Kenji Fujimori
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Kenji Gerardo Fujimori Higuchi (born 19 May 1980 in Lima
) is a Peru
vian businessman and fujimorist
politician. He is the son of Alberto Fujimori
, authoritarian president of Peru from 1990 to 2001, and the brother of Fuerza 2011
leader Keiko Fujimori
. Since 2011, he has been serving as Congressman.
Kenji Fujimori was born to Japanese Peruvian
engineers, Alberto Fujimori, at the time dean of the science faculty of the National Agrarian University
in Lima, and later President of Peru, and Susana Higuchi
. He has three elder siblings. His father won the 1990 presidential elections, in 1992 he suspended the constitution and neutralized the Congress and the opposition. Kenji's mother soon disagreed with her husband's authoritarian and corrupt presidency, and they divorced in 1994. After this, Kenji's 19-year-old sister Keiko was named "First Lady". Alberto Fujimori resigned in 2001 after a massive corruption scandal and went to exile in Japan. He was extradited to Peru and sentenced to jail in 2007.
From 1999 to 2004, Kenji Fujimori studied agronomics at the Kansas State University
, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree. Since 2008, he has been the general manager of a Lima private security and surveillance company. In March 2009, he founded his own enterprise, offering "independent services". Moreover, he holds executive positions in three other companies.
In 2006, he unsuccessfully candidated for regional president of Lima
, representing his father's Si Cumple
party. In 2010, he was a founding member of Fuerza 2011
, led by his sister. Since March of that year, he has been the national secretary of youth of this party. In 2011 he ran for Congress in the constituency of Lima. He was elected and serves for the 2011-2016 term.
Lima
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...
) is a Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
vian businessman and fujimorist
Fujimorism
right|thumb|[[Alberto Fujimori]], founder of FujimorismFujimorism or Fujimorismo is a political ideology in Peru, established by former president Alberto Fujimori.-History:...
politician. He is the son of Alberto Fujimori
Alberto Fujimori
Alberto Fujimori Fujimori served as President of Peru from 28 July 1990 to 17 November 2000. A controversial figure, Fujimori has been credited with the creation of Fujimorism, uprooting terrorism in Peru and restoring its macroeconomic stability, though his methods have drawn charges of...
, authoritarian president of Peru from 1990 to 2001, and the brother of Fuerza 2011
Fuerza 2011
Fuerza 2011 is a right-wing Fujimorista political party in Peru. The party is led by Keiko Fujimori, daughter of former president Alberto Fujimori and former congresswoman.-Peruvian elections 2011:Force 2011 supports the candidacy of:...
leader Keiko Fujimori
Keiko Fujimori
Keiko Sofía Fujimori Higuchi is a Peruvian Fujimorista politician, daughter of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori and Susana Higuchi. She served as First Lady, from 1994 to 2000, after her parents divorced, becoming the youngest First Lady in the history of the Americas...
. Since 2011, he has been serving as Congressman.
Kenji Fujimori was born to Japanese Peruvian
Japanese Peruvian
Japanese Peruvians are people of Japanese ancestry who were born in or immigrated to Peru. The immigrants from Japan are called the Issei generation. Second and third generation Peruvians are referred to as nisei and sansei in Japanese...
engineers, Alberto Fujimori, at the time dean of the science faculty of the National Agrarian University
National Agrarian University
The National Agrarian University, also formally called National Agrarian University - La Molina , is a public university in Lima, Peru. It is the country's best university in the fields of agricultural and forestry sciences. The university is organized into eight faculties which contain twelve...
in Lima, and later President of Peru, and Susana Higuchi
Susana Higuchi
Susana Shizuko Higuchi Miyagawa is a Peruvian politician and engineer, better known as the former wife of ex-president of Peru Alberto Fujimori...
. He has three elder siblings. His father won the 1990 presidential elections, in 1992 he suspended the constitution and neutralized the Congress and the opposition. Kenji's mother soon disagreed with her husband's authoritarian and corrupt presidency, and they divorced in 1994. After this, Kenji's 19-year-old sister Keiko was named "First Lady". Alberto Fujimori resigned in 2001 after a massive corruption scandal and went to exile in Japan. He was extradited to Peru and sentenced to jail in 2007.
From 1999 to 2004, Kenji Fujimori studied agronomics at the Kansas State University
Kansas State University
Kansas State University, commonly shortened to K-State, is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, in the United States...
, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree. Since 2008, he has been the general manager of a Lima private security and surveillance company. In March 2009, he founded his own enterprise, offering "independent services". Moreover, he holds executive positions in three other companies.
In 2006, he unsuccessfully candidated for regional president of Lima
Lima Region
Lima Region, also known as Lima Provincias, is one of twenty-five regions of Peru. Located in the central coast of the country, its regional seat is Huacho....
, representing his father's Si Cumple
Sí Cumple
Sí Cumple is a political party of Peru founded by Alberto Fujimori as Vamos Vecino in 1998 in order for the party to participate in that year's municipal elections. In 2005 it assumed its current name....
party. In 2010, he was a founding member of Fuerza 2011
Fuerza 2011
Fuerza 2011 is a right-wing Fujimorista political party in Peru. The party is led by Keiko Fujimori, daughter of former president Alberto Fujimori and former congresswoman.-Peruvian elections 2011:Force 2011 supports the candidacy of:...
, led by his sister. Since March of that year, he has been the national secretary of youth of this party. In 2011 he ran for Congress in the constituency of Lima. He was elected and serves for the 2011-2016 term.