# Ministry of Economy and Finance (Peru)

The Ministry of Economy and Finance (Spanish: Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas, MEF) of Peru is the government ministry responsible for the planning and execution of economic policies of the Peruvian government with the goal of optimizing the economic and financial activities of the state, establish macroeconomic activity, and achieve the sustainable growth of the nation's economy. The current Minister of Economy and Finance is José Salardi [es], serving since 31 January 2025.

## History

On August 13, 1821, José de San Martín, president of Peru, created the General Secretariat of Finance along with the Chancellery, and the War and Navy Department. The first minister of Finance was Hipólito Unanue.
On March 2, 1969 the fundamental law of the Ministry of Finance, Law Decree Nº 17521, which gave the basis for the structure and function of the Ministry of Finance and on June 13, 1969 its name was changed to the current Ministry of Economy and Finance.
By the Law Decree Nº 23123 of July 9, 1980, the name of the ministry was changed again to the Ministry of the Economy Finance and Commerce and it was incorporated into the State Department of Commerce which belonged to the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Tourism, and Integration. On January 30, 1985 the name was changed back to what it is today.

## Functions

The ministry's main functions are:
* To plan, direct, and control affairs relating to fiscal policy, finance, debt, budget and treasury.
* To plan, direct, and control the policies of State-run financial agencies as well as harmonize economic activity.
* To plan direct and control affairs related to tariffs.
* Efficiently manage the public resources of the government.

## Ministers

Names and date of taking office.
* Hipólito Unanue, 3 August 1821
* Dionisio Vizcarra, 23 June 1823
* Hipólito Unanue, 24 September 1823
* José de Espinar, 19 February 1824
* José Faustino Sánchez Carrión, 1 April 1824
* Hipólito Unanue, 28 October 1824
* José María de Pando, 8 March 1825
* Juan Salazar, 20 May 1825
* José de Larrea y Loredo, 20 July 1825
* José María de Pando, 8 May 1826
* José de Larrea y Loredo, 28 June 1826
* José María Galdeano, 10 February 1827
* José de Morales y Ugalde, 12 February 1827
* Francisco J. Mariátegui, 24 June 1827
* Manuel Gaspar de Rosas, 10 June 1828
* José Gregorio Paredes, 20 June 1828
* Dionisio Vizcarra
* Lorenzo Bazo, 6 June 1829
* José de Larrea y Loredo, 1 December 1829
* Manuel del Río, 20 June 1830
* José María de Pando, 21 July 1830
* Manuel Pérez de Tudela, 20 December 1831
* Manuel Gaspar de Rosas, 29 October 1832
* Manuel del Río, 12 November 1832
* Joaquín Arrece, 22 November 1832
* Andrés Martínez [es], 3 January 1833
* José Villa, 21 December 1833
* Andrés Martínez [es], 4 January 1834
* José Villa, 24 January 1834
* Ildefonso Zavala, 1 March 1834
* José de Mendiburú, 29 March 1834
* José Villa, 6 May 1834
* José de Mendiburú, 5 July 1834
* Ildefonso Zavala, 22 October 1834
* José de Mendiburú, 25 February 1835
* Domingo Espinar, 27 February 1835
* Bonifacio de Lazarte, 13 April 1835
* José Braulio del Camporedondo, 16 July 1835
* Joaquín Arrese, 12 September 1835
* Andrés Martínez [es], 9 October 1835
* Mariano de Sierra, 9 January 1836
* Juan García del Río, 25 April 1836
* Pío de Tristán, 6 August 1836
* Juan García del Río, 17 August 1836
* José Gregorio Paredes, 31 January 1837
* José María Galdeano, 2 May 1837
* Casimiro Olañeta, 17 August 1837
* Juan García del Río, 3 November 1837
* Manuel del Río, 30 July 1838
* Benito Lazo, 1 August 1838
* Manuel Ferreyros, 24 August 1838
* Lorenzo Bazo, 8 November 1838
* Ramón Castilla, 3 March 1839
* Manuel Ferreyros, 29 July 1839
* Manuel del Río, 3 January 1841
* Luciano M. Cano, 16 March 1841
* Miguel del Carpio, 16 August 1842
* Francisco J. Mariátegui, 31 October 1842
* José Luis Goméz Sánchez, 20 March 1843
* Pedro Antonio de la Torre, 1 May 1843
* Manuel Toribio Ureta, 22 July 1843
* Andrés Martínez [es], 5 August 1843
* Pedro Gamio, 5 January 1844
* Andrés Martínez [es], 20 May 1844
* José Manuel Tirado, 17 June 1844
* Domingo Elías, 11 August 1844
* Manuel de Mendiburu, 21 April 1846
* José Fabio Melgar, 16 July 1849
* Juan Crisóstomo Torrico, 20 April 1851
* Manuel de Mendiburu, 29 August 1851
* Nicolás Fernández de Piérola y Flores, 7 September 1852
* Manuel de Mendiburu, 2 January 1854
* Pedro Galvez, 7 November 1854
* Manuel Toribio Ureta, 5 January 1855
* Domingo Elías, 1 February 1855
* José Santos Castañeda, 16 October 1856
* Francisco de Rivero, 14 February 1857
* Manuel Ortíz de Zevallos, 24 October 1857
* Juan José Salcedo, 16 December 1858
* José Fabio Melgar, 25 July 1861
* Pedro Galvez, 25 June 1862
* José Santos Castañeda, 27 October 1862
* Ignacio Novoa, 10 April 1863
* Julián Zarancondegui, 11 August 1864
* Felipe Barriga Alvarez, 5 September 1864
* Pedro Mariano García, 14 October 1864
* José García Urrutia, 23 November 1864
* Pedro José Carrillo, 4 April 1865
* José Jorge Loayza, 14 July 1865
* José Manuel de la Puente, 10 November 1865
* Tomás de Vivero, 16 November 1865
* Manuel Pardo, 28 November 1865
* José Narciso de Campos, 2 March 1867
* Pedro Paz Soldán, 3 June 1867
* Juan Manuel Solar, 7 January 1868
* José Luis Gómez Sánchez, 26 January 1868
* Juan Ignacio Elguera, 3 April 1868
* Francisco García Calderón, 4 August 1868
* Nicolás de Piérola, 5 January 1869
* Manuel Angulo, 26 October 1869
* Nicolás de Piérola, 26 February 1870
* Camilo Carrillo, 21 July 1871
* Felipe Masías, 20 September 1871
* José de la Riva-Agüero y Looz-Corswarem, 27 July 1872
* José María de la Jara, 3 August 1872
* Camilo Carrillo, 7 November 1873
* Juan Ignacio Elguera, 26 May 1874
* José N. Aranibar, 2 August 1876
* José Felix García, 8 June 1877
* Manuel Antonio Barinaga, 19 June 1878
* José Rafael de Iscue, 25 October 1878
* Emilio A. del Solar, 15 July 1879
* José María Quimper, 24 July 1879
* Juan Francisco Pazos, 5 September 1879
* Aurelio Denegri, 29 October 1879
* José María Quimper, 1 November 1879
* Manuel Antonio Barinaga, 24 December 1879
* Aurelio García y García, 16 January 1881
* Aurelio Denegri, 12 March 1881
* Lorenzo Iglesias, 3 January 1883
* Elías Malpartida, 15 September 1883
* Manuel Galup, 20 November 1883
* Pedro Correa Santiago, 3 December 1885
* Luis N. Bryce y Vivero, 3 June 1886
* José N. Aranibar, 6 October 1886
* Manuel Irigoyen Larrea, 22 November 1886
* Mariano Santos Álvarez Villegas, 22 August 1887
* Antero Aspíllaga, 9 November 1887
* Eulogio Delgado, 8 March 1889
* Ismael de la Quintana, 10 August 1890
* Manuel Carbajal, 24 August 1891
* Rafael Quiróz, 1 July 1892
* José Salvador Cavero Ovalle, 3 March 1893
* Eugenio Marquesado, 12 May 1893
* Agustín de la Torre Gonzáles, 28 September 1893
* Melitón Carvajal, 30 January 1894
* José Agustín de la Puente, 2 April 1894
* Horacio Ferreccio, 18 June 1894
* Nicanor Carmona, 11 August 1894
* Elías Malpartida, 20 March 1895
* Federico Bresani, 9 September 1895
* Manuel Jesús Obín, 30 November 1895
* Ignacio Rey, 10 August 1896
* Mariano A. Belaunde, 8 September 1899
* Rafael Quiróz, 8 August 1900
* José V. Larrabure, 31 August 1900
* Domingo M. Almenara Butler, 2 October 1900
* Adrián Ward, 12 September 1901
* José Reynoso, 9 August 1902
* Pablo Sarria, 4 November 1902
* Augusto B. Leguía, 8 September 1903
* Juan José Reynoso, 15 May 1904
* Augusto B. Leguía, 24 September 1904
* Germán Schreiber Waddington, 2 August 1907
* Eulogio Y. Romero, 24 September 1908
* Agustín de la Torre Gonzáles, 8 June 1909
* Carlos Forero, 3 November 1909
* Severiano Bezada, 3 January 1910
* Germán Schreiber Waddington, 14 March 1910
* Enrigue Oyanguren, 3 November 1910
* Daniel Castillo, 1 September 1911
* Ernesto L. Raez, 17 October 1911
* Flavio A. Castañeda, 16 August 1912
* Baldomero F. Maldonado, 24 September 1912
* Felipe Derteano, 25 February 1913
* José Balta Paz, 17 June 1913
* Baldomero F. Maldonado, 27 July 1913
* José Balta Paz, 4 February 1914
* Luis F. Villarán, 15 May 1914
* Francisco Tudela y Varela, 22 August 1914
* Aurelio Sousa Matute, 22 September 1914
* Germán Schreiber Waddington, 11 November 1914
* Enrigue Oyanguren, 18 February 1915
* Aurelio García y Lastres, 18 August 1915
* Baldomero F. Maldonado, 27 July 1917
* Germán Arenas y Loayza, 26 February 1918
* Victor M. Maúrtua, 22 April 1918
* Héctor Escardó, 18 December 1918
* Ismael de Idiáquez, 4 July 1919
* Fernando C. Fuchs, 12 August 1919
* M. A. Rodriguez Dulanto, 7 March 1919
* Marcial Pastor, 5 May 1924
* Enrigue de la Piedra, 12 October 1924
* Benjamín Huamán de los Heros, 19 June 1925
* Manuel G. Masías, 24 September 1925
* Fernando C, Fuchs, 1 August 1930
* Ricardo E. Llona, 25 August 1930
* Manuel Augusto Olaechea, 2 November 1930
* Pedro Bustamante y Santisteban, 31 January 1931
* Gerardo Balbuena, 24 February 1931
* Manuel A. Vinelli, 11 March 1931
* Emilio L. Gómez de la Torre, 23 July 1931
* José G. Cateriano, 8 December 1931
* Francisco R. Lanatta, 29 January 1932
* Ignacio A. Brandariz, 13 April 1932
* Alfredo Solf y Muro, 29 June 1933
* Benjamín Roca, 25 November 1933
* Teófilo Iglesias Rodríguez, 24 October 1936
* Benjamín Roca, 28 October 1937
* Manuel Ugarteche Jiménez, 1 December 1938
* David Dasso, 6 April 1940
* Julio East, 24 August 1942
* Rómulo Ferrero, 28 July 1945
* Carlos Montero Bernales, 1 October 1945
* Manuel Vasquez Díaz, 29 January 1946
* Luis Echecopar García, 13 January 1947
* Roque Augusto Saldías Maninat, 27 February 1948
* Manuel B. Llosa, July 1948
* Rómulo Ferrero, 17 September 1948
* Luis Ramírez Ortíz, 27 October 1948
* Emilio Pereyra Marquina, 27 October 1949
* Andrés F. Dasso, 28 July 1950
* Emilio Romero Padilla, 1 September 1952
* Emilio Guimoye, 2 February 1954
* Roque Augusto Saldías Maninat, 9 December 1955
* Juan Pardo Heopen, July 1956
* Augusto Thorndike Galup, 10 January 1958
* Luis Gallo Porras, 10 June 1958
* Pedro Beltrán Espantoso, September 1959
* Alex Zarak R., 26 April 1961
* Augusto Valdéz Oviedo, 17 July 1962
* Javier Salazar Villanueva, 28 July 1963
* Carlos Morales Macchiavello, September 1964
* Sandro Mariátegui Chiappe, 15 September 1965
* Tulio de Andrea Marcazzolo, 8 September 1967
* Raúl Ferrero Rebagliati, 29 January 1968
* Francisco Morales-Bermúdez, 20 March 1968
* Manuel Ulloa Elías, 1 June 1968
* Angel Valdivia Morriberón, 3 October 1968
* Francisco Morales-Bermúdez, 3 March 1969
* Guillermo Marcó del Pont, 2 January 1974
* Amílcar Vargas Gavilano, 18 July 1974
* Luis Barúa Castañeda, 2 September 1975
* Walter Piazza Tanguis, 16 May 1977
* Alcibiades Sáenz Barsallo, 6 July 1977
* Javier Silva Ruete, 15 May 1978
* Manuel Ulloa Elías, 28 July 1980
* Carlos Rodriguez-Pastor Sr., 3 January 1983
* José Benavides Muñoz, 21 March 1984
* Guillermo Garrido Lecca Álvarez Calderón, 29 January 1985
* Luis Alva Castro, 28 July 1985
* Gustavo Saberbein, 28 July 1987
* César Robles Freyre, 16 May 1988
* Abel Salinas, 2 September 1988
* Carlos Justo Rivas Dávila, 28 November 1988
* César Vásquez Bazán, 15 May 1989
* Juan Carlos Hurtado Miller, 28 July 1990
* Carlos Boloña Behr, 15 February 1991
* Jorge Camet Dickman, 8 January 1993
* Jorge Baca Campodónico, 5 June 1998
* Víctor Joy Way, 5 January 1999
* Efraín Goldenberg, 15 October 1999
* Carlos Boloña Behr, 28 July 2000
* Javier Silva Ruete, 25 November 2000
* Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, 28 July 2001
* Javier Silva Ruete, 12 July 2002
* Jaime Quijandría Salmón, 25 July 2003
* Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, 16 February 2004
* Fernando Zavala Lombardi, 16 August 2005
* Luis Carranza, 28 July 2006
* Luis Valdivieso Montano, 14 July 2008
* Luis Carranza, 20 January 2009
* Mercedes Aráoz, 22 December 2009
* Ismael Benavides, 14 September 2010
* Luis Miguel Castilla Rubio, 28 July 2011
* Alonso Segura Vasi , 15 September 2014
* Alfredo Thorne Vetter, 28 July 2016
* Fernando Zavala Lombardi, 23 June 2017
* Claudia Cooper Fort, 18 September 2017
* David Tuesta Cárdenas, 3 April 2018
* Carlos Oliva Neyra, 8 June 2018
* María Antonieta Alva Luperdi, 3 October 2019
* José Arista Arbildo, 12 November 2020
* Waldo Mendoza Bellido, 18 November 2020
* Pedro Francke Ballvé, 30 July 2021
* Óscar Graham Yamahuchi, 1 February 2022
* Kurt Burneo Farfán, 5 August 2022
* Alex Contreras Miranda, 10 December 2022
* José Arista Arbildo, 13 February 2024
* José Salardi [es], 31 January 2025