Full Name
Mercedes Araoz Fernandez
Title
Professor
Which organization do you represent?
Universidad del Pacifico
Bio
I am a professor of international and public economics at Universidad del Pacífico in Peru. I have returned to academia after a political career in my home country. I was elected Vice-president and member of the parliament of Peru in 2016 and I have been appointed to important leading positions like Prime Minister, Minister of Finance, Minister of Production and Minister of Trade and Tourism, in different administrations between 2006 and 2017.
Member of Fríends of Multilateralism Group
Commissioner at the Broadband for Susteinable Development (UNESO-ITU)
Cochair of the Academic Advisory Counsil for UNFSS
Member of the executive board of the Global Crop Trust
My field of research is international trade and negotiations
Mercedes Araoz Fernandez