Ana María Choquehuanca Explained

Ana María Choquehuanca
Office:Minister of Production
President:Dina Boluarte
Primeminister:Alberto Otárola
Gustavo Adrianzén
Term Start:6 September 2023
Term End:1 April 2024
Office2:Minister of Women and Vulnerable Populations
Term Start2:27 July 2017
Term End2:2 April 2018
President2:Pedro Pablo Kuczynski
Martín Vizcarra
Primeminister2:Fernando Zavala
Mercedes Aráoz
Successor2:Ana María Mendieta
Office3:Member of Congress
Term Start3:27 July 2016
Term End3:30 September 2019
Constituency3:Arequipa
Birth Place:Arequipa, Peru
Birth Date:Ana María Choquehuanca de Villanueva
1958 11, df=yes
Party:PPK (2016–2019)
Education:Catholic University of Santa María
University of Zaragoza

Ana María Choquehuanca de Villanueva (born 2 November 1958, in Arequipa) is a Peruvian politician, businesswoman, and economist. In 2016, she was elected to Congress to represent Arequipa.[1] She was the Minister of Women and Vulnerable Populations from 27 July 2017 to 2 April 2018.

Biography

Choquehuanca began her studies at the colleges of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción and Nuestra Señora de la Merced in the city of her birth, Arequipa. Later, she began studying economics at the Catholic University of Santa María and completed a master's degree in Administration at Spenta University in Mexico. Choquehuanca possesses a postgraduate degree from the Catholic University of Santa María and the University of Zaragoza.

In the private sector, Choquehuanca has been a manager for Uranio Contratistas EIRL, METALSUR, and ISVISA. She is president of the Association of Small Businesses of Pyme-Peru and of the Pyme Chamber of Arequipa.[2] [3]

In 2016, Choquehuanca was elected to the Congress of the Republic of Peru representing Peruvians for Change for the city of Arequipa for the 2016–2021 term.

On 27 July 2017, she was made Minister of Women and Vulnerable Populations until 2 April 2018 when she was replaced with Ana María Mendieta by Martín Vizcarra.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Ana María Choquehuanca: "PPK no me pidió ni un sol para ser candidata número uno al Congreso en Arequipa". La República. 18 January 2016. es. 4 August 2018. 8 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180408181341/http://larepublica.pe/politica/911095-ana-maria-choquehuanca-ppk-no-me-pidio-ni-un-sol-para-ser-candidata-numero-uno-al-congreso-en-arequipa. dead.
  2. News: Ana Choquehuanca, directora de la Cámara de Pymes: "Sueldo mínimo no debe subir". Diario Correo. 5 June 2015. 4 August 2018. es.
  3. News: ¿Cómo asegurar el crecimiento del país? Dos empresarios opinan. El Comercio. 30 November 2015. es. 4 August 2018.
  4. Web site: ANA MARÍA MENDIETA TREFOGLI JURA COMO MINISTRA DE LA MUJER Y POBLACIONES VULNERABLES. Government of Peru. 29 June 2018. mimp.gob.pe. es.