Juan Carlos Velasco
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Juan Carlos Velasco Guerrero is a Peruvian physician and public official currently serving as the Minister of Health of Peru, a position he assumed on March 11, 2026, under the administration of President José María Balcázar. A specialist in internal medicine with a doctorate in public health from the Federico Villarreal National University, he has held numerous leadership roles in the health sector, including director of the National Institute of Health and head of the National Superintendence of Health (Susalud). His career also includes executive management positions at the Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion and various hospital directorships in Lima.
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- Education
- Federico Villarreal National University, University of San Martín de Porres
- Career
- Physician-surgeon, Director of the National Institute of Health, Superintendent of the National Superintendence of Health, Director of the Arzobispo Loayza National Hospital
