Luis Carranza

Luis Carranza Ugarte
Minister of Economy and Finance
In office
January 19, 2009 – December 22, 2009
PresidentAlan García
Prime MinisterYehude Simon
Javier Velásquez
Preceded byLuis Valdivieso Montano
Succeeded byMercedes Aráoz
In office
July 28, 2006 – July 14, 2008
PresidentAlan García
Prime MinisterJorge Del Castillo
Preceded byFernando Zavala
Succeeded byLuis Valdivieso Montano
Deputy Minister of Finance
In office
August 22, 2004 – August 17, 2005
PresidentAlejandro Toledo
Prime MinisterCarlos Ferrero
MinisterPedro Pablo Kuczynski
Preceded byKurt Burneo
Succeeded byWaldo Mendoza Bellido
Member of the Central Reserve Bank of Peru Board of Directors
In office
March 2, 2004 – January 25, 2006
Appointed byAlejandro Toledo
Personal details
Born (1966-12-21) 21 December 1966 (age 57)
Lima, Peru
Political partyIndependent
Alma materPontifical Catholic University of Peru (BA)
University of Minnesota (MA, PhD)
OccupationEconomist
Banker

Luis Julián Martín Carranza Ugarte (born December 21, 1966) is a Peruvian economist, banker and academic. He served as Minister of Economy and Finance of Peru in the second presidency of Alan García, from July 2006 to July 2008 and from January to December 2009.[1] During his first tenure, he championed several structural economic reforms that proved extremely successful. Peru achieved their highest continued average growth rates in recent history (8% average), the FTA with the USA was signed, technology and productivity gains in the country were the highest ever in recorded Peruvian history (40% yearly increments in capital investment), and poverty dropped dramatically (from 52% to 34% of total population). He was re-appointed in January 2009, during the Great Recession. Before being appointed Minister, Carranza was BBVA chief economist for Latin American and emerging markets.

  1. ^ "Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas - Histórico - Relación de Ministros". www.mef.gob.pe.