Rodolfo Acuña Namihas

Rodolfo Acuña Namihas
Minister of Economy and Finance
In office
17 March 2026 – 28 July 2026
Preceded byGerardo López Gonzales
Succeeded byElmer Cuba
Personal details
BornRodolfo Acuña Namihas
(1957-02-20) 20 February 1957
Lima, Peru
EducationRicardo Palma University

Rodolfo Acuña Namihas[a] (born 20 February 1957) is a Peruvian economist and public official. He served as Peru's Minister of Economy and Finance in the government of José María Balcázar from March 2026 until July 2026.[1]

Acuña Namihas graduated from the Universidad Ricardo Palma in Lima with a degree in economics in 1993 and also holds master's degrees from Spain's National University of Distance Education and Lima's Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola.[2] As an academic, he has taught at the Universidad del Pacífico, the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, the Universidad de Lima, the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos and the Universidad César Vallejo, primarily on issues of economics and governance.[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ In this name that follows Hispanic American naming customs, the first or paternal surname is Acuña and the second or maternal family name is Namihas.

References

  1. ↑ "Rodolfo Acuña Namihas es el nuevo titular del Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas". Revista Internacional Construir (in Spanish). 2026-03-17. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
  2. ↑ "¿Quién es Rodolfo Acuña Namihas el nuevo ministro de Economía?". Alma Noticias (in Spanish). 17 March 2026.
  3. ↑ Delgado Tong, Alejandro (17 March 2026). "Rodolfo Acuña Namihas es el nuevo titular del Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas: conoce su hoja de vida". Infobae (in Spanish).