Wilfredo Pedraza
Gerónimo Wilfredo Pedraza Sierra is a Peruvian lawyer and politician. He served as interior minister of Peru from July 2012 to 31 October 2013.Career
Pedraza is a lawyer by profession. His speciality in the field of law is criminal system and citizen security. He served as the coordinator of the special investigations unit of the truth and reconciliation commission. He headed Peru's prison system, the national penitentiary institute, for two terms. He was appointed interior minister in a reshuffle on 24 July 2012 to the cabinet led by prime minister Juan Jimenez. Pedraza, an independent politician, succeeded Wilver Calle Girón in the post. Calle had been in office since 15 May 2012.
In March 2013, Pedraza and other senior officials including President Ollanta Humala were harshly criticised due to government's ineffective combat against crime in the country.
