Maritza Ivonne Canales Martínez was sworn in as Minister of Development and Social Inclusion (Midis) in the cabinet led by Luis Galarreta in the Government of Keiko Fujimori Higuchi. The ceremony took place this Tuesday, July 28, at the Government Palace.
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Maritza Canales is an engineer in Food Industries from the National Agrarian University La Molina with a solid academic background complemented by master’s studies in Agri-food Marketing, Agribusiness, and Social and Environmental Anthropology in Spain.
She has served as Attaché at the Embassy of Peru in the Kingdom of Belgium in Brussels and at the Consulate General of Peru in Milan. Throughout her career, she has collaborated with important international cooperation organizations and as an advisor in the Congress of the Republic.
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She has extensive experience as a specialized advisor in productive and rural development, sustainability, circular economy, innovation, and value chains.
She has extensive experience working territorially at the national level, standing out for her management capacity, leadership, and commitment to sustainable development.
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