The Ministry of Defence of Peru (Spanish: Ministerio de Defensa del Peru) is the agency of the Peruvian government responsible for safeguarding of national security on land, sea and air. For such purpose it exercises command over the Peruvian Armed Forces composed of the Army, the Navy and the Air Force.
History
The Ministry of Defense of Peru was created by Law No. 24654 on April 1, 1987, during the government of President Alan Garcia. It absorbed the previous Ministries of War, Navy and Aeronautics as well as the Comando Conjunto de las Fuerzas Armadas (Joint Chiefs of Staff) and the National Defence Secretariat.
Organization
The current Minister of Defence is Allan Wagner Tizon. The government agency under his command is organized as follows:
- Secretaria General (General Secretariat)
- Viceministerio de Asuntos Administrativos y Economicos(Viceministry of Administrative and Economic Matters)
- Viceministerio de Asuntos Logisticos y de Personal(Viceministry of Logistics and Personnel Matters)
- Direccion Nacional de Politica y Estrategia(National Directorate of Politics and Strategy)
- Comando Conjunto de las Fuerzas Armadas (Joint Command of the Armed Forces)
- Ejercito del Peru (Peruvian Army)
- Marina de Guerra del Peru (Peruvian Navy)
- Fuerza Aerea del Peru (Peruvian Air Force)
External links
Other pages about Government of Peru
-Congress of Peru -Council of Ministers of Peru -Courts of Peace of Peru -Democratic Constitutional Congress -Government Palace (Peru) -Government of Peru -Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica -Judicial Districts of Peru -Judicial System of Peru -List of Presidents of Peru -List of Prime Ministers of Peru -Ministry of Defense (Peru) -Ministry of Education (Peru) -National Registry of Identification and Civil Status -Peruvian ombudsman -Peruvian presidential line of succession -Vice President of Peru
Other pages about Military of Peru
-Air Force of Peru -Joint Command of the Armed Forces of Peru -Military of Peru -Ministry of Defense (Peru) -Operation Chavin de Huantar
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