Hugo de Zela
Hugo de Zela | |
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 Official portrait, 2025 | |
| Minister of Foreign Relations | |
| In office 14 October 2025 – 22 April 2026 | |
| President | José Jerí José María Balcázar |
| Prime Minister | Ernesto Álvarez Denisse Miralles Luis Arroyo Sánchez |
| Preceded by | Elmer Schialer |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Pareja Ríos |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 August 1951 Lima, Peru |
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Hugo Claudio de Zela Martínez (born 4 August 1951)[1] is a Peruvian diplomat and professor who served as Minister of Foreign Relations from 2025 until 2026.
Career
De Zela was appointed Minister of Foreign Relations on 14 October 2025.[2][3] He resigned along with defense minister Carlos Díaz Dañino on 22 April 2026 in protest against interim president José María Balcázar's decision to defer a purchase agreement to buy 24 F-16 fighter jets from the United States pending the result of the 2026 Peruvian general election.[4]
References
- ↑ "AMBASSADOR HUGO DE ZELA MARTÍNEZ" (PDF). Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ↑ "Hugo de Zela – Inter-American Dialogue". Retrieved 2025-10-16.
- ↑ "Peru's Jeri swears in top cabinet members". The Straits Times. 2025-10-15. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2025-10-16.
- ↑ "Peru's defense and foreign ministers resign after the president stalls US military planes deal". AP News. 23 April 2026. Retrieved 23 April 2026.