José Antonio Chang Escobedo

José Antonio Chang Escobedo (born 19 May 1958) is a Peruvian politician of Chinese descent who was the Prime Minister of Peru from 2010 to 2011, appointed by President Alan García. He was also Minister of Education until he resigned both cabinet positions on March 18, 2011. Chang replaced Javier Velásquez as part of a cabinet reshuffle. Chang was the second Chinese-Peruvian Prime Minister, the first being Víctor Joy Way in 1999 during the administration of President Alberto Fujimori. He currently serves as a Rector of the University of San Martín de Porres.

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