Pedro Cateriano Bellido was appointed as seventh Prime Minister of Peru by the President Ollanta Humala. He will replace Ana Jara, who had lost a confidence vote and was sacked on 30 March 2015 by Peruvian Congress amid allegations of corruption.

Pedro Cateriano Bellido

1. Prior to this appointment, he was serving as Peru’s Defence Minister and was appointed in July 2012.
2. Cateriano, by profession is a lawyer and is specialized in constitutional law.
3. He earned a Ph.D. from Ortega y Gasset University Research Institute.
4. He was member of the Peruvian parliament from 1990 to 1992.
5. Cateriano also had served as deputy justice minister from 2001 to 2002.
6. He also teaches law at the University of Lima.

Tidbits

1. The potato is originally from Peru.
2. Peru’s Capital is Lima and it’s Currency is Nuevo sol.
3. Two-thirds of Peru is covered in prime Amazon Rain Forest.
4. Spanish is the most spoken language in Peru.
5. One of the new Seven Wonders of the World, Machu Picchu is located in Peru.
6. Machu Picchu was declared as a UNESCO Heritage site in 1983.