Pedro Francke

With his economic advisory of politicians, Francke first assisted Verónika Mendoza and her political party with their policy ambitions. Following the surprising success of Pedro Castillo during the 2021 Peruvian general election, Francke began to serve as the main economic advisor of Castillo three days prior to the second round of elections. Daniel Rico of RBC Capital Markets credited Francke with calming markets fears of Castillo, who was characterized by opponents as a far-left politician.

On 30 July 2021, Francke was appointed as Minister of Economy and Finance by President Pedro Castillo.

For his first international trips, President Castillo traveled to Mexico on 17 September 2021 and later to the United States on 19 September. During his tour in the United States, Castillo and Francke met with foreign investors, with two of Peru's largest investors, Freeport-McMoRan and BHP, sharing positive reactions and expressing confidence with the Castillo government following their meetings.

Pedro Andrés Toribio Topiltzin Francke Ballvé (born 1 November 1960) is a Peruvian economist who served as the minister of economy and finance from 30 July 2021 to 1 February 2022. He has advised various politicians within Peru and is an expert on poverty, health and social policies studies.