Elizabeth Astete | |
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Minister of Foreign Relations | |
In office 18 November 2020 – 14 February 2021 | |
President | Francisco Sagasti |
Prime Minister | Violeta Bermúdez |
Preceded by | Franca Deza |
Succeeded by | Allan Wagner Tizón |
Personal details | |
Born | Esther Elizabeth Astete Rodríguez 30 March 1952 Peru |
Esther Elizabeth Astete Rodríguez is a Peruvian politician who served as the country's Foreign Minister from 18 November 2020 to 14 February 2021.
Astete Rodríguez has a degree in International Relations. [1]
Astete Rodríguez has been a member of Peru's Diplomatic Service since 1975, serving as ambassador to Mexico, Ecuador and Switzerland. [1] She was also Peru's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva from 2004. [2]
Astete Rodríguez was Peru's under-secretary for Economic Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2009. [3] [4]
She was appointed Foreign Minister by President Francisco Sagasti in the cabinet of Prime Minister Violeta Bermúdez on 18 November 2020. [5] [6] She was one of eight ministers sworn in after Sagasti and Bermudez replaced President Manuel Merino and Prime Minister Ántero Flores Aráoz (who each served for five days). [6]