Juan Incháustegui
mechanical engineer · politician
- March 4, 1938 · Arequipa Department
- February 16, 2019 · Lima
- 80 years
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Juan Incháustegui, 80, Peruvian engineer and politician, Minister of Energy and Mines (1984–1985) and of Industry, Foreign Trade and Tourism (2001), Senator (1990–1992).
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Juan Incháustegui was a prominent Peruvian mechanical engineer and influential politician who shaped the
Juan Incháustegui
1938 – 2019
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Juan Incháustegui was a prominent Peruvian mechanical engineer and influential politician who shaped the nation's energy and industrial sectors. Born in 1938 in the Arequipa Department, he pursued an extensive career that bridged private industry and public service. He served as the Minister of Energy and Mines between 1984 and 1985, earning the Order of the Sun for his dedication. His political path later included serving as a Senator from 1990 until 1992, representing the FREDEMO coalition. By 2001, he returned to government as the Minister of Industry, Foreign Trade and Tourism. Beyond politics, he held key leadership roles at organizations like Electroperú and TECSUP. Juan Incháustegui passed away in Lima in 2019 at the age of eighty, leaving behind a legacy of public service.
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|Juan Victoriano Incháustegui Vargas (4 March 1938 – 16 February 2019) was a Peruvian politician who served as Minister of Energy and Mines, Minister of Industry, Foreign Trade and Tourism and as a Senator.
Biography
Born in Arequipa, studied Electrical Engineering at the National University of Engineering and participated in the High Direction program from the University of Piura. In the period from 1981 to 1984, he was General Manager of Electroperú S.A and in the nineties, he joined Cementos Pacasmayo as director. He was executive director and Vice President of TECSUP.
He was a member of the Board of Directors of the University of Engineering and Technology. He joined the Hochschild Group in 1986 and remained as director until January 2015. He was a member of the Board of Innóvate Peru Program of the Ministry of Production.
Political career
In March 1984, President Fernando Belaúnde Terry appointed him Minister of Energy and Mines, position in which he remained until July 1985.
In the municipal elections of 1989, he applied to the Provincial Government of Lima for FREDEMO, being in second place with 26.79% of the votes.
He applied to the Senate in 1990 for FREDEMO, being elected with 87,451 votes. His parliamentary work was interrupted by the self-coup by Alberto Fujimori on 5 April 1992, which led to the dissolution of the Congress of the Republic.[citation needed]
For the general elections of 1995 he ran for First Vice President in the list headed by Raúl Diez Canseco; however, they only received 1.64% of the votes.[citation needed]
In November 2000, the temporary president, Valentín Paniagua, appointed him Minister of the Presidency. In January 2001, he resigned his post and was appointed Minister of Industry, Tourism, Integration and International Trade Negotiations, office in which he remained until July 2001.[citation needed]
Award
He received the Order of the Sun in 1985.
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