Juan Federico Jiménez Mayor (born 5 August 1964) is a

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vian politician who was

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from July 2012 to October 2013. He previously served as Minister of Justice and Human Rights, and was appointed to the post of Prime Minister on 23 July 2012 by President

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.Profile: Peruvian Prime Minister Juan Jimenez Mayor
''BBC News,'' 24 July 2012 He resigned his post on 29 October 2013, and was replaced by César Villanueva, Governor of the San Martín Region.

Education

Jiménez studied law at the Pontifical Catholic University of

. He also holds a master's degree in constitutional law.

Career

After graduation, he qualified for the bar. He is a human rights lawyer. He served as faculty member at his alma meter, Catholic University. In 2000, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Justice to interim government led by

Valentín Paniagua Valentín Toribio Demetrio Agustin Paniagua Corazao (23 September 1936 – 16 October 2006) was a Peruvian lawyer and politician who briefly served as 55th President of Peru from 2000 to 2001. Elected President of Congress on 16 November 2000, ...

. In August 2011, he was reappointed deputy justice minister. In December 2011, he became Minister of Justice and Human Rights. In his short stay at the ministry he dealt with several high-profile problems. From 2013 to 2016 he served as

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