Peru's President Ollanta Humala (L) stands next to the new Prime Minister Juan Jimenez after a swearing-in ceremony at the government palace in Lima in this July 23, 2012 file photo. REUTERS/Enrique Castro-Mendivil
LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's Prime Minister Juan Jimenez said on Tuesday he is leaving President Ollanta Humala's government and that other cabinet changes will soon be announced by his successor - a local governor and former business manager.
Jimenez, a human rights lawyer, said in a televised interview that he will be replaced by Cesar Villanueva, the regional president of the northern department of San Martin.
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