1. Pedro Carlos Olaechea Alvarez-Calderon was born on 6 January 1954 and is a Peruvian economist, vintner businessman and politician, who is the former President of the Congress of the Republic of Peru.
10 Facts About Pedro Olaechea
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Pedro Olaechea studied at the Colegio de la Inmaculada and Colegio Santa Maria Marianistas.
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Pedro Olaechea has a bachelor's degree in Economics from Pontifical Catholic University of Peru.
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Pedro Olaechea holds a Master of Business Administration from the Henley Management College.
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Pedro Olaechea has held management positions in the main trade union organizations in Peru, such as CONFIEP and the Association of Exporters.
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Pedro Olaechea was President of the National Society of Industries from 2009 to 2012; Vice President of Business Solutions against Poverty, among other organizations.
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Pedro Olaechea was Honorary Vice Consul of Denmark in Peru from 2004 to 2016.
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Pedro Olaechea is a full member of the Defense Committee and heads the Special Multiparty Committee in charge of Legislative Planning.
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Pedro Olaechea is considered one of the most conservative congressmen to date, due to his strong opposition to the "gender ideology" teachings in the national educational curriculum.
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Pedro Olaechea was appointed Minister of Production on 25 May 2017, succeeding Bruno Giuffra who was transferred to the Ministry of Transport and Communications.