Pedro Pablo Kuczynski

Who is Pedro Pablo Kuczynski?

Pedro Pablo Kuczynski Godard, better known simply as PPK, is a Peruvian public administrator, economist, and politician that participate in the policy of his country.

Kuczynski worked in the United States before entering Peruvian politics. he served as Minister of Energy and Mines under President Fernando Belaúnde Terry, and as Minister of Economy and Finance and Prime Minister under President Alejandro Toledo Manrique.

Kuczynski was a presidential candidate in the 2011 Peruvian presidential election, coming in third place. His opponents Ollanta Humala Tasso and Keiko Fujimori went on to the June 5, 2011 runoff election, in which Humala was elected.