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Jorge Meléndez Celis

Politician

Jorge Meléndez Celis 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 Melendez Celis · Jorge Meléndez Celis · 호르헤 멜렌데스 셀리스				[sources]
Other name	Jorge Enrique Meléndez Celis · Jorge Melendez · Jorge Meléndez				[sources]
Birth date	1974-12-31				[sources]
Place of birth	Yurimaguas				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Peru				[sources]
Citizenship	Peru				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Enrique · Jorge				[sources]
Last name	Celis · Meléndez				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q47405599				[sources]
Position	Minister of Development and Social Inclusion of Peru (2018-2018) · Minister of Development and Social Inclusion of Peru (2019-2019) · member of the Congress of the Republic of Peru (2016-2019)				[sources]
Education	National University of San Marcos · National University of the Peruvian Amazon				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-22	Last processed	2025-11-02	First seen	2023-07-18

Descriptions

Peruvian forestry engineer and politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Fernando Meléndez Politician	sibling	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Development and Social Inclusion of Peru	2018-01-09	2018-04-02

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