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Jorge Nieto

PEP · Politician

Jorge Nieto is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Jorge Nieto · Хорхе Ньето				[sources]
Alias	Jorge Nieto Montesinos				[sources]
Birth date	1951-10-29				[sources]
Place of birth	Arequipa				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Venezuela				[sources]
Citizenship	Peru				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Jorge				[sources]
Last name	Nieto				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q26195791				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Minister of Culture of Peru (2016-2016) · Minister of Defence of Peru (2016-2018)				[sources]
Education	El Colegio de México (1988-1991) · Latin American School for Social Sciences (1982-1984) · Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (1974-1978)				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-24	Last processed	2026-04-27	First seen	2025-02-10

Descriptions

Peruvian sociologist and politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-02-12

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories345,378

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons278,406

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Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Vladimiro Montesinos Close Associate	relative · second uncle	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Defence of Peru	2016-12-05	2018-01-03