The new president of Peru, Dina Boluarte, named her government, which has 19 ministers including eight women, on Saturday after the dismissal of her predecessor Pedro Castillo by parliament.
The former prosecutor specializing in the fight against corruption, Pedro Angulo, also a lawyer, was appointed Prime Minister.
The Foreign Affairs portfolio went to Ambassador Ana Cecilia Gervasi, and that of the Economy to Alex Contreras.
The lawyer Luis Alberto Otárola, Minister of Defense during the mandate of President Ollanta Humala (2011-2016), has again been appointed to this post.
The new government has eight women.
The holders of the labor, transport and communications portfolios have not yet been named.
Dina Boluarte, vice-president until her inauguration on Wednesday after the dismissal of Pedro Castillo, did not rule out the organization of early elections, which the supporters of the former president are demanding, as well as the release of the latter. .
Many protests and roadblocks have been taking place since Thursday in Lima and several cities across the country, including the Andean regions where Pedro Castillo, a former rural schoolteacher, enjoys the greatest support.
Students, workers and left-wing political parties called for a protest in Lima on Saturday from 21:00 GMT after the FIFA World Cup quarter-final matches in Qatar ended.
After his failed attempt on Wednesday to dissolve Parliament and establish a state of emergency, a maneuver described as a "
coup d'etat
", Pedro Castillo was placed in pre-trial detention on Thursday for seven days on a complaint from the Public Prosecutor's Office which is suing for "
rebellion
" and "
conspiracy
".