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President of the Council of Ministers of Peru (2006–2008); member of the Congress of the Republic of Peru (2006–2011); member of the Congress of the Republic of Peru (2001–2006); member of the Congress of the Republic of Peru (2000–2001)."},{"q":"Where did Jorge del Castillo study?","a":"Jorge del Castillo was educated at National University of San Marcos, Pontifical Catholic University of Peru."}],"related":[{"name":"Valentín Paniagua","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/valentin-paniagua"},{"name":"Keiko Fujimori","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/keiko-fujimori"},{"name":"José Jerí","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/jose-jeri"},{"name":"José María Balcázar","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/jose-maria-balcazar"},{"name":"Francisco Sagasti","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/francisco-sagasti"},{"name":"Manuel Merino","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/manuel-merino"},{"name":"Francisco Morales Bermúdez","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/francisco-morales-bermudez"},{"name":"Nicolás Lindley López","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/nicolas-lindley-lopez"},{"name":"Zenón Noriega Agüero","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/zenon-noriega-aguero"},{"name":"Augusto B. 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