Enrique Cornejo

Enrique Javier Cornejo Ramirez (born 2 June 1956) is a Peruvian politician who was the former Minister of Transportation and Communications that was under President Alan García from September 2010 to July 2011.[1][2][3][4][5] Prior to that, he was the Minister of Housing and Construction.[6]

Enrique Cornejo
Minister of Transport and Communications
In office
29 November 2008 – 28 July 2011
PresidentAlan García
Preceded byVerónica Zavala
Succeeded byCarlos Paredes
Minister of Housing, Construction and Sanitation of Peru
In office
20 December 2007 – 29 November 2008
PresidentAlan García
Preceded byHernán Garrido Lecca
Succeeded byNidia Vílchez
Secretary General of the Presidency of Peru
In office
28 July 1985 – 30 September 1986
PresidentAlan García
Preceded byÓscar Maúrtua de Romaña
Personal details
Born (1956-06-02) June 2, 1956
Lima, Peru
Political partyAPRA
ResidenceMiraflores, Lima, Peru
Alma materUniversity of Lima
ProfessionPolitician and economist

Biography

Enrique Cornejo graduated from the University of Lima.[6] He has taught at universities in Ecuador and Bolivia.[6] He also taught at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú.[6] From August 2006 to December 2007, he was the CEO of the National Bank of Peru.[6] In 2007, he was appointed as the Peruvian Minister of Housing and Construction.[6] In September 2010, he became the Minister of Transportation and Communication.[5]

On 17 April 2019, the Peruvian judiciary ordered preliminary detention against him and other investigators, for having received alleged bribes from the Odebrecht company. Subsequently, the former Minister of Transport was detained by the police as he was leaving a media outlet building.[7]

References
  1. Government website Archived 2007-01-24 at the Wayback Machine
  2. CIA World Leaders Archived November 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Embassy of Peru in Washington, DC Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine
  4. USAID Peru government Archived 2011-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
  5. French diplomacy website
  6. "Resume" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
  7. "Enrique Cornejo was transferred to the headquarters of Legal Medicine". diariocorreo.pe (in Spanish). Diario Correo. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.


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