René Cornejo

René Cornejo
Prime Minister of Peru
In office
24 February 2014  22 July 2014
PresidentOllanta Humala
Preceded byCésar Villanueva
Succeeded byAna Jara
Minister of Housing, Construction and Sanitation
In office
28 July 2011  24 February 2014
PresidentOllanta Humala
Prime MinisterSalomon Lerner
Oscar Valdés
Juan Jiménez
César Villanueva
Preceded byJuan Sarmiento Soto
Succeeded byMilton von Hesse
Personal details
Born (1962-01-06) 6 January 1962
Arequipa, Peru
Political partyIndependent
Alma materNational University of
Engineering

Central American
Technological University

Pontifical Catholic University
of Peru

ESADE Graduate School of Business Administration and Management

René Cornejo Diaz (born 6 January 1962 in Arequipa, Peru) is a Peruvian politician who was Prime Minister of Peru from February to July 2014, following the resignation of César Villanueva. He resigned after a political scandal that involved his office. He was replaced by the Minister of Labor Ana Jara.