José Antonio Urquizo
José Antonio Urquizo Maggia (born February 13, 1967) is a Peruvian politician (PNP). He served in Congressman representing Ayacucho from 2006 to 2016.
José Antonio Urquizo | |
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| Minister of Defense | |
| In office May 14, 2012 – July 23, 2012 | |
| President | Ollanta Humala |
| Prime Minister | Óscar Valdés |
| Preceded by | Luis Alberto Otárola |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Cateriano |
| Minister of Production | |
| In office December 11, 2011 – May 14, 2012 | |
| President | Ollanta Humala |
| Prime Minister | Óscar Valdés |
| Preceded by | Kurt Burneo |
| Succeeded by | Gladys Triveño |
| Member of Congress | |
| In office July 26, 2006 – July 26, 2016 | |
| Constituency | Ayacucho |
| 1st Lieutenant Governor of Ayacucho | |
| In office January 1, 2003 – July 26, 2006 | |
| Governor | Omar Quesada |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Rubén Quispe Bedriñana |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 13, 1967 Ayacucho, Ayacucho, Peru |
| Nationality |  Peruvian |
| Political party | Ayacucho Wins (2017-present) |
| Other political affiliations | Peruvian Nationalist Party (2006-2016) Peruvian Aprista Party (2003-2006) |
| Alma mater | Federico Villarreal National University (LLB) |
From 1984 to 1989, José Antonio Urquizo studied cooperativism and university teaching at the Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal (UNFV) in Lima, which he concluded with a master's degree. Since 1991, he has been a lecturer at his alma mater. From 1995 to 1995, he led a higher technological institute in Ayacucho. In 1999/2000, he took a specialisation course in administration at the UNFV. In the 2002 regional elections, Urquizo was elected vice governor of the Ayacucho Region, for a four-year term, representing the social-democratic Peruvian Aprista Party. In 2006, he was elected to the Congress to represent his home region, on the Union for Peru coalition list. After the split of the Union, he sat on the Peruvian Nationalist Party's bench. In 2011, he was re-elected on the Peru Wins list. In December 2011, after Salomón Lerner resigned as Prime Minister of Peru, Ollanta Humala appointed him as Minister of Production of Peru. Afterwards in 2012 he briefly served as Minister of Defense of Peru after Luis Alberto Otárola's resignation.
