Juan Carlos Sánchez Montes de Oca
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Economist
- politician
Juan Carlos Sánchez Montes de Oca | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | Juan Carlos Sánchez Montes de Oca 4 March 1964 |
| Alma mater | Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal (BA) National Agrarian University (MS) |
| Occupations |
|
| Political party | Peruvian Aprista Party |
Juan Carlos "Cocoli" Sánchez Montes de Oca (born 4 March 1964) is a Peruvian economist and politician.[1][2] A member of the Peruvian Aprista Party (APRA), he ran for the party's presidential nomination in 2020, losing to Nidia Vílchez.[3][4][5][6] He ran for a second time for the nomination for the 2026 general election, placing fifth in the primary election by attaining 2.6% of the members’ vote, losing to newcomer Enrique Valderrama.[7][8]
An economics graduate from the Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal, Sánchez served in variety of roles during his university years as a member of the Juventud Aprista Peruana, his party's youth wing.[9] He unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the Congress of the Republic in the 2016 general election, representing APRA within the Popular Alliance coalition's Lima Metropolitan Area list.[10]
