Keiko Fujimori | |
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ケイコ・フジモリ (藤森 恵子) | |
President of Popular Force | |
Assumed office 22 July 2009 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Member of Congress | |
In office 26 July 2006 – 26 July 2011 | |
Constituency | Lima |
First Lady of Peru | |
In role 23 August 1994 – 22 November 2000 | |
President | Alberto Fujimori |
Preceded by | Susana Higuchi |
Succeeded by | Nilda Jara |
Personal details | |
Born | Keiko Sofía Fujimori Higuchi 25 May 1975 Jesús María, Lima, Peru |
Political party | Popular Force (2010–present) |
Spouse |
Mark Villanella
(m. 2004; div. 2022) |
Children | 2 |
Parents |
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Relatives | Kenji Fujimori (brother) Santiago Fujimori (uncle) |
Education | Stony Brook University Boston University (BA) Columbia University (MBA) |
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Keiko Sofía Fujimori Higuchi (Latin American Spanish: [ˈkejko soˈfia fuxiˈmoɾi (x)iˈɣutʃi, - fuʝiˈmoɾi -], Japanese: 藤森 恵子, Hepburn: Fujimori Keiko, IPA: [ɸɯʑiꜜmoɾi keꜜːko]; born 25 May 1975) is a Peruvian politician. Fujimori is the eldest daughter of former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori and Susana Higuchi. From August 1994 to November 2000, she held the role of First Lady of Peru, during her father's administrations. She has served as the leader of the Fujimorist political party Popular Force since 2010, and was a congresswoman representing the Lima Metropolitan Area, from 2006 to 2011. Fujimori ran for president in the 2011, 2016, and 2021 elections, but was defeated each time in the second round of voting.