Jorge Villavicencio

Jorge Alejandro Villavicencio Álvarez (1958 – 20 July 2020) was a Guatemalan surgeon and politician who served as the Minister of Public Health and Social Assistance from 2 May 2012 to 24 September 2014 during the presidency of Otto Pérez Molina.

Jorge Villavicencio
Minister of Public Health and Social Assistance
In office 2 May 2012 – 24 September 2014
President	Otto Pérez Molina
Preceded by	Francisco Arredondo
Succeeded by	Luis Enrique Monterroso
Personal details
Born	1958 Guatemala
Died	20 July 2020 (aged 62) Guatemala City, Guatemala
Alma mater	Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
Profession	Politician, Physician, Surgeon

In 2019, Villavicencio was arrested and sent to a private military prison over corruption accusations. The charges including giving public work contracts to those commissioners benefitting him and also creating fake job positions in the Ministry while he was in charge.^[1]

Villavicencio died of emaciation and COVID-19 weighing 40kg at death during the COVID-19 pandemic in Guatemala at a hospital in Guatemala City on July 20, 2020, aged 62.^[2]