Marcela Patricia María Huaita Alegre (born 30 October 1964) is a Peruvian lawyer and academic specialized in human rights and public policy. She was Minister of Women and Vulnerable Populations from 17 February 2015 until 28 July 2016 under president

Ollanta Humala Ollanta Moisés Humala Tasso (; born 27 June 1962) is a Peruvian politician and former military officer who served as president of Peru from 2011 to 2016. Originally a socialist and left-wing nationalist, he is considered to have shifted towar ...

Life

Huaita went to law school at the

Pontifical Catholic University of Peru Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (, PUCP) is a private university in Lima, Peru. It was founded in 1917 with the support and approval of the Catholic church, being the oldest private institution of higher learning in the country. The Peru ...

(PUCP). Huaita was an instructor of human rights, gender studies, and public policy at the PUCP and the

National University of San Marcos The National University of San Marcos (, UNMSM) is a public university, public research university located in Lima, the capital of Peru. In the Americas, it is the first officially established (Privilege (legal ethics), privilege by Charles V, ...

. In 1996, Huaita became the lead advisor of the Commission of Women to the

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. In 2003, she joined the cabinet of advisor of the

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(PCM). From 2012 to 2013, Huaita was the vice minister of women under

Ana Jara Ethel Ana del Rosario Jara Velásquez (born 11 May 1968) is a Peruvian lawyer and politician who was Prime Minister of Peru from July 2014 to April 2015.

. She became secretary general of the

Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations The Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations (, MIMP) of Peru is the government ministry in charge of national policy in favor of women and vulnerable populations. Its headquarters is located in Lima, Peru. It is the only ministry in the coun ...

(MIMP). In this role, Huaita worked for institutions including Pro Ethics, Ombudsman's office, and Constella Futures. On 17 February 2015, Huaita succeeded as Minister of the MIMP under president

. The swear in ceremony was held in the

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. In her role, she managed and lead legal advancements to protect victims of violence including

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, laws to prevent, punish, and eradicate

violence against women Violence against women (VAW), also known as gender-based violence (GBV) or sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), violent, violence primarily committed by Man, men or boys against woman, women or girls. Such violence is often considered hat ...

and family members, and the adoption of the gender violence 2016 to 2021 plan. Huaita highlighted the expansion of emergency

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to a total of 245 nationwide. She served as minister until the end of Humala's presidency on 28 July 2016. Huaita was succeeded by .

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