Valentín Paniagua Politician

Valentín Paniagua Corazao (23 September 1936 – 16 October 2006) was a Peruvian politician and former Interim President of Peru. Paniagua was elected by the Peruvian Congress to serve as interim president of the country after Alberto Fujimori was ousted from office by Congress in November 2000.As Interim President, his main task was to organize new elections, after which, in July 2001, he stood down from the presidency. Paniagua was a longtime member and served as Secretary General of Acción Popular.

Personal facts

Birth date	September 23, 1936
Birth place	Peru , Cusco
Nationality	Peru
Religion	Catholic Church
Date of death	October 16, 2006
Place of death	Peru , Lima
Education	National University of San Antonio Abad in Cuzco National University of San Marcos
Profession	Lawyer

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Office holder

office	Minister of Education Minister of Justice Member of the Chamber of Deputies Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Member of Congress President of the Popular Action Party President of Congress Interim President of Peru (President of a United Government of National Reconciliation)
party	Popular Action (Peru)
president	Fernando Belaúnde Terry
prime minister	Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
region	Lima
successor	Carlos Ferrero Alejandro Toledo Víctor Andrés García Belaúnde Roberto Ramírez del Villar Beaumont Andr%C3%A9s Cardo Franco Dagoberto L%C3%A1inez