José Antonio Urquizo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Urquizo and the second or maternal family name is Maggia.

José Antonio Urquizo Maggia (born February 13, 1967) is a Peruvian politician (PNP). He served as a Congressman representing Ayacucho from 2006 to 2016.

José Antonio Urquizo
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	José Antonio Urquizo Maggia (1967-02-13) 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)

Education

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. From 1999 to 2000, he took a specialization course in administration at the UNFV.

Political career

Early political career

In the 2002 regional elections, Urquizo was elected vice governor of the Ayacucho Region, for a four-year term, under the social-democratic Peruvian Aprista Party.

Congressional career

In the 2006 elections, he was elected to the Congress to represent his home region, on the joint Peruvian Nationalist Party-Union for Peru list. After the split of the alliance, he sat on the Nationalist bench. In the 2011 elections, 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. Afterwards in 2012 he briefly served as Minister of Defense after the resignation of Luis Alberto Otárola and was replaced by Pedro Cateriano in July 2012.

Post-congressional career

In the 2018 regional elections, he ran for Governor of Ayacucho, but lost, placing third.

External links

• Official Congressional site
• Resume on the National Jury of Elections (JNE) site