Overview

• Supreme Resolution No. 231-2025-PCM in El Peruano confirms Ernesto Álvarez as president of the Council of Ministers for President José Jerí’s first cabinet.
• Additional resolutions formalize the full lineup, including Denisse Miralles at Economy and Finance, Vicente Tiburcio at Interior, and Hugo de Zela at Foreign Affairs.
• All appointment documents carry the signatures of President Jerí and Prime Minister Álvarez, completing the legal formalization of the cabinet.
• Legislators voiced sharply different reactions, with some citing technical credentials and others questioning party ties and the cabinet’s breadth.
• Congresswoman Sigrid Bazán said her bloc will withhold the vote of confidence, while PPC secretary Javier Bedoya welcomed Álvarez’s appointment and denied any party cogovernance.