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Beatriz Merino (Martha Beatriz Merino Lucero) was born on 15 November, 1947 in Lima, Peru, is a Peruvian politician and academic. Discover Beatriz Merino's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 76 years old?

Popular As Martha Beatriz Merino Lucero
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Age 76 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 15 November, 1947
Birthday 15 November
Birthplace Lima, Peru
Nationality Peru

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1915

Her father, Augusto Merino Abrego (1915-2015), was a decorated public servant, serving as Treasurer and Finance Director of the San Isidro municipality.

Throughout her career and in various interviews offered to the media, Merino highlighted the influence of her father on her professional development.

1916

Her mother was Aída Lucero (1916-2013).

After finishing high school at the Parochial School of Santa Rosa of Lince, Merino enrolled in the National University of San Marcos.

1947

Martha Beatriz Merino Lucero (born November 15, 1947) is a Peruvian lawyer, academic and politician who served as the first female Prime Minister of Peru, in 2003.

Martha Beatriz Merino Lucero was born on November 15, 1947, in Lima, Peru.

1970

Graduating a with law degree in 1970, she was awarded a scholarship in order to attend the London School of Economics graduate program, where she would attain a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in tax law in 1972.

1977

Relocating to the United States, she pursued a second Master of Laws at Harvard University with a Fulbright scholarship, becoming the first Peruvian woman to graduate from Harvard Law School, in 1977.

Following her graduation from Harvard, Merino pursued a career at Procter & Gamble, serving as Legal, Commercial, International, Environment and Corporate Manager.

She held the positions in Lima, Caracas (Latin America headquarters) and Cincinnati (world headquarters).

1979

She was also the director of Procter & Gamble for Peru, Ecuador, Chile, Bolivia and Colombia, from January 1979 to November 1989, and from July 1992 to December 1994.

1989

In 1989, Mario Vargas Llosa invited her to run for the Peruvian Senate in the 1990 general election.

Running as part of the Democratic Front (FREDEMO) coalition, she was ultimately elected along twenty other candidates from the Christian People's Party and Popular Action (Peru), being herself a member of the Liberty Movement.

During her time as a Senator, she presided over the Environment, Ecology and Amazon Committee and the Women's Rights Committee.

1990

She previously served as Senator and Congresswoman from 1990 until 2000.

1992

Her tenure would be cut-short on April 5, 1992, as president Alberto Fujimori dissolved congress with a self-coup.

1993

In 1993, Merino founded the Merino & Reaño Law Firm, where she worked extensively in commercial, labor, corporate and environmental legislation.

She was senior partner from 1993 to 2001.

1995

She would return to the newly inaugurated unicameral Congress in 1995, running as an independent within the Independent Moralizing Front, led by Fernando Olivera.

She would serve as a staunch opposition member in Congress, leading numerous bills against the Fujimori regime.

2000

Approaching the 2000 general election, mayor Alberto Andrade of Lima invited Merino as his second running mate for the We Are Peru nomination, alongside Luis Guerrero as first running mate.

Despite favorable polling numbers at the start of the race, the government's machinations led by National Intelligence Service ran a smear campaign against Andrade, ultimately destroying his chances in the general election.

Following Fujimori's downfall in late 2000, Merino was appointed Superintendent of the Peruvian Internal Revenue Service, serving from 2001 to 2003.

During her two-year tenure, she directed the master's degree program in taxation and fiscal policy at the University of Lima.

2003

Merino became the President of the Council of Ministers on June 23, 2003, the highest political rank ever held by a woman in the history of Peru, appointed by president Alejandro Toledo.

During her brief premiership, she led a successful tax reform bill, and laid over a modernizing restructuring process of the Peruvian government.

On July 18, 2003, she appeared before Congress in order present the general policy of the government and request the confidence vote.

Merino referred to the government's economic policy and promotion of economic development and employment.

Merino received confirmation of Congress with 61 votes in favor, 1 against and 17 abstentions.

Her management was characterized by lifting the Toledo regime's approval ratings; however, she resigned on December 15, 2003, at the request of Toledo, citing differences in policy management.

In early December 2003, a television program questioned Merino about an alleged influence peddling to favor friends and family during her time as Superintendent at the Peruvian Internal Revenue Service (SUNAT).

Given this, in an appearance before the local press denied that she had influenced the hiring for her friends.

After that, Merino traveled to the United States for academic conferences.

On December 13, president Toledo asked for the resignation of all his ministers and the 7 presidential advisers.

Upon her return to Lima, Merino explained to the press that she had resigned from the office of Prime Minister on the first day of December and that President Toledo asked her to stay a while longer until he found a successor.

She also commented that she was summoned in October by a senior dignitary of the Catholic Church, who informed her that a political leader made accusations against her and questioned her moral integrity.

She was succeeded in the premiership by Carlos Ferrero, a prominent member of Possible Peru and three-year president of Congress.

After stepping down as Prime Minister, Merino held high approval ratings as a public persona.

2005

Following her tenure in Alejandro Toledo's cabinet, Merino was appointed by the Peruvian Congress as the national ombudswoman for Peru, serving from 2005 to 2011, a position officially known as the Public Defender, being the second to hold the position.

Prominently a female leading persona in Peru, Merino is currently a member of the Council of Women World Leaders, an international network of current and former women presidents and prime ministers whose mission is to mobilize the highest-level women leaders globally, for collective action on issues of critical importance to women and equitable development.