Óscar Maúrtua Explained

Óscar Maúrtua de Romaña
Honorific Suffix:OM OSP OL OSC
Office:Minister of Foreign Relations
Term Start:20 August 2021
Term End:1 February 2022
President:Pedro Castillo
Primeminister:Guido Bellido
Mirtha Vásquez
Deputy:Luis Enrique Chávez
Predecessor:Héctor Béjar
Successor:César Landa
Term Start2:16 August 2005
Term End2:28 July 2006
President2:Alejandro Toledo
Primeminister2:Pedro Pablo Kuczynski
Deputy2:Javier Gonzales Terrones
Harold Forsyth
Predecessor2:Fernando Olivera
Successor2:José Antonio García Belaúnde
Office3:Deputy Minister-Secretary General of Foreign Relations
Term Start3:31 June 2005
Term End3:16 August 2005
President3:Alejandro Toledo
Primeminister3:Carlos Ferrero
Minister3:Manuel Rodríguez Cuadros
Fernando Olivera
Predecessor3:Armando Lecaros de Cossío
Successor3:Javier Gonzáles Terrones
Office4:Secretary General of the Presidency
President4:Fernando Belaúnde
Term Start4:28 July 1980
Term End4:28 July 1985
Successor4:Enrique Cornejo
Birth Date:7 February 1947
Birth Place:Lima, Peru
Birthname:Óscar José Ricardo Maúrtua de Romaña
Alma Mater:Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (BA)
National University of San Marcos (LLB)
Diplomatic Academy of Peru (BA)
University of Oxford (MA)
Party:Independent
Residence:Lima, Peru
Parents:Óscar Maúrtua Moyano
Juana de Romaña y García
Profession:Diplomat

Óscar José Ricardo Maúrtua de Romaña (born 7 February 1947) is a Peruvian diplomat and jurist who served as Minister of Foreign Relations of Peru from August 2021 to February 2022, under the presidency of Pedro Castillo.[1] He previously occupied the office under President Alejandro Toledo during the last of year of his presidency.[2]

A career diplomat since 1968, Maúrtua served throughout his career as the Peruvian ambassador to many countries, such as Canada, Bolivia, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, and Ecuador.[3] He also served as Fernando Belaúnde's chief of staff during his second presidency (1980–1985).[4]

Maúrtua serves as president of the Peruvian International Law Society since 2017.[5]

Minister of Foreign Relations

Maúrtua was appointed by president Alejandro Toledo as Minister of Foreign Relations for the first time on 16 August 2005, following the resignation of Carlos Ferrero's cabinet five days earlier, which prompted newly inaugurated foreign minister, Fernando Olivera, a controversial politician, to resign.[6] He served under Pedro Pablo Kuczynski's premiership until the end to Toledo's presidency.[7]

Sixteen years later, Maúrtua would be called up to assume the ministry for a second time under Pedro Castillo's presidency and Guido Bellido's premiership, following Héctor Béjar's resignation amidst the political instability generated by the latter's unfortunate statements regarding the rise of terrorism in Peru, as he blamed the Peruvian Navy and the CIA on the matter.[8] Maúrtua's appointment has been considered a reversal of Castillo's initial left-wing foreign policy initiated under Béjar, generating criticism from the governing Free Peru's hard-left representatives.[9]

On 1 February 2022, Maúrtua was succeeded as minister by constitutionalist César Landa after President Pedro Castillo did not ratify him in his second cabinet reshuffle.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Óscar Maúrtua regresa a la Cancillería: ¿Quién es el nuevo ministro de Relaciones Exteriores?. es. El Comercio. August 20, 2021. August 20, 2021.
  2. Web site: Óscar Maúrtua, el canciller del "avión parrandero" durante el gobierno de Alejandro Toledo. es. Gestión. August 20, 2021. August 20, 2021.
  3. Web site: Óscar Maúrtua de Romaña, hoja de vida, biografía y perfil ¿Quién es el nuevo canciller y ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Pedro Castillo?. es. infoMercado. August 20, 2021. August 20, 2021.
  4. Web site: Óscar Maúrtua juró como nuevo canciller en reemplazo de Héctor Béjar. es. Gestión. August 20, 2021. August 20, 2021.
  5. Web site: Excanciller Óscar Maúrtua de Romaña preside Sociedad Peruana de Derecho Internacional. es. Gestión. September 20, 2017. August 20, 2021.
  6. Web site: El presidente de Perú pone fin a la crisis de su Gobierno con la renovación de su equipo. es. El País. August 16, 2005. August 20, 2021.
  7. Web site: Inauguration of Peru's new prime minister. en. AP. July 21, 2015. August 20, 2021.
  8. Web site: Peru's Castillo picks career diplomat as new foreign minister. en. Reuters. August 20, 2021. August 20, 2021.
  9. Web site: Vladimir Cerrón: ¿cuál fue su reacción tras el nombramiento de Óscar Maúrtua como canciller?. es. El Comercio. August 20, 2021. August 20, 2021.
  10. Web site: César Landa Arroyo: este es el perfil académico y profesional del nuevo ministro de Relaciones Exteriores. es. RPP. February 1, 2022. February 2, 2022.