Mercedes Aráoz
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Mercedes Aráoz | |
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| 156th Prime Minister of Peru | |
In office 17 September 2017 – 2 April 2018 | |
| President | Pedro Pablo Kuczynski Martín Vizcarra |
| Preceded by | Fernando Zavala |
| Succeeded by | César Villanueva |
| Second Vice President of Peru | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 28 July 2016 | |
| President | Pedro Pablo Kuczynski Martín Vizcarra |
| Preceded by | Omar Chehade (2012) |
| Minister of Economy and Finance | |
In office 22 December 2009 – 14 September 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Javier Velásquez |
| Preceded by | Luis Carranza |
| Succeeded by | Ismael Benavides Ferreyros |
| Minister of Production | |
In office 11 July 2009 – 21 December 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Javier Velásquez |
| Preceded by | Elena Conterno |
| Succeeded by | José Nicanor Gonzáles Quijano |
| Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism | |
In office 28 July 2006 – 10 July 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Jorge Del Castillo Yehude Simon |
| Preceded by | Alfredo Ferrero |
| Succeeded by | Martín Pérez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1961-08-05) 5 August 1961 Lima, Peru |
| Political party | American Popular Revolutionary Alliance (Before 2016) Peruvians for Change (2016–present) |
| Alma mater | University of the Pacific University of Miami |
Mercedes Rosalba Aráoz Fernández (born 5 August 1961) is a Peruvian economist, professor, politician, the current Second (and only) Vice President of Peru since March 23, 2018, as well as Prime Minister, from September 17, 2017 to April 2, 2018. She served as Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism from 2006[1] to July 2009,[2] after which she was appointed Peru's finance minister.
In April 2016, Aráoz was elected as Congresswoman for 2016–2021. In June 2016, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski was elected as President of Peru and Aráoz as the second vice president.
Contents
1 Early life and education
2 Academic career
3 Minister (2006–2010)
3.1 Foreign Trade and Tourism (2006–2009)
3.2 Production (2009)
3.3 Finance and Economy (2009–2010)
4 Congresswoman and Vice president
5 References
Early life and education[edit]
Aráoz was born in Lima. She attended to St. Mary's School in Magdalena del Mar, Lima
Aráoz studied economics at the University of the Pacific in Lima. Later she obtained a Master in Economics and completed her PhD in Economics at the University of Miami.[3][4]
Academic career[edit]
She is Principal Professor of International Economy at the University of the Pacific and member of the Research Center. She is also professor at the Diplomatic Academy of Peru.
She has worked as a consultant with a variety of international organizations including the World Bank, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the Organization of American States (OAS) and the CAF – Development Bank of Latin America.[5]
Minister (2006–2010)[edit]
Foreign Trade and Tourism (2006–2009)[edit]
On July 28, 2006, Aráoz was named as Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism.
Production (2009)[edit]
Finance and Economy (2009–2010)[edit]
Aráoz agreed to be the presidential candidate of the Peruvian Aprista Party (APRA) for the 2011 presidential elections. However, she withdrew her candidacy on January 16 of that year, and the APRA party did not field any candidate.
Congresswoman and Vice president[edit]
In the 2016 general election, Aráoz runs with the Peruvians for Change party as candidate both for Congress and for second vice president as running mate of Pedro Pablo Kuczynski.[6]
References[edit]
^ "Afirma ministra de Comercio Exterior, Mercedes Aráoz: Correa puede poner en riesgo negociación entre la CAN-UE" (in Spanish). EFE news agency. 28 November 2006..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ Quigley, John (22 December 2009). "Peru's Araoz Named Finance Minister as Carranza Quits". Bloomberg.
^ "Perú.- Alan García designa a Mercedes Aráoz como la primera mujer al frente del Ministerio de Economía" (in Spanish). Finanzas. 22 December 2009.
^ "Universidad del Pacífico". Archived from the original on 4 May 2010.
^ [1]
^ "INFOgob - Observatorio para la Gobernabilidad". INFOgob. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Luis Carranza | Minister of Economy and Finance 2009–2010 | Succeeded by Ismael Benavides Ferreyros |
Vacant Title last held by Omar Chehade | Second Vice President of Peru 2016–present | Incumbent |
| Preceded by Fernando Zavala | Prime Minister of Peru 2017–2018 | Succeeded by César Villanueva |
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