Francisco Tudela
| Francisco Tudela | |
|---|---|
| Vice President of Peru | |
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In office 28 July 2000 – 22 November 2000 | |
| President | Alberto Fujimori |
| Preceded by | Ricardo Márquez Flores |
| Succeeded by | Raúl Diez-Canseco Terry (2001) |
| Minister of Foreign Relations | |
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In office 8 July 1995 – 17 July 1997 | |
| President | Alberto Fujimori |
| Preceded by | Jorge González Izquierdo |
| Succeeded by | Eduardo Ferrero Costa |
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In office 28 July 1995 – 25 December 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Efraín Goldenberg |
| Succeeded by | Jorge González Izquierdo |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
20 July 1955 Lima, Peru |
| Spouse(s) | Lucila Gutiérrez Murjía |
| Children |
Adriana Tudela Felipe Tudela |
| Profession | diplomat |
Francisco Antonio Gregorio Tudela van Breugel-Douglas (born 20 July 1955)[1] is a Peruvian career diplomat.
Biography
The first of three children, Tudela was born in Lima into an upper-class family. His father, Felipe Tudela y Barreda, served as ambassador and his grandfather was a Prime Minister. His mother was jonkvrouw Vera van Breugel-Douglas, daughter of the baron Casper van Breugel-Douglas (member of the Dutch nobility), first Netherlands Ambassador accredited to the Soviet Union.
He studied at Colegio Maristas San Isidro. He graduated as a lawyer from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. He has also studied at the Universidad de Navarra (Spain) and London School of Economics and Political Science graduating with LLM.[1]
Tudela was director of the Universidad Católica's Institute of International Studies (IDEI). Francisco Tudela was one of the most respected foreign ministers of the Alberto Fujimori government, serving from 1995 until mid-1997. He also served as First Vice President of Peru during 2000, resigning from the post in October of that year.[2]
Tudela was held hostage for 126 days during the Japanese embassy hostage crisis of 1996-1997.[3]
References
- 1 2 "FRANCISCO ANTONIO GREGORIO TUDELA VAN BREUGEL-DOUGLAS" (pdf) (in Spanish). Congreso de la República del Perú (Congress of the Republic of Peru). Retrieved 25 September 2012.
- ↑ Jude Webber (24 October 2000). "Fujimori's deputy quits in row over amnesty". The Independent (London). Retrieved 25 September 2012.
- ↑ Diana Jean Schemo (26 April 1997). "How Peruvian Hostage Crisis Became Trip Into the Surreal". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 September 2012.