Overview
- He took the oath in a ceremony led by President José María Balcázar on Tuesday.
- He steps into the role after serving as head of Indeci, the national disaster risk and emergency response agency.
- The government accepted the resignation of outgoing defense minister César Díaz Peche before naming Arroyo.
- Arroyo and Díaz Peche were convicted by a military court in 2022, but the Sala Suprema del Fuero Militar Policial later annulled the ruling and absolved both.
- He joins the Denisse Miralles–led cabinet and brings experience commanding Army divisions in Arequipa and Iquitos, with both he and Díaz Peche from the 1981 ‘Héroes de Tacna y Arica’ class.