Absalón Vásquez
Absalón Vásquez | |
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Absalón Vásquez | |
| Member of Congress | |
| In office 26 July 2000 – 26 July 2001 | |
| Constituency | National |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Absalón Vásquez Villanueva 2 March 1950 Jesús, Cajamarca, Cajamarca, Peru |
| Political party | Podemos Perú |
| Other political affiliations | Popular Force Cambio 90 Peru 2000 |
| Alma mater | National Agrarian University - La Molina |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Engineer |
Absalón Vásquez Villanueva (born March 2, 1950) is a Peruvian agricultural engineer, university professor and Fujimorist politician. He has served as Vice-Minister of Natural Resources and Rural Development and as Vice Minister of Agriculture. Additionally, he was Minister of Agriculture from 1992 to 1996, the longest term in Peru’s history, during the government of Alberto Fujimori. Later he was elected as a Congressman in 2000 under the Peru 2000 ticket. In 2014, he ran for the Governorship of the Department of Cajamarca under the Cajamarca Siempre Verde movement, coming in third place with 12.6% of the votes.