Mercedes Cabanillas

Mercedes Cabanillas
Minister of Interior of Peru
Preceded by	Remigio Hernani
Personal details
Born	May 22, 1947 (1947-05-22) (age 64) Callao
Political party	Partido Aprista Peruano
Residence	Lima
Religion	Roman Catholic
Website	Official Site

Mercedes Cabanillas Bustamante (* Callao, 1947 - ),is currently a Peruvian Congresswoman of the Peruvian Aprista Party representing the Electoral District of Lima. Minister of Interior of Peru.

Her parents were Armando Cabanillas Olaechea and Emma Bustamante. She studied Education.

From 1987-90 under Alan García's government she served as Minister of Education. In 1995 Cabanillas ran for the Presidency of Peru under the APRA ticket winning only 4.11% of the popular vote.

She was also the President of Congress. On February 19, 2009 she was appointed Peruvian Minister of Interior. As such she is in charge of the Police forces that were sent to the amazon region of Bagua to repress native Indians who were protesting against the government that was giving away their ancestral lands to foreign corporations for oil drilling, mining and logging. As a result of the violent intervention of the heavily armed police and military forces over 50 Indian have been killed and nearly 200 hundred wounded. As minister of the Interior she gave the order to attack the Indians.

See also

• 2009 Peruvian political crisis
• 2008 Peru oil scandal
• Peruvian prison massacres

External links

• Official Site

Preceded by Remigio Hernani	Minister of Interior of Peru (2009 – )	Succeeded by in office
Preceded by Marcial Ayaipoma	President of Congress of Peru (Jul 2006 – Jul 2007)	Succeeded by Luis Gonzales Posada
Preceded by Grover Pango	Minister of Education of Peru (1987–1988)	Succeeded by Efrain Orbegozo

Preceded by Luis Alva Castro

Partido Aprista Presidential Candidate 1995 – (Lost)

Succeeded by Abel Salinas

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Name	Cabanillas, Mercedes
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Date of birth	May 22, 1947
Place of birth	Callao
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