Pedro Pablo Kuczynski | |
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 Kuczynski in 2016 | |
| 59th President of Peru | |
| In office 28 July 2016 – 23 March 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Vice President |
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| Preceded by | Ollanta Humala |
| Succeeded by | Martín Vizcarra |
| Prime Minister of Peru | |
| In office 16 August 2005 – 28 July 2006 | |
| President | Alejandro Toledo |
| Preceded by | Carlos Ferrero |
| Succeeded by | Jorge del Castillo |
| Minister of Economy and Finance | |
| In office 16 February 2004 – 16 August 2005 | |
| President | Alejandro Toledo |
| Prime Minister | Carlos Ferrero |
| Preceded by | Jaime Quijandría |
| Succeeded by | Fernando Zavala |
| In office 28 July 2001 – 12 July 2002 | |
| President | Alejandro Toledo |
| Prime Minister | Roberto Dañino |
| Preceded by | Javier Silva Ruete |
| Succeeded by | Javier Silva Ruete |
| Minister of Energy and Mines | |
| In office 28 July 1980 – 3 August 1982 | |
| President | Fernando Belaúnde Terry |
| Prime Minister | Manuel Ulloa Elías |
| Preceded by | René Balarezo |
| Succeeded by | Fernando Montero |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pedro Pablo Kuczynski Godard 3 October 1938 Lima, Peru |
| Nationality |
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| Political party | Modern Force (since 2024) |
| Other political affiliations |
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| Spouses | |
| Children | 4, including Alex |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Jean-Luc Godard (cousin) |
| Alma mater | Exeter College, Oxford (BA) Princeton University (MPA) |
| Signature |  |
| Website | Official website |
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski Godard[a] (Latin American Spanish: [kuˈtʃinski ɣoˈðaɾð];[b] born 3 October 1938), also known simply as PPK (Spanish: [pepeˈka]), is a Peruvian economist, public administrator, and former politician who served as the 59th President of Peru from 2016 to 2018. He served as Prime Minister of Peru and as Minister of Economy and Finance during the presidency of Alejandro Toledo. Kuczynski resigned from the presidency on 23 March 2018, following a successful impeachment vote and days before a probable conviction vote.[1] Since 10 April 2019 he has been in pretrial detention, due to an ongoing investigation on corruption, money laundering, and connections to Odebrecht, a public works company accused of paying bribes.[2]
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski was born in the Miraflores District of Lima to parents who fled from Germany after the Nazis came to power. Kuczynski worked in the United States before entering Peruvian politics.[3] He held positions at both the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund before being designated the general manager of Peru's Central Reserve Bank. He later served as Minister of Energy and Mines in the early 1980s under President Fernando Belaúnde Terry, and as Minister of Economy and Finance and prime minister under President Alejandro Toledo in the 2000s.[4] Kuczynski was a presidential candidate in the 2011 presidential election, placing third. His opponents Ollanta Humala and Keiko Fujimori went on to the 5 June 2011 runoff election, in which Humala was elected.[5] Kuczynski went on to stand in the 2016 election, where he narrowly defeated Fujimori in the second round.[6] He was sworn in as president on 28 July 2016.[7][8]
On 15 December 2017, the Congress of Peru, which was controlled by the opposition Popular Force, initiated impeachment proceedings against Kuczynski, after he was accused of lying about receiving payments from the scandal-hit Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht in the mid-2000s.[9] However, on 21 December 2017, the Peruvian Congress lacked the majority of votes needed to impeach Kuczynski.[10] After further scandals and facing a second impeachment vote, Kuczynski resigned from the presidency on 21 March 2018 following the release of videos showing alleged acts of vote buying, presenting his resignation to the Council of Ministers.[11][12] He was succeeded as president by his First Vice President Martín Vizcarra. On 28 April 2019, Kuczynski was placed under house arrest while under investigation for allegedly taking bribes from Odebrecht.[13]
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- ^ Kcomt, Ricardo Monzón (21 March 2018). "Perú Crisis presidencial : PPK entre la renuncia y la vacancia [Análisis]". Peru21 (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ "Aprueban 36 meses de prisión preventiva para Pedro Pablo Kuczynski". CNN (in European Spanish). 19 April 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ "Mitos y verdades sobre PPK". Ppk.pe. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ^ "Presidencia del Consejo de Ministros". Pcm.gob.pe. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ^ "Elecciones Presidenciales, Congresales y de Parlamento Andino Peru 2011". Elecciones2011.onpe.gob.pe. Archived from the original on 2 September 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ^ LR, Redacción (6 June 2016). "Resultados ONPE: tendencia que favorece a PPK no se revertirá - LaRepublica.pe". Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ^ "Peru's New President Sworn in Surrounded by Ivy League Aides - ABC News". ABC News. Archived from the original on 29 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ "Peru's New President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski Sworn in". BBC News. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ Collyns, Dan (15 December 2017). "Peruvian officials begin impeachment process against president Kuczynski". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ^ "PPK no fue vacado por el Congreso de la República" [PPK was not vacated by the Congress of the Republic]. El Comercio (in Spanish). 22 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "PPK renunció a la presidencia del Perú tras 'keikovideos' | LaRepublica.pe". La República (in Spanish). 21 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.(Spanish)
- ^ "PPK renunció a la presidencia del Perú". Gestión (in Spanish). 21 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.(Spanish)
- ^ "Peru ex-president Kuczynski ordered into pre-trial house arrest". Reuters. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2021.