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🇵🇪 Peru

Presidential systemElectoral democracy

Keiko Fujimori

President · 34 days in office

Tenure records

Recent presidents by days in office

Is a leader's tenure getting longer or shorter in Peru?

Across 63 completed terms, the average president of Peru has served 964 days (about 2.6 years). Terms are getting shorter: the last five completed terms averaged just 385 days. The last leader to beat the average was Dina Boluarte, who left office in 2025.

All presidents of Peru

#	Name	Took office	Left office	Days
65	Keiko Fujimori	Jul 28, 2026	Incumbent	34
64	José María Balcázar	Feb 18, 2026	Incumbent	194
63	José Jerí	Oct 10, 2025	Feb 17, 2026	130
62	Dina Boluarte	Dec 7, 2022	Oct 10, 2025	1,038
61	Pedro Castillo	Jul 28, 2021	Dec 7, 2022	497
60	Francisco Sagasti	Nov 17, 2020	Jul 28, 2021	253
59	Manuel Merino	Nov 10, 2020	Nov 15, 2020	5
58	Martín Vizcarra	Mar 23, 2018	Oct 9, 2020	931
57	Pedro Pablo Kuczynski	Jul 28, 2016	Mar 23, 2018	603
56	Ollanta Humala	Jul 28, 2011	Jul 28, 2016	1,827
55	Alan García	Jul 28, 2006	Jul 28, 2011	1,826
54	Alejandro Toledo	Jul 28, 2001	Jul 28, 2006	1,826
53	Valentín Paniagua	Nov 22, 2000	Jul 28, 2001	248
52	Alberto Fujimori	Jul 28, 1990	Nov 21, 2000	3,769
51	Alan García	Jul 28, 1985	Jul 28, 1990	1,826
50	Fernando Belaúnde	Jul 28, 1980	Jul 28, 1985	1,826
49	Francisco Morales Bermúdez	Aug 29, 1975	Jul 28, 1980	1,795
48	Juan Velasco Alvarado	Oct 3, 1968	Aug 29, 1975	2,521
47	Fernando Belaúnde	Jul 28, 1963	Oct 3, 1968	1,894
46	Nicolás Lindley López	Mar 3, 1963	Jul 28, 1963	147
45	Ricardo Pérez Godoy	Jul 18, 1962	Mar 3, 1963	228
44	Manuel Prado Ugarteche	Jul 28, 1956	Jul 18, 1962	2,181
43	Manuel Odría	Jul 28, 1950	Jul 28, 1956	2,192
42	Zenón Noriega Agüero	Jun 1, 1950	Jul 28, 1950	57
41	Manuel Odría	Nov 1, 1948	Jun 1, 1950	577
40	Zenón Noriega Agüero	Oct 29, 1948	Nov 1, 1948	3
39	José Luis Bustamante y Rivero	Jul 28, 1945	Oct 29, 1948	1,189
38	Manuel Prado Ugarteche	Dec 8, 1939	Jul 28, 1945	2,059
37	Óscar R. Benavides	Apr 30, 1933	Dec 8, 1939	2,413
36	Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro	Dec 8, 1931	Apr 30, 1933	509
35	David Samanez Ocampo	Mar 11, 1931	Dec 8, 1931	272
34	Gustavo Jiménez	Mar 5, 1931	Mar 11, 1931	6
33	Ricardo Leoncio Elías Arias	Mar 1, 1931	Mar 5, 1931	4
32	Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro	Aug 27, 1930	Mar 1, 1931	186
31	Manuel María Ponce Brousset	Aug 25, 1930	Aug 27, 1930	2
30	Augusto Leguía	Jul 4, 1919	Aug 25, 1930	4,070
29	José Pardo y Barreda	Aug 18, 1915	Jul 4, 1919	1,416
28	Óscar R. Benavides	Feb 4, 1914	Aug 18, 1915	560
27	Guillermo Billinghurst	Sep 24, 1912	Feb 4, 1914	498
26	Augusto Leguía	Sep 24, 1908	Sep 24, 1912	1,461
25	José Pardo y Barreda	Sep 24, 1904	Sep 24, 1908	1,461
24	Serapio Calderón	Apr 18, 1904	Sep 24, 1904	159
23	Eduardo López de Romaña	Sep 8, 1899	Sep 8, 1903	1,460
22	Andrés Avelino Cáceres	Aug 10, 1894	Mar 20, 1895	222
21	Remigio Morales Bermúdez	Aug 10, 1890	Apr 1, 1894	1,330
20	Andrés Avelino Cáceres	Jun 3, 1886	Aug 10, 1890	1,529
19	Andrés Avelino Cáceres	Apr 23, 1883	Oct 27, 1883	187
18	Francisco García Calderón	Mar 12, 1881	Sep 28, 1881	200
17	Mariano Ignacio Prado	Aug 2, 1876	Dec 19, 1879	1,234
16	Manuel Pardo	Aug 2, 1872	Aug 2, 1876	1,461
15	José Balta	Aug 2, 1868	Jul 22, 1872	1,450
14	Mariano Ignacio Prado	Nov 28, 1865	Jan 7, 1868	770
13	Mariano Ignacio Prado	Apr 25, 1865	Jun 24, 1865	60
12	José Rufino Echenique	Apr 20, 1851	Jan 5, 1855	1,356
11	Ramón Castilla	Feb 17, 1844	Aug 11, 1844	176
10	Manuel Ignacio de Vivanco	Apr 7, 1843	Jun 17, 1844	437
9	Juan Francisco de Vidal	Oct 17, 1842	Mar 15, 1843	149
8	Juan Crisóstomo Torrico	Aug 16, 1842	Oct 17, 1842	62
7	Agustín Gamarra	Aug 25, 1839	Nov 18, 1841	816
6	Agustín Gamarra	Sep 1, 1829	Dec 30, 1833	1,581
5	Andrés de Santa Cruz	Jan 27, 1827	Jun 9, 1827	133
4	Simón Bolívar	Feb 8, 1824	Jan 28, 1827	1,085
3	Antonio José de Sucre	Jun 23, 1823	Jul 17, 1823	24
2	José de la Riva Agüero	Feb 28, 1823	Jun 23, 1823	115
1	José de San Martín	Jul 28, 1821	Sep 20, 1822	419

Officeholder history via Wikidata. Multiple rows for one person indicate separate terms.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the President of Peru?

Keiko Fujimori has been President of Peru since Jul 28, 2026.

Who is the longest-serving President of Peru?

Augusto Leguía, with 5,531 days in office across 2 terms.

Are leaders serving longer or shorter terms in Peru?

Across 63 completed terms, the average president of Peru has served 964 days (about 2.6 years). Terms are getting shorter: the last five completed terms averaged just 385 days. The last leader to beat the average was Dina Boluarte, who left office in 2025.