Óscar Ugarte
Óscar Ugarte | |
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Minister of Health | |
Assumed office 13 February 2021 | |
President | Francisco Sagasti |
Prime Minister | Violeta Bermúdez |
Preceded by | Pilar Mazzetti |
In office 14 October 2008 – 28 July 2011 | |
President | Alan García |
Prime Minister | Yehude Simon Javier Velásquez José Antonio Chang Rosario Fernández |
Preceded by | Hernán Garrido Lecca |
Succeeded by | Alberto Tejada Noriega |
Deputy Minister of Health | |
In office 22 January 2002 – 4 December 2002 | |
President | Alejandro Toledo |
Prime Minister | Roberto Dañino Luis Solari |
Preceded by | Fernando Carbone Campoverde |
Succeeded by | Carlos Rodríguez Cervantes |
Lima City Councilman | |
In office 1 January 1984 – 31 December 1989 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Óscar Raúl Ugarte Ubilluz October 30, 1944 Pucallpa, Peru |
Nationality | Peruvian |
Political party | Together for Peru (2017-present) |
Other political affiliations | Independent (2008-2017) Peruvian Humanist Party (2005-2007) |
Profession | Physician |
Óscar Raúl Ugarte Ubilluz (born 30 October 1944) is a Peruvian physician who is the current Minister of Health under President Francisco Sagasti since 13 February 2021.[1][2] He previously held the position under President Alan García from October 2008 to July 2011.[3][4][5][6][7]
Biography[]
Born in eastern city of Pucallpa, Ugarte studied medicine at the National University of San Marcos, where he attained his medical doctor degree. Upon completing medical school, he earned a master of Public Policy from the University of Barcelona.[8]
Career[]
In his professional career in the public health sector, Ugarte served as consultant for the United Nations Population Fund, and taught public health at the University of San Martín de Porres.[9]
Political career[]
Briefly during the presidency of Alejandro Toledo, Ugarte served as Deputy Minister of Health from January to December 2002.[10] Subsequently, he served in advisory positions related to public health at the start of the second presidency of Alan García.
Minister of Health[]
First tenure[]
Following the resignation of Jorge del Castillo's cabinet in October 2008, García appointed him as Minister of Health, serving through the administration till July 2011.[11] During the 2009 outbreak of influenza A (H1N1), Ugarte announced to the country that an Argentine citizen had said virus.[12] This was later denied, as the tests were concluded without the factor N1 being confirmed.[13] The media criticized him for this fact, but President Alan García defended him and congratulated him for his pessimism regarding the statement that the virus was already in Peru.[14] After the arrival of the virus was verified, Ugarte began a national prevention campaign.
Second tenure[]
Almost a decade since he left office, Ugarte was called-up to return to the government upon the resignation of Pilar Mazzetti from the Ministry of Health due to Congress promoting a vote of no confidence against her for keeping secret former president Martín Vizcarra's COVID-19 vaccination from Sinopharm Group in early September 2020, while Peruvians struggled throughout the pandemic.[15] He sworn in by President Francisco Sagasti on 13 February 2021.[16] On 14 July 2021, during a protest near the Government Palace, his vehicle was attacked by supporters of presidential candidate and Popular Force leader Keiko Fujimori.[17]
References[]
- ^ PERU21, NOTICIAS (2021-02-13). "RENUNCIA PILAR MAZZETTI: ¿Quién es Oscar Ugarte Ubilluz, el nuevo ministro de Salud? | Coronavirus | Martín Vizcarra | Francisco Sagasti | POLITICA". Peru21 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- ^ LR, Redacción (2021-02-12). "Óscar Ugarte jurará como ministro de Salud este sábado". larepublica.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- ^ Government website Archived 2007-01-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ CIA World Leaders
- ^ French diplomacy website
- ^ USAID Peru government Archived 2011-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ New Health Minister
- ^ "Óscar Ugarte Ubilluz Currículum Vitae" (PDF). paho.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- ^ "Óscar Ugarte Ubilluz Currículum Vitae" (PDF). paho.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- ^ "Óscar Ugarte Ubilluz Currículum Vitae" (PDF). paho.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- ^ Ministerio de Salud, Nota de Prensa. "Nombran ministro de Estado en el despacho de Salud al Dr. Óscar Ugarte Ubilluz". gob.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- ^ "Ugarte se rectifica y asegura que ciudadana argentina no tiene gripe porcina | LaRepublica.pe". web.archive.org. 2014-08-29. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
- ^ "Minsa descarta que ciudadana argentina padezca de la gripe porcina | RPP NOTICIAS". web.archive.org. 2009-05-03. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
- ^ Espinoza, Angela (2009-05-01). "Alan García felicita a ministro Ugarte por pesimismo ante virus AH1N1". RPP (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-28.
- ^ Gestión, Redacción. "Pilar Mazzetti renunció al Ministerio de Salud". gestion.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- ^ El Comercio, Redacción. "Óscar Ugarte juró como nuevo ministro de Salud tras renuncia de Pilar Mazzetti". elcomercio.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- ^ https://rpp.pe/lima/actualidad/fuerza-popular-simpatizantes-fujimoristas-se-enfrentaron-a-la-policia-para-llegar-a-palacio-de-gobierno-noticia-1347486
- Living people
- People from Pucallpa
- Government ministers of Peru
- 1944 births
- Peruvian Humanist Party politicians
- 20th-century Peruvian physicians
- Peruvian public health doctors