Miguel Angel Hidalgo Medina
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Miguel Angel Hidalgo Medina has been the Peruvian
Minister of the Interior under President Alan García since November 2010.
, and he became an officer in 1977. In 2006, he became a General. He then became the Director of the National Police in Peru
. In 2010, he was appointed as Interior Minister.
Peruvian people
Peru is a multiethnic country formed by the combination of different groups over five centuries, so people in Peru usually treat their nationality as a citizenship rather than an ethnicity. Amerindians inhabited Peruvian territory for several millennia before Spanish Conquest in the 16th century;...
Minister of the Interior under President Alan García since November 2010.
Biography
In 1973, he joined the Peruvian National PolicePolice
The police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...
, and he became an officer in 1977. In 2006, he became a General. He then became the Director of the National Police in Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
. In 2010, he was appointed as Interior Minister.