César Villanueva

César Villanueva Arévalo (born 5 August 1946) is a Peruvian politician[1] who was the Prime Minister of Peru from April 2018 to March 2019, and previously served as Prime Minister from 2013 to 2014.[2] In 2007, he became President of the San Martín Region. He was sworn in as Prime Minister by President Ollanta Humala on 31 October 2013, and is affiliated with centre-left parties.[3] In the 2016 general elections, he was elected Congressman representing San Martin under the Alliance for Progress of César Acuña.

César Villanueva
Prime Minister of Peru
In office April 2, 2018 – March 8, 2019
President	Martín Vizcarra
Preceded by	Mercedes Aráoz
Succeeded by	Salvador del Solar
In office October 31, 2013 – February 24, 2014
President	Ollanta Humala
Preceded by	Juan Jiménez Mayor
Succeeded by	René Cornejo
Member of Congress
In office July 26, 2016 – September 30, 2019
Constituency	San Martín
2nd Governor of San Martín
In office January 1, 2007 – October 31, 2013
Lieutenant	Javier Ocampo Ruiz
Preceded by	Max Ramírez García
Succeeded by	Javier Ocampo Ruiz
Personal details
Born	César Villanueva Arévalo 5 August 1946 Tarapoto, Peru
Nationality	Peruvian
Political party	Independent
Other political affiliations	Alliance for Progress (2016-2019)
Alma mater	Federico Villarreal National University

Early life

Villanueva was born on August 5, 1946 in Tarapoto city. He studied administration at the National University Federico Villarreal (UNFV).[4]

In January 2007, he became Governor of San Martín.[5]

Political career

He became Prime Minister of Peru on October 31, 2013 and resigned on February 24, 2014.[6] In the 2016 general elections, he was elected Congressman representing San Martin under the Alliance for Progress of César Acuña. He became Prime Minister for a second time in 2018, under President Martín Vizcarra. He presented his resignation in March 2019.

References

1. PERÚ21, Redacción (2018-04-02). "César Villanueva responde a acusaciones de presunta vinculación con Odebrecht". Peru21 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-03-23.
2. "Peru PM Jimenez resigns, more cabinet changes pending". Reuters. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
3. "Peru's President Ollanta Humala swears in Cesar Villanueva as fourth prime minister, retains finance minister". DNA India. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
4. JNE 2006. sfn error: no target: CITEREFJNE2006 (help)
5. Cahoon. sfn error: no target: CITEREFCahoon (help)
6. "César Villanueva renunció a la Presidencia del Consejo fe Ministros". Archived from the original on 2017-04-03. Retrieved 2014-02-25.

External links

• Peru 21