Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Peru)

The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (, MINCETUR) of Peru is the government ministry in charge of issues pertaining to foreign trade of the Government of Peru and the promotion of tourism in the country.

, the ministry is headed by .

History

The country was established in 1969 as the Ministry of Industry and Commerce (), having been separated from the Ministry of Development and Public Works. The name remained until 1980, when it was renamed to Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Tourism and Integration ().

In 1992, it was renamed to Ministry of Industry, Tourism, Integration and International Trade Negotiations (, MITINCI), a name that remained until 2002, when it took its current name.

Throughout its history, the ministry has promoted free trade agreements and managed , a government organisation responsible for promoting tourism to Peru around the world. The ministry has signed the following treaties:

• Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement
• Chile-Peru Free Trade Agreement
• Thailand-Peru Free Trade Agreement
• United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement

Organisation

• General Secretariat
• Vice Ministry of Tourism
• Directorate-General of Research and Studies on Tourism and Handicrafts
• Directorate-General of Development Policies
• Directorate-General of Tourism Strategy
• Directorate-General of Handicrafts
• Directorate-General of Casino and Machine Games
• Vice Ministry of Foreign Trade
• Directorate-General of Research and Studies on Foreign Trade
• Directorate-General of Foreign Trade Development Policies
• Directorate-General of Foreign Trade Facilitation
• Directorate-General of Trade Negotiations
• Directorate-General of International Trade Law
• Directorate of Management and Monitoring of the OCEX
• Peruvian Commercial Offices Abroad (OCEX)

Entities administered by the ministry include:

• Centro de Formación en Turismo (CENFOTUR)
• ' (PROMPERU)
• Plan Copesco Nacional