Hernán Garrido Lecca

Hernán Garrido Lecca
Minister of Health
In office
20 December 2007  14 October 2008
PresidentAlan García
Prime MinisterJorge del Castillo
Preceded byCarlos Vallejos Sologuren
Succeeded byOscar Ugarte Ubillús
Minister of Housing, Construction, and Sanitation
In office
28 July 2006  20 December 2007
PresidentAlan García
Prime MinisterJorge del Castillo
Preceded byRudecindo Vega
Succeeded byEnrique Cornejo
Personal details
Born (1960-05-18) 18 May 1960
Lima, Peru
Political partyPeruvian Aprista Party (2004–present)
Other political
affiliations
Independent (before 2004)
Alma materUniversity of the Pacific (BA)
Harvard University (MPA)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS)
National University of San Marcos (MA)
University of Seville (PhD)
OccupationWriter, inventor, film producer, public administrator
ProfessionEconomist

Hernán Jesús Garrido Lecca Montañez (born 18 May 1960) is a Peruvian economist, writer, producer, inventor, and politician. A popular children's literature author in Peru, he is most recognized by his work Pirates in Callao, which was adapted into the first CGI motion picture in Peruvian cinematography.

At political level, he is a prominent member of the Peruvian Aprista Party, having managed Alan García’s successful presidential campaign in 2006, after which he served as a cabinet minister in the first two years of García’s second administration.