# Ministry of Development (Peru)

The Ministry of Development and Public Works (Spanish: Ministerio de Fomento y Obras Públicas) was a government ministry of Peru. Created in 1896, it oversaw the development of public works, infrastructure and charity. Its former headquarters, located at the Park of the Exhibition, now house the Metropolitan Museum of Lima since 2010.

## History

The ministry was created on January 22, 1896, under the presidency of Nicolás de Piérola, with Eduardo López de Romaña chosen to serve as its first minister. The ministry initially brought together the following offices:
* Public Works (which had previously belonged to the Ministry of Government and Police).
* Industries (which was previously part of the Ministry of Finance).
* Charity (which came from the Ministry of Justice and Instruction).
By the decree of February 25, 1896, two Directorates were created in the Ministry: Development (in charge of mining, industry, charity and hygiene matters) and Public Works and Irrigation. By law of October 3, 1896, the School of Engineers became dependent on this Ministry (previously dependent on the Ministry of Justice and Instruction).
The Minister's office was in the Government Palace, later being transferred to the premises where the Municipal Palace stands today. In 1910, its permanent transfer to the Palace of the Exhibition was arranged, where he shared the facilities with the Municipal Council of Lima. Over time, this location became insufficient and the ministry was housed in a building located on 28 de Julio Avenue.
The founding of this ministry constituted a milestone in the restructuring of the Peruvian state in the aftermath of the War of the Pacific. From the founding of Peru until then, there had only been five ministries: Government and Police; Foreign Relations; Justice and Instruction; Finance and Commerce; and War and Navy. The creation of a Ministry of Development implied that the State was convinced that it should promote the economic and material development of the country. The new ministry attracted a new bureaucracy, made up of engineers, sociologists, economists, doctors, and geographers. Throughout the 20th century, this ministry was disintegrated into several others.

## List of ministers

| Image | Minister | Party | Term start | President |
| | Eduardo López de Romaña | | 25 January 1896 | Nicolás de Piérola |
| | Manuel J. Cuadros [es] | | 8 August 1896 | Nicolás de Piérola |
| | Ricardo L. Flores [es] | Liberal | 25 November 1897 | Nicolás de Piérola |
| | Francisco Almenara Butler [es] | | 17 May 1898 | Nicolás de Piérola |
| | Carlos Basadre Forero [es] | | 8 September 1899 | Eduardo López de Romaña |
| | Enrique Coronel Zegarra [es] | | 14 December 1899 | Eduardo López de Romaña |
| | José Granda Esquivel [es] | | 7 August 1900 | Eduardo López de Romaña |
| | Miguel A. Rojas [es] | | 30 August 1900 | Eduardo López de Romaña |
| — | Agustín Tovar Aguilar [es] | | 2 October 1900 | Eduardo López de Romaña |
| — | Agustín de la Torre González [es] | | 19 March 1901 | Eduardo López de Romaña |
| | Eugenio Larrabure y Unanue | | 11 September 1901 | Eduardo López de Romaña |
| | Teodoro Elmore [es] | | 9 August 1902 | Eduardo López de Romaña |
| — | David Matto [es] | | 4 November 1902 | Eduardo López de Romaña |
| | Manuel C. Barrios [es] | | 8 September 1903 | Manuel Candamo |
| — | José Balta Paz [es] | | 14 May 1904 | Serapio Calderón |
| — | José Balta Paz [es] | | 24 September 1904 | José Pardo y Barreda |
| | Pedro Portillo [es] | Military | 9 March 1906 | José Pardo y Barreda |
| — | Delfín Vidalón [es] | | 31 July 1906 | José Pardo y Barreda |
| | Francisco Alayza y Paz Soldán [es] | | 24 September 1908 | Augusto B. Leguía |
| — | David Matto Usandivaras [es] | | 8 June 1909 | Augusto B. Leguía |
| — | Julio Ego-Aguirre Dongo [es] | | 17 December 1909 | Augusto B. Leguía |
| | Agustín de la Torre González [es] | | 31 August 1911 | Augusto B. Leguía |
| | José Manuel García Córdova [es] | Civil | 30 November 1911 | Augusto B. Leguía |
| — | Fermín Málaga [es] | | 24 September 1912 | Guillermo Billinghurst |
| | Víctor Castro Iglesias [es] | | 17 June 1913 | Guillermo Billinghurst |
| | Pedro Portillo [es] | Military | 4 August 1913 | Guillermo Billinghurst |
| | Francisco Alayza y Paz Soldán [es] | | 26 September 1913 | Guillermo Billinghurst |
| | Pedro Portillo [es] | Military | 31 December 1913 | Guillermo Billinghurst |
| | Benjamín Boza | Democratic | 3 February 1914 | Óscar R. Benavides (Government Junta) |
| | Joaquín Capelo [es] | | 15 May 1914 | Óscar R. Benavides (Provisional) |
| | Francisco Alayza y Paz Soldán [es] | | 22 August 1914 | Óscar R. Benavides (Provisional) |
| | Belisario Sosa | | 18 August 1915 | José Pardo y Barreda |
| | Héctor Escardó Salazar [es] | | 27 July 1917 | José Pardo y Barreda |
| | Clemente J. Revilla [es] | | 27 April 1918 | José Pardo y Barreda |
| — | Manuel Vinelli | | 2 September 1918 | José Pardo y Barreda |
| — | Augusto Arrese Vegas | | 2 March 1919 | José Pardo y Barreda |
| — | Salvador Gutiérrez Pestana [es] | | 5 July 1919 | Augusto B. Leguía (Oncenio) |
| — | Matías León | | August 1919 | Augusto B. Leguía (Oncenio) |
| — | Salvador Olivares | | December 1919 | Augusto B. Leguía (Oncenio) |
| — | Julio Ego-Aguirre Dongo [es] | | 27 April 1920 | Augusto B. Leguía (Oncenio) |
| | Pedro José Rada y Gamio | PDR | 8 March 1921 | Augusto B. Leguía (Oncenio) |
| | Lauro Curletti [es] | | 15 August 1921 | Augusto B. Leguía (Oncenio) |
| | Pío Max Medina [es] | | 1 March 1923 | Augusto B. Leguía (Oncenio) |
| — | Manuel G. Masías | | 12 October 1924 | Augusto B. Leguía (Oncenio) |
| | Pedro José Rada y Gamio | PDR | 20 July 1925 | Augusto B. Leguía (Oncenio) |
| | Celestino Manchego Muñoz [es] | PDR | September 1926 | Augusto B. Leguía (Oncenio) |
| | Ernesto Sousa Matute [es] | | December 1926 | Augusto B. Leguía (Oncenio) |
| | Celestino Manchego Muñoz [es] | PDR | 25 November 1927 | Augusto B. Leguía (Oncenio) |
| — | Alfredo Mendiola | | 12 October 1929 | Augusto B. Leguía (Oncenio) |
| — | Eduardo Castro Ríos | Military | 24 August 1930 | Manuel María Ponce (Military Junta) |
| — | Eulogio Castillo | Military | 27 August 1930 | Luis Sánchez Cerro (Military Junta) |
| | Manuel E. Rodríguez [es] | Military | 24 November 1930 | Luis Sánchez Cerro (Military Junta) |
| — | Ulises Reátegui Morey | | 11 March 1931 | David Samanez Ocampo (National Junta) |
| | Germán Arenas y Loayza | | 8 December 1931 | Luis Sánchez Cerro |
| | Elías Lozada Benavente | | 29 January 1932 | Luis Sánchez Cerro |
| — | Ricardo Caso | | | Luis Sánchez Cerro |
| | Manuel E. Rodríguez [es] | Military | | Luis Sánchez Cerro |
| | Manuel E. Rodríguez [es] | Military | 30 April 1933 | Óscar R. Benavides (Provisional) |
| — | Pablo Ernesto Sánchez Cerro [es] | UR | 3 May 1933 | Óscar R. Benavides (Provisional) |
| — | Carlos Alayza y Roel [es] | | 29 June 1933 | Óscar R. Benavides (Provisional) |
| | Héctor Boza | | 26 November 1933 | Óscar R. Benavides (Provisional) |
| | Manuel E. Rodríguez [es] | Military | 21 May 1935 | Óscar R. Benavides (Provisional) |
| | Héctor Boza | | 13 April 1936 | Óscar R. Benavides (Provisional) |
| — | Federico Recavarren | | 23 October 1936 | Óscar R. Benavides (Provisional) |
| | Héctor Boza | | 29 October 1937 | Óscar R. Benavides (Provisional) |
| — | Carlos Moreyra y Paz Soldán | | 8 December 1939 | Manuel Prado Ugarteche |
| | Enrique Góngora Pareja [es] | | 28 July 1945 | José Luis Bustamante y Rivero |
| — | César Elías Gonzales | | | José Luis Bustamante y Rivero |
| — | Alfredo Fort Magot | | | José Luis Bustamante y Rivero |
| — | Jorge Sarmiento Calmet | | | José Luis Bustamante y Rivero |
| — | Bernardino Vallenas | | | José Luis Bustamante y Rivero |
| — | Alfonso Llosa González-Pavón [es] | Military | 3 November 1948 | Manuel A. Odría (Military Junta) |
| | José del Carmen Cabrejo Mejía [es] | Military | 28 July 1950 | Manuel A. Odría |
| — | Carlos Salazar Southwell [es] | | 1951 | Manuel A. Odría |
| — | Eduardo Miranda Sousa [es] | | 4 August 1952 | Manuel A. Odría |
| — | Fernando Noriega Calmet [es] | | 26 July 1954 | Manuel A. Odría |
| — | Roberto Dianderas [es] | Military | 24 December 1955 | Manuel A. Odría |
| — | Carlos Alzamora Elster [es] | MDP | 28 July 1956 | Manuel Prado Ugarteche |
| — | Federico Hilbck Seminario | | 1957 | Manuel Prado Ugarteche |
| | Eduardo Dibós Dammert | | 1958 | Manuel Prado Ugarteche |
| — | Alfonso Rizo Patrón [es] | | 1959 | Manuel Prado Ugarteche |
| — | Jorge Grieve Madge [es] | | 1960 | Manuel Prado Ugarteche |
| — | Máximo Verástegui Izurieta | Military | 26 July 1962 | Military Government Junta |
| — | Carlos Pestana Zevallos [es] | | 28 July 1963 | Fernando Belaúnde Terry |
| — | Carlos Morales Macchiavello [es] | | 14 September 1964 | Fernando Belaúnde Terry |
| — | Gastón Acurio Velarde [es] | | 15 September 1965 | Fernando Belaúnde Terry |
| — | Enrique Tola Mendoza [es] | | 8 September 1967 | Fernando Belaúnde Terry |
| — | Sixto Gutiérrez Chamorro [es] | | 29 January 1968 | Fernando Belaúnde Terry |
| — | Pablo Carriquiry Maurer [es] | | 20 March 1968 | Fernando Belaúnde Terry |
| — | Carlos Morales Macchiavello [es] | | 1 June 1968 | Fernando Belaúnde Terry |