Raúl Diez Canseco
Raúl Diez Canseco Terry | |
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| Founding President of the St. Ignatius of Loyola University | |
| Assumed office 7 December 1995 | |
| First Vice President of Peru | |
| In office 28 July 2001 – 14 December 2004 | |
| President | Alejandro Toledo |
| Preceded by | Vacant (Last held by Francisco Tudela in 2000) |
| Succeeded by | Vacant (Luis Giampietri elected in 2006) |
| Minister of Foreign Commerce and Tourism | |
| In office 12 July 2002 – 10 November 2003 | |
| President | Alejandro Toledo |
| Preceded by | Ministry created |
| Succeeded by | Alfredo Ferrero |
| Minister of Industry, Tourism, Integration and International Commercial Negotiations | |
| In office 28 July 2001 – 12 July 2002 | |
| President | Alejandro Toledo |
| Preceded by | Juan Incháustegui |
| Succeeded by | Ministry deactivated |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 26 July 1990 – 5 April 1992 | |
| Constituency | Lima |
| Secretary General of Popular Action | |
| In office 1993–1995 | |
| Preceded by | Fernando Calmell del Solar |
| Succeeded by | Jorge Díaz León |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 January 1948 Lima, Peru |
| Political party | Popular Action |
| Alma mater | Universidad del Pacífico |
| Occupation | Economist, businessman and politician |
| Website | www |
Raúl Diez Canseco Terry (born 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.[3]. He married his son's girlfriend, with whom he cheated on his first wife. 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.
References
- ^ Raúl Diez Canseco's homepage (in Spanish)
- ^ The Peruvian government has two Vice President posts. Diez Canseco was the First Vice President, and therefore first in line for the presidency,
- ^ "Presidentes y vicepresidentes desde 1980 en Perú, crisis y realidades". 26 July 2018.
External links
- http://www.rauldiezcansecoterry.com (in Spanish)
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