Beatriz Merino

Beatriz Merino OSP
President of César Vallejo University
Incumbent
Assumed office February 8, 2016
Preceded by	Office created
2nd Public Defender of Peru
In office September 29, 2005 – March 30, 2011
Preceded by	Walter Albán (Acting)
Succeeded by	Eduardo Vega (Acting)
Prime Minister of Peru
In office June 23, 2003 – December 15, 2003
President	Alejandro Toledo
Preceded by	Luis Solari De La Fuente
Succeeded by	Carlos Ferrero
Member of Congress
In office July 26, 1995 – July 26, 2000
Constituency	National
Member of the Senate
In office July 26, 1990 – April 5, 1992
Constituency	National
Personal details
Born	Martha Beatriz Merino Lucero (1947-11-15) November 15, 1947 (age 76) Lima, Peru
Nationality	Peruvian
Political party	Independent (1992–present)
Other political affiliations	Liberty Movement (1989–1992)
Alma mater	National University of San Marcos (LLB) London School of Economics (LLM) Harvard University (LLM)

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