Wilver Calle Girón

Wilver Alfredo Calle Girón (born 1 March 1946) is a retired Peruvian army general, who briefly served as minister of interior from May to July 2012, in the Ollanta Humala administration.

Wilver Calle Girón
Minister of Interior
In office
15 May 2012 – 24 July 2012
PresidentOllanta Humala
Prime MinisterOscar Valdés
Preceded byDaniel Lozada
Succeeded byWilfredo Pedraza
Personal details
Born1 March 1946
Lima, Peru
Military service
RankGeneral

Career

Calle is a former Peruvian army official and general.[1] He served as deputy defense minister until May 2012.[2] He was appointed interior minister on 15 May 2012 to the cabinet led by then prime minister Oscar Valdés.[1] Calle replaced Daniel Lozada in the post when the latter resigned from office on 10 May due to public protests over his failed struggle against Shining Path rebels.[3][4] Calle was forced to resign from office in July due to deadly crashes in the Conga mine in the Cajamarca region that resulted in the killing of five people.[5][6] He was removed from office on 24 July 2012 and Wilfredo Pedraza succeeded him as interior minister.[7]

References
  1. "Second retired general joins Peruvian Cabinet". Reuters. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  2. "Humala names three new ministers". Latin News. May 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  3. Cabitza, Mattia (20 May 2012). "Peru faces rethink in fight against Shining Path rebels". Lima: BBC. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  4. "Peru ministers resign over Shining Path rebel clashes". BBC. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  5. "Peruvian lawmakers criticize Humala over deadly protests". Mineweb. Lima. Reuters. 6 July 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  6. "Cabinet reshuffle on the cards in Peru". Independent Online. Lima. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  7. "Peru's Humala shakes up Cabinet amid mine protests". Boston. Lima. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
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