Ana María Choquehuanca

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.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Choquehuanca and the second or maternal family name is de Villanueva.

Ana María Choquehuanca
Minister of Women and Vulnerable Populations
In office
July 27, 2017 – April 2, 2018
PresidentPedro Pablo Kuczynski
Preceded byAna María Romero-Lozada
Succeeded byAna María Mendieta
Congress of the Republic of Peru
Assumed office
July 27, 2016
Personal details
Born (1958-11-02) 2 November 1958
Arequipa
NationalityPeru
Political partyPPK
EducationCatholic University of Santa María

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 Masters 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]

Citations
  1. "Ana María Choquehuanca: "PPK no me pidió ni un sol para ser candidata número uno al Congreso en Arequipa"". La República (in Spanish). 18 January 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  2. "Ana Choquehuanca, directora de la Cámara de Pymes: "Sueldo mínimo no debe subir"". Diario Correo (in Spanish). 5 June 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  3. "¿Cómo asegurar el crecimiento del país? Dos empresarios opinan". El Comercio (in Spanish). 30 November 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  4. "ANA MARÍA MENDIETA TREFOGLI JURA COMO MINISTRA DE LA MUJER Y POBLACIONES VULNERABLES". mimp.gob.pe (in Spanish). Government of Peru. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
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