Raúl Diez Canseco
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Raúl Diez Canseco Terry (1948-) is a Peruvian businessman and politician. He played a role in bringing international companies such as Kentucky Fried Chicken to Peru. He also founded several educational institutions.[1]
He was the Minister of Trade and Tourism and the First Vice President[2] during the Alejandro Toledo presidency. He resigned in 2003 from the Cabinet, and in 2004 from the Vice Presidency, after an accusation which favored the father of his present wife. He was subjected to investigations and the charges being dismissed by the Congress of the republic and finally absolved of all charges.
[edit] References
- ^ Raúl Diez Canseco's homepage (Spanish)
- ^ The Peruvian government has two Vice President posts. Diez Canseco was the First Vice President, and therefore first in line for the presidency,
[edit] External links
- [1] (Spanish)
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