Ministry of Defense (Peru)
The Ministry of Defense of Peru is the agency of the Peruvian government responsible for safeguarding of national security on land, sea and air. For such purpose it exercises command over the Peruvian Armed Forces composed of the Army, the Navy and the Air Force. The current Minister of Defense is Walter Martos.History
The Ministry of Defense of Peru was created by Law No. 24654 on 1 April 1987, during the government of President Alan García. It absorbed the previous Ministries of War, Navy and Aeronautics as well as the Comando Conjunto de las Fuerzas Armadas and the National Defence Secretariat.Organization
The government agency under his command is organized as follows:
- Secretaría General
- Viceministerio de Asuntos Administrativos y Económicos
- Viceministerio de Asuntos Logísticos y de Personal
- Dirección Nacional de Política y Estrategia
- Comando Conjunto de las Fuerzas Armadas
- Ejército del Perú
- Marina de Guerra del Perú
- Fuerza Aérea del Perú
