Overview
- EsSalud formalized the end of María del Carmen Barragán Coloma’s Asesor III role with an executive resolution that canceled the October 17 appointment after she had served about five days.
- The resolution requires the former adviser to file sworn declarations of assets and interests with the Contraloría and to keep confidential any information accessed during her brief service, with inhabilitation and other penalties for breaches.
- The hire drew public criticism because Barragán Coloma is the sister of Senator Daniel Barragán and the designation coincided with a Senate debate over delegation of legislative powers, raising conflict-of-interest concerns.
- Senator Daniel Barragán and party leaders denied any intervention to secure the post, and Barragán said his sister told him she planned to resign because of media and political pressure; the resolution itself does not cite the legislative debate as the formal reason for the revocation.
- Supporters note Barragán Coloma’s long public-sector record, while the episode has heightened scrutiny of trust appointments and could prompt closer checks by oversight bodies on hiring and conflict-of-interest rules.