October 3, 1896, the School of Engineers became dependent on this Ministry (previously dependent on the Ministry of Justice and Instruction).[6]

The Minister's office was in the Government Palace, later being transferred to the premises where the Municipal Palace stands today. In 1910, its permanent transfer to the Palace of the Exhibition was arranged, where he shared the facilities with the Municipal Council of Lima. Over time, this location became insufficient and the ministry was housed in a building located on 28 de Julio Avenue.[1]

The founding of this ministry constituted a milestone in the restructuring of the Peruvian state in the aftermath of the War of the Pacific. From the founding of Peru until then, there had only been five ministries: Government and Police; Foreign Relations; Justice and Instruction; Finance and Commerce; and War and Navy. The creation of a Ministry of Development implied that the State was convinced that it should promote the economic and material development of the country. The new ministry attracted a new bureaucracy, made up of engineers, sociologists, economists, doctors, and geographers. Throughout the 20th century, this ministry was disintegrated into several others.[7]

List of ministers

Image Minister Party Term start President
Eduardo López de Romaña 25 January 1896 Nicolás de Piérola
Manuel J. Cuadros 8 August 1896
Ricardo L. Flores Liberal 25 November 1897
Francisco Almenara Butler 17 May 1898
Carlos Basadre Forero 8 September 1899 Eduardo López de Romaña
Enrique Coronel Zegarra 14 December 1899
José Granda Esquivel 7 August 1900
Miguel A. Rojas 30 August 1900
N/a Agustín Tovar Aguilar 2 October 1900
N/a Agustín de la Torre González 19 March 1901
Eugenio Larrabure y Unanue 11 September 1901
Teodoro Elmore 9 August 1902
N/a David Matto 4 November 1902
Manuel C. Barrios 8 September 1903 Manuel Candamo
N/a José Balta Paz 14 May 1904 Serapio Calderón
N/a 24 September 1904 José Pardo y Barreda
Pedro Portillo Military 9 March 1906
N/a Delfín Vidalón 31 July 1906
Francisco Alayza y Paz Soldán 24 September 1908 Augusto B. Leguía
N/a David Matto Usandivaras 8 June 1909
N/a Julio Ego-Aguirre Dongo 17 December 1909
Agustín de la Torre González 31 August 1911
José Manuel García Córdova Civil 30 November 1911
N/a Fermín Málaga 24 September 1912 Guillermo Billinghurst
Víctor Castro Iglesias 17 June 1913
Pedro Portillo Military 4 August 1913
Francisco Alayza y Paz Soldán 26 September 1913
Pedro Portillo Military 31 December 1913
Benjamín Boza Democratic 3 February 1914 Óscar R. Benavides
(Government Junta)
Joaquín Capelo 15 May 1914 Óscar R. Benavides
(Provisional)
Francisco Alayza y Paz Soldán 22 August 1914
Belisario Sosa 18 August 1915 José Pardo y Barreda
Héctor Escardó Salazar 27 July 1917
Clemente J. Revilla 27 April 1918
N/a Manuel Vinelli 2 September 1918
N/a Augusto Arrese Vegas 2 March 1919
N/a Salvador Gutiérrez Pestana 5 July 1919 Augusto B. Leguía
(Oncenio)[8]
N/a Matías León August 1919
N/a Salvador Olivares December 1919
N/a Julio Ego-Aguirre Dongo 27 April 1920
Pedro José Rada y Gamio PDR 8 March 1921
Lauro Curletti 15 August 1921
Pío Max Medina 1 March 1923
N/a Manuel G. Masías 12 October 1924
Pedro José Rada y Gamio PDR 20 July 1925
Celestino Manchego Muñoz PDR September 1926
Ernesto Sousa Matute December 1926
Celestino Manchego Muñoz PDR 25 November 1927
N/a Alfredo Mendiola 12 October 1929
N/a Eduardo Castro Ríos Military 24 August 1930 Manuel María Ponce
(Military Junta)
N/a Eulogio Castillo Military 27 August 1930 Luis Sánchez Cerro
(Military Junta)
Manuel E. Rodríguez Military 24 November 1930
N/a Ulises Reátegui Morey 11 March 1931 David Samanez Ocampo
(National Junta)
Germán Arenas y Loayza 8 December 1931 Luis Sánchez Cerro
Elías Lozada Benavente 29 January 1932
N/a Ricardo Caso
Manuel E. Rodríguez Military
30 April 1933 Óscar R. Benavides
(Provisional)
N/a Pablo Ernesto Sánchez Cerro UR 3 May 1933
N/a Carlos Alayza y Roel 29 June 1933
Héctor Boza 26 November 1933
Manuel E. Rodríguez Military 21 May 1935
Héctor Boza 13 April 1936
N/a Federico Recavarren 23 October 1936
Héctor Boza 29 October 1937
N/a Carlos Moreyra y Paz Soldán 8 December 1939 Manuel Prado Ugarteche
Enrique Góngora Pareja 28 July 1945 José Luis Bustamante y Rivero
N/a César Elías Gonzales
N/a Alfredo Fort Magot
N/a Jorge Sarmiento Calmet
N/a Bernardino Vallenas
N/a Alfonso Llosa González-Pavón Military 3 November 1948 Manuel A. Odría
(Military Junta)
José del Carmen Cabrejo Mejía Military 28 July 1950 Manuel A. Odría
N/a Carlos Salazar Southwell 1951
N/a Eduardo Miranda Sousa 4 August 1952
N/a Fernando Noriega Calmet 26 July 1954
N/a Roberto Dianderas Military 24 December 1955
N/a Carlos Alzamora Elster MDP 28 July 1956 Manuel Prado Ugarteche
N/a Federico Hilbck Seminario 1957
Eduardo Dibós Dammert 1958
N/a Alfonso Rizo Patrón 1959
N/a Jorge Grieve Madge 1960
N/a Máximo Verástegui Izurieta Military 26 July 1962 Military Government Junta
N/a Carlos Pestana Zevallos 28 July 1963 Fernando Belaúnde Terry
N/a Carlos Morales Macchiavello 14 September 1964
N/a Gastón Acurio Velarde 15 September 1965
N/a Enrique Tola Mendoza 8 September 1967
N/a Sixto Gutiérrez Chamorro 29 January 1968
N/a Pablo Carriquiry Maurer 20 March 1968
N/a Carlos Morales Macchiavello 1 June 1968

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Museo Metropolitano De Lima". Recursos Turísticos.
  2. ^ "Luis Castañeda inauguró el Museo Metropolitano y negó campaña del municipio contra Susana Villarán". El Comercio. 2010-10-10.
  3. ^ "AGP inaugura el Museo Metropolitano de Lima". La República. 2010-10-10.
  4. ^ Basadre 2005, p. 56.
  5. ^ a b Basadre 2005, p. 135.
  6. ^ Basadre 2005, p. 137.
  7. ^ Basadre 2005, p. 138.
  8. ^ "1919: Leguía presidente". El Comercio. 2019-07-05.

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