Ana María Choquehuanca

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Choquehuanca and the second or maternal family name is de Villanueva.

Ana María Choquehuanca de Villanueva (born 2 November 1958, in Arequipa) is a Peruvian politician, businesswoman, and economist. In 2016, she was elected to Congress to represent Arequipa.^[1] She was the Minister of Women and Vulnerable Populations from 27 July 2017 to 2 April 2018.

Ana María Choquehuanca
Official portrait, 2023
Minister of Production
In office 6 September 2023 – 1 April 2024
President	Dina Boluarte
Prime Minister	Alberto Otárola Gustavo Adrianzén
Preceded by	Raúl Pérez-Reyes
Succeeded by	Sergio González Guerrero [es]
Minister of Women and Vulnerable Populations
In office 27 July 2017 – 2 April 2018
President	Pedro Pablo Kuczynski Martín Vizcarra
Prime Minister	Fernando Zavala Mercedes Aráoz
Preceded by	Ana María Romero-Lozada [es]
Succeeded by	Ana María Mendieta
Member of Congress
In office 27 July 2016 – 30 September 2019
Constituency	Arequipa
Personal details
Born	Ana María Choquehuanca de Villanueva (1958-11-02) 2 November 1958 (age 66) Arequipa, Peru
Political party	PPK (2016–2019)
Education	Catholic University of Santa María University of Zaragoza

Biography

Choquehuanca began her studies at the colleges of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción and Nuestra Señora de la Merced in the city of her birth, Arequipa. Later, she began studying economics at the Catholic University of Santa María and completed a master's degree in Administration at Spenta University in Mexico. Choquehuanca possesses a postgraduate degree from the Catholic University of Santa María and the University of Zaragoza.^{[citation needed]}

In the private sector, Choquehuanca has been a manager for Uranio Contratistas EIRL, METALSUR, and ISVISA. She is president of the Association of Small Businesses of Pyme-Peru and of the Pyme Chamber of Arequipa.^[2][3]

In 2016, Choquehuanca was elected to the Congress of the Republic of Peru representing Peruvians for Change for the city of Arequipa for the 2016–2021 term.^{[citation needed]}

On 27 July 2017, she was made Minister of Women and Vulnerable Populations until 2 April 2018 when she was replaced with Ana María Mendieta by Martín Vizcarra.^[4]