Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective

Nadine Heredia

Peruvian politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Nadine Heredia
Remove ads

Nadine Heredia Alarcón de Humala (born 25 May 1976) is a Peruvian politician.[1] As the wife of President of Peru Ollanta Humala, she served as the First Lady of Peru from 2011 to 2016.[2] The President of the Peruvian Nationalist Party (PNP), which formed the Peru Wins electoral alliance in 2011, Heredia is seen as a highly influential figure in Peruvian politics.[2] She has headed the PNP since December 2013.[2]

Quick facts First Lady of Peru, President ...
Remove ads

Early life and education

Both Heredia and her husband had parents who raised them in Quechua-speaking households as children.[2]

Career

She collaborated in the establishment of the Peruvian Nationalist Party, which she currently leads.[3] She was considered a potential candidate in the 2016 Peruvian presidential election, but chose not to run.[4]

As of 2017, the Peruvian justice system is investigating her for serious cases of corruption,[5] usurpation of power and money laundering. The funds were allegedly used to finance President Ollanta Humala's election campaign.[6]

Along with her husband, she was arrested on 13 July 2017 in connection with this scandal, and was ordered to be held for 18 months.[7]

On 15 April 2025, Heredia and Humala were convicted and sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment for money laundering over their involvement in the Odebrecht scandal.[8] On the same day, she requested right of asylum for her and her then-underage son, Samin Mallko Ollanta Humala Heredia, at the Brazilian Embassy in Lima.[9]

Following the 1954 Convention on Diplomatic Asylum, to which both countries are signatories, the request was authorized and they fled to Brazil, landing in country's capital Brasília on 16 April.[10]

Remove ads

References

Loading related searches...

Wikiwand - on

Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.

Remove ads