{{Short description|Former Prime Minister of Peru (2026)}} {{family name hatnote|Miralles|Miralles|lang=Hispanic American}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = Denisse Miralles - César Manuel Quispe Luján es ratificado como ministro de la Producción (cropped).jpg | caption = Miralles in 2026 | office = [[President of the Council of Ministers of Peru|Prime Minister of Peru]] | president = [[José María Balcázar]] | term_start = 24 February 2026 | term_end = 17 March 2026 | predecessor = [[Ernesto Álvarez Miranda]] | successor = [[Luis Arroyo Sánchez]] | office1 = [[Ministry of Economy and Finance (Peru)|Minister of Economy and Finance]] | president1 = [[José Jerí]]<br>[[José María Balcázar]] | prime_minister1 = [[Ernesto Álvarez Miranda]] | term_start1 = 13 October 2025 | term_end1 = 24 February 2026 | predecessor1 = [[Raúl Pérez-Reyes]] | successor1 = Gerardo López Gonzales | birth_name = Denisse Azucena Miralles | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|11|8|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Lima]], Peru | party = [[Independent politician|Independent]] | alma_mater = [[Yokohama National University]] ([[Master's degree]]) }}

'''Denisse Azucena Miralles''' (born 8 November 1976) is a Peruvian engineer, economist and politician who served as the [[Prime Minister of Peru]] for 21 days in 2026. She previously served as the [[Ministry of Economy and Finance (Peru)|Minister of Economy and Finance]] between 2025 and 2026.

== Education == Miralles first went to the [[National University of Engineering]]. She then went to the [[Yokohama National University]] in [[Yokohama]] where she received a [[master's degree]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hokama |first=Fiorella |date=2026-02-24 |title=Denisse Miralles es la nueva presidenta del Consejo de Ministros de José María Balcazar: ¿Cuál es su perfil? |url=https://rpp.pe/economia/economia/denisse-miralles-es-la-nueva-presidenta-del-consejo-de-ministros-de-jose-maria-balcazar-cual-es-su-perfil-noticia-1677339 |access-date=2026-02-27 |website=rpp.pe |language=es}}</ref> Afterwards, she studied [[infrastructure]] at the [[Harvard Kennedy School]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Altavoz |first=Diario |date=2025-10-15 |title=Denisse Miralles asume el Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas |url=https://altavoz.pe/politica/denisse-miralles-asume-el-ministerio-de-economia-y-finanzas/ |access-date=2026-02-27 |website=Altavoz |language=es-PE}}</ref> She also went to the [[University of the Pacific (Peru)|University of the Pacific]], and worked at the [[Development Bank of Latin America]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-24 |title=Denisse Miralles jura como nueva presidenta del Consejo de Ministros |url=https://andina.pe/agencia/noticia-denisse-miralles-jura-como-nueva-presidenta-del-consejo-ministros-1064323.aspx |access-date=2026-02-27 |website=Andina|language=es}}</ref>

== Career == Miralles was appointed as the Minister of Economy and Finance in October 2025 under former President [[José Jerí]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marina |first=Diego Lopez |date=2026-02-25 |title=Peru’s Prime Minister reversal: Denisse Miralles sworn in after Hernando de Soto is sidelined |url=https://perureports.com/perus-prime-minister-reversal-denisse-miralles-sworn-in-after-hernando-de-soto-is-sidelined/10720/ |access-date=2026-02-27 |website=Perú Reports |language=en |archive-date=4 March 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260304215501/https://perureports.com/perus-prime-minister-reversal-denisse-miralles-sworn-in-after-hernando-de-soto-is-sidelined/10720/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She was sworn in the same day.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Salomón |first=Aaron |date=2025-10-14 |title=José Jerí toma juramento a los integrantes de su Gabinete Ministerial: estos son todos los nuevos ministros |url=https://altavoz.pe/politica/jose-jeri-toma-juramento-a-los-integrantes-de-su-gabinete-ministerial-estos-son-todos-los-nuevos-ministros/ |access-date=2026-02-27 |website=Altavoz |language=es-PE}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Rochaburn |first=Marcelo |date=2026-02-24 |title=Peru's New President in Surprise Move Changes Mind About PM Pick |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-25/peru-s-new-president-in-surprise-move-changes-mind-about-pm-pick |access-date=2026-02-27 |work=[[Bloomberg News]]}}</ref>

Miralles was appointed as the Prime Minister in February 2026. She was picked over presidential candidate [[Hernando de Soto (economist)|Hernando de Soto]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-25 |title=Colpo di scena in Perù, Miralles prima ministra - Notizie - Ansa.it |url=https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/mondo/2026/02/25/colpo-di-scena-in-peru-miralles-prima-ministra_e378a2b5-f5b7-40be-823f-ebaaba289f21.html |access-date=2026-02-27 |website=Agenzia ANSA |language=it}}</ref><ref>[https://rpp.pe/economia/economia/denisse-miralles-es-la-nueva-presidenta-del-consejo-de-ministros-de-jose-maria-balcazar-cual-es-su-perfil-noticia-1677339 Denisse Miralles es la nueva presidenta del Consejo de Ministros de José María Balcazar: ¿Cuál es su perfil?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260224235156/https://rpp.pe/economia/economia/denisse-miralles-es-la-nueva-presidenta-del-consejo-de-ministros-de-jose-maria-balcazar-cual-es-su-perfil-noticia-1677339 |date=24 February 2026 }} {{in lang|es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-24 |title=Peru: Denisse Miralles sworn in as new Prime Minister |url=https://andina.pe/agencia/noticia-peru-denisse-miralles-sworn-in-as-new-prime-minister-1064350.aspx |access-date=2026-03-17 |website=Andina |archive-date=26 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260226132851/https://andina.pe/agencia/noticia-peru-denisse-miralles-sworn-in-as-new-prime-minister-1064350.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> She resigned on 17 March 2026 before a confirmatory vote could be taken in [[Congress of the Republic of Peru|Congress]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Peru’s prime minister resigns ahead of congressional confirmation vote |url=https://apnews.com/article/peru-prime-minister-resigns-crisis-elections-president-857777adcdfc68b931e5a0dfaca7981f |date=2026-03-18 |access-date=2026-03-18 |website=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref>

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