President of Peru

President of the Republic of Peru
*Presidente de la República del Perú*
President of the Republic of Peru ; Presidente de la República del Perú
	Great Seal of the State
	Presidential standard
	Incumbent; Dina Boluarte; since December 7, 2022
Style	His Excellency
Residence	Government Palace
Appointer	Direct popular election
Term length	Five years; Not eligible for re-election immediately
Inaugural holder	José de San Martín (de facto) ; José de la Riva Agüero (first to bear the title)
Formation	February 28, 1823
Deputy	Vice President of Peru
Website	www.presidencia.gob.pe

The President of Peru (Spanish: Presidente del Perú) officially called the President of the Republic of Peru (Spanish: Presidente de la República del Perú) is the head of state and head of government of Peru and represents the republic in official international matters.

The last directly elected President of Peru was Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, from 28 July 2016 to 21 March 2018, when he resigned from office.

The current president of Peru is Dina Boluarte who assumed office on 7 December 2022.

List of presidents[change | change source]

Terms[change | change source]

Presidents are elected for five-year terms, with no opportunity for immediate reelection. A former president can run again after being out of office for a full term.^[1] The change of government takes place on July 28, which is the date of independence from Spain and thus a national holiday.

Removal[change | change source]

There are only five ways the office of President of Peru can be left empty:

Death of the President of the Republic.
His permanent moral or physical disability, declared by Congress.
Acceptance of his resignation by Congress.
Leaving the national territory without permission of the Congress or not returning to it within the established period.
Dismissal, after having been sanctioned for any of the infractions mentioned in Article 117 of the Constitution.

Four presidents of Peru have resigned: Guillermo Billinghurst (forced resignation), Andrés Avelino Cáceres, Alberto Fujimori, and Pedro Pablo Kuczynski.

Martín Vizcarra was impeached and removed from office on 10 November 2020. Pedro Castillo was impeached and removed from office after attempting to dissolve Congress as a self-coup d'état attempt on 7 December 2022.

Living former presidents of Peru[change | change source]

All former presidents of Peru since 1985 have been prosecuted since leaving office. As of 2021, there were eight living former presidents of Peru. In order of office they are: