José Antonio Urquizo Maggia (born February 13, 1967) is a Peruvian politician (PNP). He served as a Congressman representing Ayacucho from 2006 to 2016.

José Antonio Urquizo
Minister of Defense
In office
May 14, 2012 – July 23, 2012
PresidentOllanta Humala
Prime MinisterÓscar Valdés
Preceded byLuis Alberto Otárola
Succeeded byPedro Cateriano
Minister of Production
In office
December 11, 2011 – May 14, 2012
PresidentOllanta Humala
Prime MinisterÓscar Valdés
Preceded byKurt Burneo
Succeeded byGladys Triveño
Member of Congress
In office
July 26, 2006 – July 26, 2016
ConstituencyAyacucho
1st Lieutenant Governor of Ayacucho
In office
January 1, 2003 – July 26, 2006
GovernorOmar Quesada
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded byRubén Quispe Bedriñana
Personal details
Born
José Antonio Urquizo Maggia

(1967-02-13) February 13, 1967 (age 57)
Ayacucho, Ayacucho, Peru
Nationality Peruvian
Political partyAyacucho Wins (2017-present)
Other political
affiliations
Peruvian Nationalist Party (2006-2016)
Peruvian Aprista Party (2003-2006)
Alma materFederico Villarreal National University (LLB)

Education

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From 1984 to 1989, José Antonio Urquizo studied cooperativism and university teaching at the Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal (UNFV) in Lima, which he concluded with a master's degree. Since 1991, he has been a lecturer at his alma mater. From 1995 to 1995, he led a higher technological institute in Ayacucho. From 1999 to 2000, he took a specialization course in administration at the UNFV.

Political career

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Early political career

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In the 2002 regional elections, Urquizo was elected vice governor of the Ayacucho Region, for a four-year term, under the social-democratic Peruvian Aprista Party.

Congressional career

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In the 2006 elections, he was elected to the Congress to represent his home region, on the joint Peruvian Nationalist Party-Union for Peru list. After the split of the alliance, he sat on the Nationalist bench. In the 2011 elections, he was re-elected on the Peru Wins list. In December 2011, after Salomón Lerner resigned as Prime Minister of Peru, Ollanta Humala appointed him as Minister of Production. Afterwards in 2012 he briefly served as Minister of Defense after the resignation of Luis Alberto Otárola and was replaced by Pedro Cateriano in July 2012.

Post-congressional career

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In the 2018 regional elections, he ran for Governor of Ayacucho, but lost, placing third.

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