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Pedro Beltrán Espantoso

Pedro Beltrán Espantoso

Peruvian journalist, economist, and politician

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Beltrán and the second or maternal family name is Espantoso.

Pedro Gerardo María Beltrán Espantoso (17 February 1897 – 16 February 1979), was a Peruvian journalist, economist and politician.[1][2] From 1959 to 1961, he was the Prime Minister and Minister of Finance under Manuel Prado Ugarteche.[3]

Pedro Beltrán, c. 1938

Beltrán was a longtime owner and publisher of La Prensa.[4]

Beltrán was the Peruvian Ambassador to the United States from 1944 to 1945.[4] He became president of the Central Reserve Bank in 1948 and served until 1950.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Pedro Beltran Espantoso, Former Prime Minister Of Peru, Dies At 81". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Associated Press. 18 February 1979.
  2. [2]
    Gupte, Pranay (18 February 1979). "Pedro Beltrán, 81, Ex‐Prime Minister of Peru, Dies". The New York Times.
  3. [3]
    "Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas - Histórico - Relación de Ministros". www.mef.gob.pe.
  4. [4]
    "Pedro Gerado Beltrán". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  5. [5]
    Historial de autoridades del Banco Central de Reserva del Perú desde 1922 Banco Central de Reserva del Perú
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