Raúl Diez Canseco
| Raúl Diez Canseco Terry | |
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| Founding President of the St. Ignatius of Loyola University | |
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Assumed office 7 December 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Office Created |
| First Vice President of the Republic of Peru | |
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In office 28 July 2001 – 30 January 2004 | |
| President | Alejandro Toledo |
| Preceded by | Vacante |
| Minister of Foreign Commerce and Tourism | |
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In office 12 July 2002 – 10 November 2003 | |
| President | Alejandro Toledo |
| Preceded by | Office Created |
| Succeeded by | Alfredo Ferrero |
| Minister of Industry, Tourism, Integration and International Commercial Negotiations | |
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In office 28 July 2001 – 12 July 2002 | |
| President | Alejandro Toledo |
| Preceded by | Juan Inchaústegui Vargas |
| Succeeded by | Office Deactivated |
| Member of Parliament For Lima | |
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In office 26 July 1990 – 5 April 1992 | |
| Secretary General of the Popular Action Party | |
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In office 1993–1995 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
23 January 1948 Lima, Peru |
| Political party | Popular Action (Peru) |
| Spouse(s) |
Jana María Hartinger Mazzini(First wife, divorced) Luciana de la Fuente |
| Alma mater | Universidad del Pacífico |
| Occupation | Economist, Businessman and Politician |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Website | |
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. 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 (Spanish)
- ↑ The Peruvian government has two Vice President posts. Diez Canseco was the First Vice President, and therefore first in line for the presidency,
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