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Nadine Heredia
Peruvian politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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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]
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