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Mercedes Aráoz

1961 - Today

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Mercedes Rosalba Aráoz Fernández (born 5 August 1961) is a Peruvian economist, professor, and politician who served as Second Vice President of Peru from 2016 to 2020. At the beginning of her political career, she served as Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism from 2006 to July 2009, after which she was appointed briefly as Minister of Production, and finally as Minister of Economy and Finance, all portfolios under the second presidency of Alan García. At the 2016 Peruvian general election, Aráoz ran for the Second Vice Presidency along with Pedro Pablo Kuczynski and Martin Vizcarra in the Peruvians for Change ticket, being ultimately elected in a tight run-off against Keiko Fujimori's Popular Force ticket. Simultaneously, she was elected to Congress for the 2016–2021 term. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2024). Mercedes Aráoz is the 16,878th most popular politician (down from 16,853rd in 2024), the 163rd most popular biography from Peru (up from 177th in 2019) and the 76th most popular Peruvian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Mercedes Aráoz ranks 16,875 out of 19,576. Before her are David Malpass, Werner Kogler, and Samuel Plimsoll. After her are Harriet Harman, John N. Mitchell, Emmanuel Nadingar, Walter Forward, Mike Mansfield, Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga, Amadou Gon Coulibaly, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, and Anna Fotyga.

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In Peru

Among people born in Peru, Mercedes Aráoz ranks 163 out of 287. Before her are Jorge Sarmiento (1900), Domingo Nieto (1803), César Villanueva (1946), Ronald Gamarra Herrera (1958), Manuel María Ponce Brousset (1874), and David Samanez Ocampo (1866). After her are Alejandro Villanueva (1908), Arturo Fernández Meyzán (1906), Nathalie Kelley (1985), Luis Rubiños (1940), César Cueto (1952), and Yehude Simon (1947).

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Among POLITICIANS In Peru

Among politicians born in Peru, Mercedes Aráoz ranks 76. Before her are Miguel de San Román (1802), Domingo Nieto (1803), César Villanueva (1946), Ronald Gamarra Herrera (1958), Manuel María Ponce Brousset (1874), and David Samanez Ocampo (1866). After her are Yehude Simon (1947), Jorge Del Castillo (1950), Gustavo Adrianzén (1966), Rosario Fernández (1955), Lourdes Flores (1959), and Violeta Bermúdez (1961).

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