Juan Carlos Sánchez Montes de Oca

Juan Carlos Sánchez Montes de Oca
Born
Juan Carlos Sánchez Montes de Oca

(1964-03-04) 4 March 1964
Alma materUniversidad Nacional Federico Villarreal (BA)
National Agrarian University (MS)
Occupations
  • Economist
  • politician
Political partyPeruvian Aprista Party

Juan Carlos "Cocoli" Sánchez Montes de Oca (born 4 March 1964) is a Peruvian economist and politician.[1][2] A member of the Peruvian Aprista Party (APRA), he ran for the party's presidential nomination in 2020, losing to Nidia Vílchez.[3][4][5][6] He ran for a second time for the nomination for the 2026 general election, placing fifth in the primary election by attaining 2.6% of the members’ vote, losing to newcomer Enrique Valderrama.[7][8]

An economics graduate from the Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal, Sánchez served in variety of roles during his university years as a member of the Juventud Aprista Peruana, his party's youth wing.[9] He unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the Congress of the Republic in the 2016 general election, representing APRA within the Popular Alliance coalition's Lima Metropolitan Area list.[10]

Electoral history

Election Office List # District Votes Result Ref.
Total % P.
2016 Member of Congress Popular Alliance 33 Lima Metropolitan Area 2,752 8.81% 4th[a] Not elected [11]
  1. ^ Presented on an electoral list. The data shown represents the share of the vote the entire party/alliance received in that constituency.

References

  1. ^ Tecnología & Negocios (10 June 2024). "PERÚ 2026: LO QUE NOS ESPERA". YouTube. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  2. ^ Revista Economía (30 May 2025). "Sánchez Montes de Oca plantea giro radical: nueva visión para la economía y el agro nacional". YouTube. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  3. ^ "Elecciones Internas". ONPE. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Elecciones 2021 | Partido Aprista Peruano | el Apra va a elecciones internas: Una estrella golpeada que busca la renovación | POLITICA". El Comercio (in European Spanish). 27 November 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2025. The APRA is preparing for this Sunday's internal elections, with three options for the presidential pre-candidacy.
  5. ^ "Nidia Vílchez encabeza resultados de internas del Apra al 60.6% de actas contabilizadas". Perú21 (in European Spanish). 30 November 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2025. Former Minister for Women Nidia Vilchez leads the results of the internal elections in the Peruvian Aprista Party with 60.6% of the votes counted, according to the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE).
  6. ^ "Estos son los resultados de las elecciones internas de Acción Popular, Partido Morado y Apra a más del 90% de actas". Diario Correo (in European Spanish). 30 November 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2025. Former Minister for Women Nidia Vílchez leads the results of the internal elections in the Peruvian Aprista Party with 93.61% of the votes counted, according to the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE).
  7. ^ "El APRA define siete precandidatos presidenciales y apuesta por la unidad interna". Altavoz (in Spanish). 24 August 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025. APRA heads into the upcoming elections with seven presidential candidates, according to the party's national secretary general, Belén Ysabel García Mendoza, who emphasized the importance of resolving internal issues before the elections.
  8. ^ "PRESENTACIÓN DE RESULTADOS ELECCIONES PRIMARIAS - 30 de Noviembre (Partido Aprista Peruano - Candidato Presidencial)". Oficina Nacional de Procesos Electorales - ONPE (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  9. ^ "Entrevista al nuevo líder por el partido Aprista del Perú, Juan Carlos Sánchez Montes de Oca". Diario La Región (in European Spanish). 15 July 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  10. ^ "POLITICOS - JUAN CARLOS SANCHEZ MONTES DE OCA". Infogob. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  11. ^ ""ELECCIONES GENERALES 2016 - CONGRESAL"". Infogob. Retrieved 5 October 2025.