Mercedes Aráoz
Politician
Economist, professor and politician who was sworn in as the Vice President of Peru in March, 2018. She served as Prime Minister from September 2017 to March 2018.
She studied at the University of the Pacific in Lima. She went on to receive her masters and PhD in economics from the University of Miami.
She has been Principal Professor of International Economy at the University of the Pacific.
Her parents are María Luisa Fernández Sánchez adn Juan Roberto Aráoz Sillau. She has a daughter, Daniela Rodríguez Aráoz.
She served as Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism from 2006 - 2009, under Yehude Simon.