María Zavala Valladares
{{Short description|Peruvian politician, lawyer and judge}}
{{Infobox Officeholder
| name = María Zavala Valladares
| image = Maria Zavala Valladares.JPG
| office = Member of the National Board of Justice
| term_start = 20 January 2020
| term_end =
| office2 = Minister of Justice
| president2 = Alan García
| primeminister2 = Jorge Del Castillo
| term_start2 = 28 July 2006
| term_end2 = 20 December 2007
| predecessor2 = Alejandro Tudela
| successor2 = Rosario Fernández Figueroa
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|01|15|df=y}}
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Independent
| alma_mater = Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
| profession = Lawyer
}}
{{family name hatnote|Zavala|Valladares|lang=Spanish}}
María Zavala Valladares (born January 15, 1956) is a Peruvian politician, lawyer and judge. She was the Minister for Justice.
Biography
Zavala Valladares was born in Talara on 15 January 1956. Zavala Valladares has been President of the Superior Courts of Lima and Loreto. She was appointed Minister of Justice of Peru in 2006 when she became a member of Alan García's first cabinet. The next Minister of Justice was Rosario Fernández who took over the role in 2008.
On January 3, 2008 Zavala Valladares became Peru's Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), replacing Antero Florez Araoz.[http://elcomercio.pe/edicionimpresa/html/2008-01-04/designan-maria-zavala-representante-oea.html Maria Zavala designate representative to the OAS], El Comercio, January 2008, accessed February 2013 She served until 2010.[http://www.oas.org/Photos/2010/02Feb/15/index.htm Farewell to Ambassador María Zavala Valladares], 17 February 2013, OAS, accessed February 2013
In 2010 Zavala was serving as part of a Truth Commission to investigate the fall of power of Manuel Zelaya in Honduras.[http://www.proceso.hn/2010/04/07/Nacionales/Confirman.a.diplom/22117.html Canadian diplomat confirmed as Michael Kergin...], Proceso Digital, accessed February 2013
In 2024, Zavala was a member of the National Board of Justice's Partial Performance Evaluation Commission which was tasked with the task of looking at the country's judges to evaluate their core competencies and to advise what additional action might assist.{{Cite web |last=Ayacucho |first=Poder Judicial {{!}} CSJ |date=2024-10-23 |title=María Zavala: “Se busca mejorar el sistema de justicia” |url=https://jornada.com.pe/maria-zavala-valladares-se-busca-mejorar-el-sistema-de-justicia/ |access-date=2025-02-21 |language=es}} Zavala intends that her advice should include aligning the justice system with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.{{Cite web |title=Corte de Cusco recibió la visita de integrante de la Junta Nacional de Justicia para socializar evaluación parcial de desempeño de jueces |url=https://www.gob.pe/institucion/csjcusco/noticias/1060342-corte-de-cusco-recibio-la-visita-de-integrante-de-la-junta-nacional-de-justicia-para-socializar-evaluacion-parcial-de-desempeno-de-jueces |access-date=2025-02-21 |website=www.gob.pe |language=es-pe}}
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