José Antonio Chang

José Antonio Chang

José Antonio Chang Escobedo (born May 29, 1958 in Lima ) was Peruvian Prime Minister from September 14, 2010 to March 18, 2011 . He replaced Javier Velásquez Quesquén , who gave up his office so that he can run for the 2011 presidential election to succeed Alan García . Prior to that, Chang had been Peru's Minister of Education since July 28, 2006. Mr. Chang is an industrial engineer and was rector of the Universidad de San Martín de Porres . His successor was the previous Minister of Justice Rosario Fernández on March 18, 2011 .

education

Chang Escobedo studied in Lima at the Pontifical Catholic University , but had to leave it early due to poor performance. So he began studying at the Federico Villarreal National University , where he graduated as an industrial engineer. Here he also achieved the academic degree of Doctor of Education and Upbringing. His doctorate dealt with the logistics structures of the trading system of the mining company Minero Perú . He has taught administration and organization courses at the Escuela Superior de Administración de Negocios private university and received his Masters in Information Technology and Technical Education from Hartford University in the United States .

Rector of the University of San Martín

From 1996 to 2006 he served as the rector of the private university of San Martín de Porres, where he resigned after 10 years. His administration was faced with allegations of embezzlement and embezzlement, but Jorge del Castillo Gálvez stated that APRA had investigated the case and that he was innocent. During his tenure, Alan García allowed him to be re-elected and to continue running the business at this university, a state institution.

Public offices

José Antonio Chang took on many public offices such as coordinating IT at the Peruvian National Bank . He was also director of cooperation between Peruvian airports, commercial aviation and later dean of the faculty of engineering and computer science at the University of San Martín de Porres.

Minister of Education

On July 28, 2006, under the eyes of Alan García, Chang was appointed Minister of Education in the Cabinet of Peru, the first government in Garcia's second term. During his inaugural address, the President made particular reference to the role of Chang and how he could tackle illiteracy in the country. García gave him his full support for this. His appointment was originally questioned by news outlets like Cecilia Valenzuela as some questions remained unanswered. His tenure was marked by strong opposition to SUTEP , as well as an evaluation of the work of faculties, both on the current students and their graduates from universities and institutes. However, there were strong concerns about the assessment process, which was heavily criticized by specialists such as Leon Thathemberg , as the ministry insisted on assessing teachers without any official regulations. This fact led to strong resistance among those affected.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Latin American Herald Tribune: Peru's Prime Minister Steps Down
2. ↑ Perú 21 Marco Sifuentes: El origen secreto del tricampeonato de Chang (Spanish)
3. ↑ Presidencia de Consejo de Ministro José Antonio Chang Escobedo ( Memento of the original from August 28, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Spanish) CV government site 
4. ↑ Agencia Perú Ilegalidad en el cargo ( Memento of the original from December 4, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (span.) 
5. ↑ El Comercio El riesgo de equivocarse (Spanish)

Web links

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