# Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion (Peru)

The Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion (Spanish: Ministerio de Desarrollo e Inclusión Social) is a government ministry of Peru. It is responsible for the implementation of social aid national programmes. It was created in 2011, during the presidency of Ollanta Humala. The inaugural minister was economist Carolina Trivelli.
As of 10 December 2022, the minister is Julio Demartini.

## History and function

President Ollanta Humala had initially pledged to form a Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion. However, on 18 August, the cabinet authorised the creation of the Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion, whose function would be to implement the social programmes of the government to promote "social inclusion." The ministry was created with the purpose of turning the social programmes into productive tools for the benefit of the poor. One of its objectives is to create conditions so that beneficiaries of such social programmes as Juntos, Pension 65 and Cuna Mas, as promoted by Humala's policy of promoting social inclusion during his campaign, can use the subsidies for "financial leverage" to improve their quality of life, according to Prime Minister Salomon Lerner Ghitis.
The ministry would be in charge of some social issues that were formerly managed by either the Ministry of Women's Affairs, the cabinet, or the Ministry of Finance. The Ministry of Production would continue to be in charge of such sectors as those involving fisheries and industries. The Ministry of Women's Affairs, however, would undergo some changes.
The inaugural minister, Kurt Burneo, said that "The idea is to centralise the social programmes. One of the current problems that has led to glaring economic losses is the fact that the social programmes are disperse." He further added that his role would entail the formulation, planning, implementation, evaluation and monitoring of the national and sectoral policy on social development and inclusion.
New social program is "The National Photovoltaic Household Electrification Program", which goal is to secure electrification for poorest people in Peru.

## List of ministers of development and social inclusion

| | Name | Took office | Left office | Party |
| 1. | Carolina Trivelli | 21 October 2011 | 22 July 2013 | Independent |
| 2. | Mónica Rubio García | 24 July 2013 | 24 February 2014 | Independent |
| 3. | Paola Bustamante Suárez | 24 February 2014 | 28 July 2016 | Independent |
| 4. | Lucía Cayetana Aljovín Gazzani | 28 July 2016 | 27 July 2017 | Independent |
| 5. | Fiorella Giannina Molinelli Aristondo | 27 July 2017 | 9 January 2018 | Peruanos Por el Kambio |
| 6. | Jorge Meléndez Celis [es] | 9 January 2018 | 2 April 2018 | Peruanos Por el Kambio |
| 7. | Liliana del Carmen La Rosa Huertas | 2 April 2018 | 11 March 2019 | independent |
| 8. | Paola Bustamante [es] | 11 March 2019 | 30 September 2019 | |
| 9. | Jorge Meléndez Celis [es] | 3 October 2019 | 27 October 2019 | Peruanos Por el Kambio |
| 10. | Ariela Luna | 29 October 2019 | 15 July 2020 | |
| 11. | Patricia Donayre | 15 July 2020 | 10 November 2020 | Popular Force |
| 12. | Federico Tong [es] | 12 November 2020 | 17 November 2020 | |
| 13. | Silvana Vargas [es] | 18 November 2020 | 28 July 2021 | |
| 14. | Dina Boluarte | 29 July 2021 | 25 November 2022 | Free Peru (2021–2022) / Independent (2022) |
| 15. | Cinthya Lindo Espinoza [es] | 25 November 2022 | 7 December 2022 | Free Peru |
| 16. | Julio Demartini [es] | 10 December 2022 | Incumbent | Independent |