Oscar Valdés
Prime Minister of Peru
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 December 2011
President	Ollanta Humala
Preceded by	Salomón Lerner Ghitis
Personal details
Born	(1949-04-03) 3 April 1949 (age 63) Lima, Peru
Political party	Independent
Alma mater	Chorrillos Military School United States Army Command and General Staff College

Oscar Eduardo Valdés Dancuart (born 3 April 1949) is a Peruvian businessman and politician who has been Prime Minister of Peru since December 2011. A former military officer, he was appointed as Minister of the Interior by President Ollanta Humala on 28 July 2011. Less than five months later, Prime Minister Salomón Lerner Ghitis resigned and Valdés was appointed as his successor on 11 December 2011.^[1]

Background[link]

Born in Lima, Valdés studied at the Chorrillos Military School from 1968 to 1972, and he entered the service of the Peruvian Army as a second lieutenant of the artillery afterwards.^[2] From 1987 to 1988, he took a course in command and staff at the United States Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth. During the 1980s, he acted as an instructor at the Chorrillos military academy, where Ollanta Humala was his student.^[3] Valdés retired from army service in January 1991^[4] when he was lieutenant colonel,^[5] because he was shunted from promotion by intelligence chief Vladimiro Montesinos.^[6] Following his resignation, Valdés engaged in the private sector, managing different businesses in his home region of Tacna.^[3]

Valdés is expected to take a tougher stance towards the protesters against the controversial Conga mining project^[5] and social conflicts in general.^[6] Ex-President Alejandro Toledo, whose Possible Peru party has supported the Humala administration so far, has expressed concerns about the "militarization" of the government.^[5][7][8]

References[link]

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Beto Ortiz (birth name: Humberto Ortiz Pajuelo) (Lima, 1968) is a Peruvian journalist TV personality and writer living now (from October 2006) back in Lima. Before that, he lived in New York City. His claim to national fame was through "Beto A saber" (2000), a politically incorrect TV talk-show from which he harshly criticized Fujimori's government while most of the Peruvian media remained silent.

One of his first appearances in Peruvian media was through several humorous stories he wrote for "No", a humorous supplement to "Si", a very well known Peruvian magazine in 1987.

During his 15 years experience, Ortiz directed and hosted late-night shows and documentary series on national television. As a TV reporter he is the author of hundreds of stories on social and political issues, some of which were recognized with international awards. As a writer, he has published features and columns in the main newspapers and magazines in Peru. He is a columnist for "Peru 21" newspaper. His first novel, "Maldita Ternura" ("Damned Tenderness"), (Lima: Editorial Alfaguara, 2004) was a best-seller in Peru. He was the host of his own interview TV show "Ca11ate Beto" (Shut up Beto) on RBC (Channel 11, Lima - Perú).

He co -hosted the TV show "Enemigos Intimos" ("Intimate Enemies") on Frecuencia Latina along with colleague writer Aldo Miyashiro from March 2008 to first-quarter 2010, before being released from his journalist duties in Frecuencia Latina, due to Ideological Issues with New Executive management, more specifically Chief Executive Javier Urrutia.

Shortly after being released, He returned to TV co -hosting the TV show "Enemigos Publicos" ("Public Enemies") on Panamericana Television along with Aldo Miyashiro .In August 2010, Beto Ortiz Quit "Public Enemies" due to controversial declarations against Jaime Bayly on a TV Report. Beto Ortiz vs Jaime Bayly^[1][2][3] A Short time later, "Public Enemies" was cancelled and replaced with another Late Night show, hosted by Miyashiro only, and different Peruvian guest-stars. However, This show lasted briefly before being cancelled when the whole Journalist and Reporting team of the Show left Miyashiro's Show to work along with Beto Ortiz in a future New TV Project.

He is currently considering to return to TV on a Late Night Show via Frecuencia Latina, former TV network that released him earlier in 2010.

Bibliography[link]

• Maldita Ternura (Novel), Alfaguara 2004
• Grandes Sobras (Chronicles), Paradero Editores 2006
• Pequeñas Infidencias (Letters), Estruendo Mudo 2007
• Mis Pequeños Vandalos (Book of Literature for Teenagers), 2007
• Por favor no me beses (Compilated Selection of Proses ), Editorial Planeta 2009
• Soy el Hombre de mi Vida, Editorial Planeta 2010

Journalistic Experience[link]

• August 2001 to the present "Peru 21" Newspaper Columnist

• 2002 Frecuencia Latina. TV Channel 2. Host, writer and director "Secret Lives" -Vidas Secretas (Series of biographic documentaries)

• 2002 Frecuencia Latina. TV Channel 2. Host and director Late night show (live) "God deliver us from Beto Ortiz"-Dios Nos libre..de Beto Ortiz

• 2001 Frecuencia Latina. TV Channel 2. Host and director Late night show (live)"Nobody sleeps... with Beto Ortiz" -Nadie se duerma ..con Beto Ortiz

• 2000 Canal A Producciones. Channel 11. Host and director Political Talk show "Beto A Saber" [ Playword between Spanish "Go figure" or "You,..Go to Know for Yourself" and "Beto to Know"] (live)

• 1999 "Somos" Weekly magazine Interviews.

• 1996-1999 America Televisión. TV Reporter "La Revista Dominical" news show

• 1996 "Rumbos" Travel magazine Editor

• 1993-1996 Panamericana Televisión. TV Reporter "Panorama" news show.

• 1995 "El Mundo" Newspaper. Columnist

• 1991-1993 "Caretas" Magazine Staff writer

• 1990 "The San Diego Union" Newspaper Guest writer

• 1990 "Pagina Libre" Staff writer

• 1989 Andina Television. TV Reporter "Esta Noche" News show

• 1989 "El Comercio" Newspaper. Staff writer (Police beat /Arts & Leisure)

Education[link]

• 1985-1990 University of Lima Faculty of Journalism, Radio, TV and Film
• 1990 Tufts University, International Journalism Exchange Program, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
• 2003 San Antonio de los Baños Film School Screenwriters workshop.

Awards[link]

Paris, France, 1995 UNESCO (U.N. Cultural Fund) Gold Medal at the Port de Bouc International Festival of Young Journalists. Awarded to "Children of chaos", a documentary about street children in Lima, Peru.

Lima, 1994 "THE 1,000 WORDS SHORT-STORY" Literary Contest.

Lima, 1994 "Citizens for Peace" Award of Journalistic Excellence. Given by the Lawyers bar of Lima

Lima, 1993 UNICEF (U.N Children’s Fund) First Prize in journalistic contest Awarded to "Not for all the gold in the world" A documentary on children slavery in gold mines in Peru.

Boston, 1990 THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEWSPAPER EDITORS (ASNE) TUFTS UNIVERSITY Fellowship.

References[link]

1. ^ http://elcomercio.pe/espectaculos/628565/noticia-programaenemigos-publicos-fue-cancelado - Source El Comercio
2. ^ http://www.rpp.com.pe/2010-08-24-beto-ortiz-dejo-las-filas-de-panamericana-confirmo-federico-anchorena-noticia_290258.html- Public Declarations From Panamericana Television Chief Executive
3. ^ http://chismeandotodo.blogspot.com/2010/08/beto-ortiz-renuncio-enemigos-publicos-y.html