Walter Ricardo Menchola Vásquez (born 17 April 1954) is a Peruvian medic and politician and a former

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, elected in the

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, representing Lima for the 2006–2011 term. Menchola was elected to Congress under the

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list. Menchola belongs to the National Solidarity party. He failed to attain re-election in the

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when he ran for re-election, under the

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, but he was not re-elected. In 1997, he along with

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at the foundation of the National Solidarity Party.

Education and career

He studied Human Medicine at the National University Federico Villarreal, graduating as a surgeon in 1980. He completed his postgraduate degree as an internist at the National University of San Marcos. He was national director of health of the former Peruvian Institute of Social Security - IPSS (today Essalud) in 1984. He has master's degrees in organization and management of medical services, in primary health care, in Governance and Political Management, and is a Master's in Management and Public Issues.

External links

Official Congressional Site
Living people 1954 births National Solidarity Party (Peru) politicians National Unity (Peru) politicians Members of the Congress of the Republic of Peru {{Peru-politician-stub Federico Villarreal National University alumni National University of San Marcos alumni Politicians from Lima