Congress Defines New Authorities and the Composition of its Committees
Peru
23 agosto 2019

On August 20, Congress defined the make-up of the chamber authorities and committees, including Pedro Olaechea (Acción Republicana – opposition) as the new president of Congress. The Congress Board of Directors for the period 2019-2020 also includes Karina Beteta (Fuerza Popular – opposition) as first vice president, Salvador Heresi (Contigo – opposition) in the second vice presidency and Marvin Palma (Cambio21 – opposition) in the third vice presidency.

In turn, Congress appointed Sergio Dávila Vizcarra (Peruanos por el Kambio – ruling party) to preside the Economy Committee, which plans to promote a legislative agenda aimed at improving private investment, competitiveness and productivity to further the country’s business development.

The Constitutional Committee will be headed up by Rosa Bartra (Fuerza Popular – opposition) and debate the constitutional reform bill presented by President Martín Vizcarra in advance of the general elections.

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