--- title: Peru Prime Minister Alberto Otarola Resigns Amid Corruption Allegation description: Local media reported the Prime Minister had a romantic relationship with a woman who obtained a government job. Otarola denied committing any illegal acts. canonical: https://time.com/6853008/peru-prime-minister-alberto-otarola-resigns-amid-affair-corruption-allegations/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2024-03-06T03:15:00.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-24T17:14:39.342Z article:section: World og:title: Peru Prime Minister Alberto Otarola Resigns Amid Corruption Allegation og:description: Local media reported the Prime Minister had a romantic relationship with a woman who obtained a government job. Otarola denied committing any illegal acts. og:url: https://time.com/6853008/peru-prime-minister-alberto-otarola-resigns-amid-affair-corruption-allegations/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaee930ba45fb6ece/698a491b4ee262509231cb88/peru-prime-minister-alberto-otarola.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: President Boluarte Holds Press Conference og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Peru Prime Minister Alberto Otarola Resigns Amid Corruption Allegation twitter:description: Local media reported the Prime Minister had a romantic relationship with a woman who obtained a government job. Otarola denied committing any illegal acts. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaee930ba45fb6ece/698a491b4ee262509231cb88/peru-prime-minister-alberto-otarola.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Peru Prime Minister Alberto Otarola Resigns Amid Corruption Allegation by [Jose Orozco / Bloomberg](/author/bloomberg/) ## Jose Orozco / Bloomberg Mar 6, 2024 3:15 AM CUT  Alberto Otarola, Peru’s Prime Minister, speaks during a press conference with Dina Boluarte, Peru’s President, not pictured, at the Government Palace in Lima, Peru, on June 9, 2023. Alberto Otarola, Peru’s Prime Minister, speaks during a press conference with Dina Boluarte, Peru’s President, not pictured, at the Government Palace in Lima, Peru, on June 9, 2023.Sebastian Castaneda—Bloomberg/Getty Images by [Jose Orozco / Bloomberg](/author/bloomberg/) ## Jose Orozco / Bloomberg Mar 6, 2024 3:15 AM CUT Peruvian Prime Minister Alberto Otarola resigned his post Tuesday while defending himself against corruption allegations, depriving President Dina Boluarte of a key political ally. Panorama TV reported over the weekend that Otarola had a romantic relationship with a woman who obtained a government job. The TV program played an audio recording alleged to have taken place between the two. Otarola denied committing any illegal acts as reported by Panorama, according to a post on his X account, acknowledging he’s known about the recording for months. “I have not stolen a single cent from the people,” he wrote. “There have been no irregular contracts in my administration.” The Prime Minister is a powerful position in Peruvian politics, heading the President’s cabinet and liaising with Congress. Otarola, a former defense minister who also served under a previous President, had a [prominent](https://www.ft.com/content/707592ed-408f-45fb-b871-b6ea571ada9f "undefined") role as a chief spokesman and face of the government in the administration of less politically experienced Boluarte. Otarola’s departure follows the replacement last month of Boluarte’s ministers for finance and energy and mines. 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