About Jorge Villavicencio
Lived 1958 – 2020 (aged 61–62). Jorge Villavicencio was a Guatemalan surgeon, physician and politician.
Jorge Alejandro Villavicencio Álvarez (1958 – 20 July 2020) was a Guatemalan surgeon and politician who served as the Minister of Public Health and Social Assistance from 2 May 2012 to 24 September 2014 during the presidency of Otto Pérez Molina.
In 2019, Villavicencio was arrested and sent to a private military prison over corruption accusations. The charges including giving public work contracts to those commissioners benefitting him and also creating fake job positions in the Ministry while he was in charge.
Villavicencio died of emaciation and COVID-19 weighing 40 kg at death during the COVID-19 pandemic in Guatemala at a hospital in Guatemala City on July 20, 2020, aged 62.
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Who was Jorge Villavicencio?
Guatemalan politician
When was Jorge Villavicencio born?
Jorge Villavicencio was born in 1958 in Guatemala.
When did Jorge Villavicencio die?
Jorge Villavicencio died on 20 July 2020 in Guatemala City.
What was Jorge Villavicencio's occupation?
Jorge Villavicencio was a surgeon, physician and politician.
What nationality was Jorge Villavicencio?
Jorge Villavicencio was Guatemalan.
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