PCM appoints Juan Villarán as technical secretary of the commission to recover security and public order | latest

The Presidency of the Council of Ministers (PCM) appointed Juan Villarán Escardó as technical secretary of the High-Level Multisectoral Commission to Recover Security and Public Order, in charge of coordinating measures against crime. The appointment was made official through the Ministerial Resolution No. 360-2026-PCMtwo days after the approval of the regulations of this working group.

According to the resolution, the technical secretary may coordinate with public and private institutions to facilitate the execution of the agreements adopted by the commission. Likewise, it will be empowered to request technical and confidential information that contributes to the decision-making process.

Its functions also include monitoring agreements, permanent coordination with the Home Office and the proposal of public order measures. In addition, it may propose the participation of specialists to contribute to the work of the multisectoral commission.

Villarán Escardó has experience in citizen security, public policies, state management and the private sector. In the public sphere, he served as vice president of the National Penitentiary Institute (INPE).

He also worked as a consultant to the Peruvian Government on penitentiary and human rights matters before the United Nations.

After his appointment, the technical secretary held a first coordination meeting with the president of the Council of Ministers, Luis Galarreta. During the meeting, both evaluated priority measures of logistical and legal support for the operational teams of the National Police of Peru (PNP) and the Unified Command.

The technical secretariat will be in charge of monitoring the actions agreed upon by the commission and coordinating between the institutions involved in the measures aimed at recovering security and public order.