María Zavala Valladares

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 She served until 2010.

In 2010 Zavala was serving as part of a Truth Commission to investigate the fall of power of Manuel Zelaya in Honduras.

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. Zavala intends that her advice should include aligning the justice system with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.