Óscar Maúrtua

Óscar Maúrtua de Romaña OM OSP OL OSC
Minister of Foreign Relations
In office 20 August 2021 – 1 February 2022
President	Pedro Castillo
Prime Minister	Guido Bellido Mirtha Vásquez
Deputy	Luis Enrique Chávez
Preceded by	Héctor Béjar
Succeeded by	César Landa
In office 16 August 2005 – 28 July 2006
President	Alejandro Toledo
Prime Minister	Pedro Pablo Kuczynski
Deputy	Javier Gonzales Terrones Harold Forsyth
Preceded by	Fernando Olivera
Succeeded by	José Antonio García Belaúnde
Deputy Minister-Secretary General of Foreign Relations
In office 31 June 2005 – 16 August 2005
President	Alejandro Toledo
Prime Minister	Carlos Ferrero
Minister	Manuel Rodríguez Cuadros Fernando Olivera
Preceded by	Armando Lecaros de Cossío
Succeeded by	Javier Gonzáles Terrones
Secretary General of the Presidency
In office 28 July 1980 – 28 July 1985
President	Fernando Belaúnde
Succeeded by	Enrique Cornejo
Personal details
Born	Óscar José Ricardo Maúrtua de Romaña (1947-02-07) February 7, 1947 (age 77) Lima, Peru
Political party	Independent
Parent(s)	Óscar Maúrtua Moyano Juana de Romaña y García
Residence(s)	Lima, Peru
Alma mater	Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (BA) National University of San Marcos (LLB) Diplomatic Academy of Peru (BA) University of Oxford (MA)
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]

References

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