César Villanueva

In 2007, he became governor of the San Martín Region. He was sworn in as prime minister by President Ollanta Humala on 31 October 2013, and is affiliated with centre-left parties. In the 2016 general elections, he was elected congressman representing San Martin under the Alliance for the Progress of Peru of César Acuña.

César Villanueva
Prime Minister of Peru
In office April 2, 2018 – March 8, 2019
President	Martín Vizcarra
Preceded by	Mercedes Aráoz
Succeeded by	Salvador del Solar
In office October 31, 2013 (2013-10-31) – February 24, 2014
President	Ollanta Humala
Preceded by	Juan Jiménez Mayor
Succeeded by	René Cornejo
Member of Congress
In office July 26, 2016 (2016-07-26) – September 30, 2019 (2019-09-30)
Constituency	San Martín
2nd Governor of San Martín
In office January 1, 2007 (2007-01-01) – October 31, 2013
Lieutenant	Javier Ocampo Ruiz
Preceded by	Max Ramírez García
Succeeded by	Javier Ocampo Ruiz
Personal details
Born	César Villanueva Arévalo (1946-08-05) 5 August 1946 (age 77) Tarapoto, Peru
Nationality	Peruvian
Political party	Independent
Other political affiliations	Alliance for Progress (2016-2019) Alliance for the Progress of Peru (2016)
Alma mater	Federico Villarreal National University

Villanueva was born on August 5, 1946, in Tarapoto city. He studied administration at the National University Federico Villarreal (UNFV).^{[citation needed]}

Governor of San Martín

In January 2007, he became governor of San Martín after winning the election in November 2006 and was re-elected for a second term in the 2010 regional elections and served until he was appointed Prime Minister in 2013.^{[citation needed]} During his term as governor, he served as president of the National Assembly of Regional Governments for two terms, between 2008 and 2009 and 2012 and 2013.

Prime Minister of Peru

First tenure

He became Prime Minister of Peru on October 31, 2013. On February 24, 2014, he resigned from the position of Premier, after the Minister of Economy Luis Miguel Castilla Rubio denied him on a television program his claim that he had spoken with him about a possible increase in the minimum wage. Days before, the first lady Nadine Heredia had also said that the issue of the minimum wage was not on the government's agenda. Faced with this series of denials, the opposition severely criticized the minister, describing me as just a "decorative figure." 7 Years later, before the Congressional Oversight Commission, Villanueva confirmed that he had resigned as a protest against the constant interference of Nadine Heredia in State issues, despite not having any position of public representation.

Second tenure

He became Prime Minister for a second time in April 2018, under President Martín Vizcarra. He presented his resignation in March 2019. He was replaced by Salvador del Solar.

Congressman

In the 2016 general elections, he was elected congressman representing the San Martin region under the Alliance for Progress of César Acuña.

Arrest

On 26 November 2019, he was arrested preventatively, while being investigated for alleged influence peddling in a bribery case linked to Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht. His arrest was a request of the First Supreme Prosecutor's Office Specialized in crimes of Corruption of Officials, this under the orders of the prosecutor Jesús Fernández Alarcón, who requested a preliminary arrest warrant for seven days against him.