Juan Carlos Sánchez Montes de Oca

Juan Carlos "Cocoli" Sánchez Montes de Oca (born 4 March 1964) is a Peruvian economist and politician. A member of the Peruvian Aprista Party (APRA), he ran for the party's presidential nomination in 2020, losing to Nidia Vílchez. 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.

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. 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.

Electoral history

Election Office List District Votes Result . Total % . 2016 Member of Congress Popular Alliance 33 Lima Metropolitan Area 2,752 8.81% 4th