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Javier Velásquez

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Ángel Javier Velásquez Quesquén (born 12 March 1960) is a Peruvian lawyer and politician. A prominent member of the Peruvian Aprista Party, he has served in Congress between 2001 and 2019, previously serving from 1995 to 2000. Raised in Lambayeque, Velásquez started his political career from a young age, attaining positions among the party’s regional cadres as a build-up to his first election to Congress in 1995. Following two consecutive reelections, he was elected President of Congress for the 2008–2009 legislature, and was subsequently appointed as Alan García's third Prime Minister of Peru of the administration, serving in the position until late 2010. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Javier Velásquez is the 18,400th most popular politician (up from 18,414th in 2024), the 217th most popular biography from Peru (up from 225th in 2019) and the 84th most popular Peruvian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Javier Velásquez ranks 18,400 out of 19,576. Before him are Hugh Shearer, Pat Quinn, Takeaki Matsumoto, Karin Herrera, Robert Bergland, and Steffi Lemke. After him are Maya Jribi, Alan Cranston, Rima Hassan, Beate Meinl-Reisinger, Roy Blunt, and Sandy Berger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Javier Velásquez ranks 836. Before him are Lesley Sharp, Roger Tallroth, Janusz Kurtyka, Lulu Wang, Susanne Nielsson, and Asen Zlatev. After him are Slađana Golić, Maya Jribi, Patrick Groc, Joel McKinnon Miller, Sergey Danilin, and Ola By Rise.

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In Peru

Among people born in Peru, Javier Velásquez ranks 217 out of 287. Before him are Ernesto Labarthe (1956), Carlos I. Noriega (1959), Óscar Arizaga (1957), Harald Helfgott (1977), Germán Leguía (1954), and Luis Advíncula (1990). After him are Jorge Olaechea (1956), Pedro Cateriano (1958), Francisco Boza (1964), Renato Tapia (1995), Vicente Zeballos (1963), and Salvador del Solar (1970).

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Among POLITICIANS In Peru

Among politicians born in Peru, Javier Velásquez ranks 84. Before him are Jorge Del Castillo (1950), Gustavo Adrianzén (1966), Rosario Fernández (1955), Lourdes Flores (1959), Violeta Bermúdez (1961), and Cecilia Tait (1962). After him are Pedro Cateriano (1958), Vicente Zeballos (1963), Ana Jara (1968), Gabriela Pérez del Solar (1968), Alberto Otárola (1967), and Nadine Heredia (1976).

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