Albina Ruiz

Minister of the Environment of Peru

Albina Ruiz

Industrial engineer, graduated from the National University of Engineering, with a second specialty in Solid Waste Sanitary Engineering, she has a  doctorate in Chemical Engineering from the Ramón Llull University of Barcelona, Spain, with completed master's studies in Ecology and Environmental Management , at the Ricardo Palma University, Perú.

Mrs. Ruiz also owns valuable experience in the sector; in 2019, she served as Vice Minister of Environmental Management of the Ministry of the Environment.

In the professional field, she has been an international consultant on local development projects, with emphasis on comprehensive solid waste management with a focus on sustainability and inclusion, rational use of water, and environmental planning and management.

Likewise, her professional work has been recognized nationally and internationally. In November 2011 she received the Fairness Award, awarded by the Global Fairness Initiative Washington, of the United States of America. She was also recognized with the RSA's Albert Medal awarded by Willingsworth Tipton High School in the United Kingdom, sponsored by the Academy.