President of Peru

President of the Republic of Peru Presidente de la República del Perú
Great Seal of the State
Presidential standard
Incumbent Pedro Castillo since July 28, 2021
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 Pedro Castillo who assumed office on 28 July 2021.

List of presidents

Main article: List of presidents of Peru

Terms

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. The change of government takes place on July 28, which is the date of independence from Spain and thus a national holiday.

Removal

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

1. Death of the President of the Republic.
2. His permanent moral or physical disability, declared by Congress.
3. Acceptance of his resignation by Congress.
4. Leaving the national territory without permission of the Congress or not returning to it within the established period.
5. 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.

Living former presidents of Peru

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:

• 

  Francisco Morales Bermúdez
  (1975–1980)
  (1921-10-04) 4 October 1921
  
• 

  Alberto Fujimori
  (1990–2000)
  (1938-07-28) 28 July 1938
  
• 

  Alejandro Toledo
  (2001–2006)
  (1946-03-28) 28 March 1946
  
• 

  Ollanta Humala
  (2011–2016)
  (1962-06-27) 27 June 1962
  
• 

  Pedro Pablo Kuczynski
  (2016–2018)
  (1938-10-03) 3 October 1938
  
• 

  Martín Vizcarra
  (2018-2020)
  (1963-03-22) 22 March 1963
  
• 

  Manuel Merino
  (2020)
  (1961-08-20) 20 August 1961
  
• 

  Francisco Sagasti
  (2020–2021)
  (1944-10-10) 10 October 1944
  

The most recent president to die was Alan Garcia (1985–1990, 2006–2011) on 17 April 2019, who died by suicide before being arrested.

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