Valentín Paniagua
Peruvian lawyer and politician (1936–2006) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Paniagua and the second or maternal family name is Corazao.
Valentín Toribio Demetrio Agustin Paniagua Corazao (23 September 1936 – 16 October 2006) was a Peruvian lawyer and politician who briefly served as 55th President of Peru from 2000 to 2001. Elected President of Congress on 16 November 2000, he ascended to the presidency as incumbent Alberto Fujimori and both his Vice Presidents resigned by 22 November 2000.
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Valentín Paniagua | |
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55th President of Peru | |
In office 22 November 2000 – 28 July 2001 | |
Prime Minister | Javier Pérez de Cuéllar |
Vice President |
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Preceded by | Alberto Fujimori |
Succeeded by | Alejandro Toledo |
President of Congress | |
In office 16 November 2000 – 26 July 2001 | |
Preceded by | Luz Salgado (Acting) |
Succeeded by | Francisco Tudela (Acting) |
Member of Congress | |
In office 26 July 2000 – 26 July 2001 | |
Constituency | National |
Minister of Education | |
In office 10 April 1984 – 12 October 1984 | |
President | Fernando Belaúnde Terry |
Preceded by | Patricio Ricketts |
Succeeded by | Andrés Cardo Franco |
President of the Chamber of Deputies | |
In office 26 July 1982 – 26 July 1983 | |
Preceded by | Luis Pércovich Roca |
Succeeded by | Dagoberto Láinez |
Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
In office 26 July 1980 – 26 July 1985 | |
Constituency | Lima |
In office 26 July 1963 – 3 October 1968 | |
Constituency | Lima |
Minister of Justice and Worship | |
In office 15 September 1965 – 21 January 1966 | |
President | Fernando Belaúnde Terry |
Preceded by | Carlos Fernández Sesarego |
Succeeded by | Roberto Ramírez del Villar Beaumont |
President of Popular Action | |
In office 2001–2004 | |
Preceded by | Fernando Belaúnde Terry |
Succeeded by | Víctor Andrés García Belaúnde |
Secretary General of the Popular Action Party | |
In office 1998–2000 | |
Preceded by | Jorge Díaz León |
Succeeded by | Javier Díaz Orihuela |
Personal details | |
Born | (1936-09-23)23 September 1936 Cuzco, Peru |
Died | 16 October 2006(2006-10-16) (aged 70) Lima, Peru |
Political party | Acción Popular |
Spouse | Nilda Mercedes Jara Urías de Paniagua |
Alma mater | National University of San Antonio Abad in Cuzco National University of San Marcos (LL.B.) University of Indiana (M.A.) |
Profession | Lawyer |
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Due to Fujimori shortening his presidential term in order to expire on 28 July 2001, Paniagua's main task was to oversee the new elections. Paniagua was a longtime member of Popular Action, serving as Secretary General and Party President.