Dina Boluarte: Peru's first female president

A 60-year-old lawyer and mother, Boluarte became one of the Castillo government's best-known faces due to her position as Minister of Development and Social Inclusion, a post she held simultaneously with the vice presidency up until two weeks ago.

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Representatives of the Peruvian Armed Forces attend the swearing ceremony of Dina Boluarte as Peru's new President at the Congress in Lima, on December 7, 2022 /AFP

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Dina Boluarte was virtually unknown on the Peruvian political scene a year and a half ago, when she rode into office in July 2021 as Pedro Castillo's vice president.

But on

Dina Boluarte: Peru's first female president

A 60-year-old lawyer and mother, Boluarte became one of the Castillo government's best-known faces due to her position as Minister of Development and Social Inclusion, a post she held simultaneously with the vice presidency up until two weeks ago.

Representatives of the Peruvian Armed Forces attend the swearing ceremony of Dina Boluarte as Peru's new President at the Congress in Lima, on December 7, 2022 /AFP

By NewVision Reporter

Journalists @NewVision

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