Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08LIMA1868
2008-12-03 21:47:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Lima
Cable title:
TWO MINISTRIES QUIETLY SHUFFLED
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C O N F I D E N T I A L LIMA 001868
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/03/2018
TAGS: PGOV PREL PINR PE
SUBJECT: TWO MINISTRIES QUIETLY SHUFFLED
REF: LIMA 01659
Classified By: Charge d'Affaires, a.i., James D. Nealon for
reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L LIMA 001868
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/03/2018
TAGS: PGOV PREL PINR PE
SUBJECT: TWO MINISTRIES QUIETLY SHUFFLED
REF: LIMA 01659
Classified By: Charge d'Affaires, a.i., James D. Nealon for
reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
1. (C) In a low-key November 29 ceremony, President Garcia
made two quiet changes to his new cabinet. Enrique Cornejo
shifted from his position as Minister of Housing,
Construction and Sanitation to take over Veronica Zavala's
portfolio in the Ministry of Transportation and
Communications. (A respected technocrat, Zavala reportedly
resigned to pursue private interests.) And Nidia Vilchez, an
APRA congresswoman, was sworn in as the new Minister of
Housing, Construction and Sanitation. (A brief biography of
Minister Vilchez follows in para 3.)
2. (C) Pundits noted that the mini-shuffle resulted in the
ruling APRA-party gaining one more cabinet position and
restoring some of the clout lost in the October dissolution
of the Del Castillo cabinet and establishment of its
successor, led by PM Yehude Simon. Simon denied that the
cabinet moves implied any sort of an "APRA quota" and
maintained that they reflected his earlier promise to make
gradual changes to his team. Some opposition figures reacted
critically to the new appointments, observing that Cornejo
had recently been the object of a congressional hearing over
questionable land deals, and asserting that Vilchez was
unqualified to head a problem-riddled Ministry which handles
large amounts of funds. According to news reports, the
November 29 ceremony, which took place at the National
Palace, was packed with APRA supporters.
3. (SBU) Biography of the New Minister of Housing,
Construction and Sanitation:
Nidia Ruth VILCHEZ Yucra was elected Congresswoman for Junin
Region for the 2006-2011 term. She belongs to the Peruvian
American Popular Revolutionary Alliance (APRA) party. She
has fourteen years of experience in the public sector and
seven years of private sector experience. She holds an
undergraduate degree in accounting from Villareal University
and an MBA from the Catholic University. Vilchez has
intermittently served as a financial consultant for various
organizations including the Inter-American Development Bank,
the Friedrich Ebert Foundation and PROGESTION.
NEALON
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/03/2018
TAGS: PGOV PREL PINR PE
SUBJECT: TWO MINISTRIES QUIETLY SHUFFLED
REF: LIMA 01659
Classified By: Charge d'Affaires, a.i., James D. Nealon for
reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
1. (C) In a low-key November 29 ceremony, President Garcia
made two quiet changes to his new cabinet. Enrique Cornejo
shifted from his position as Minister of Housing,
Construction and Sanitation to take over Veronica Zavala's
portfolio in the Ministry of Transportation and
Communications. (A respected technocrat, Zavala reportedly
resigned to pursue private interests.) And Nidia Vilchez, an
APRA congresswoman, was sworn in as the new Minister of
Housing, Construction and Sanitation. (A brief biography of
Minister Vilchez follows in para 3.)
2. (C) Pundits noted that the mini-shuffle resulted in the
ruling APRA-party gaining one more cabinet position and
restoring some of the clout lost in the October dissolution
of the Del Castillo cabinet and establishment of its
successor, led by PM Yehude Simon. Simon denied that the
cabinet moves implied any sort of an "APRA quota" and
maintained that they reflected his earlier promise to make
gradual changes to his team. Some opposition figures reacted
critically to the new appointments, observing that Cornejo
had recently been the object of a congressional hearing over
questionable land deals, and asserting that Vilchez was
unqualified to head a problem-riddled Ministry which handles
large amounts of funds. According to news reports, the
November 29 ceremony, which took place at the National
Palace, was packed with APRA supporters.
3. (SBU) Biography of the New Minister of Housing,
Construction and Sanitation:
Nidia Ruth VILCHEZ Yucra was elected Congresswoman for Junin
Region for the 2006-2011 term. She belongs to the Peruvian
American Popular Revolutionary Alliance (APRA) party. She
has fourteen years of experience in the public sector and
seven years of private sector experience. She holds an
undergraduate degree in accounting from Villareal University
and an MBA from the Catholic University. Vilchez has
intermittently served as a financial consultant for various
organizations including the Inter-American Development Bank,
the Friedrich Ebert Foundation and PROGESTION.
NEALON