page_title: Michael Urtecho
hierarchical_section_title: Michael Urtecho
caption_attribution_description: El tercer vicepresidente del Congreso, Michael Urtecho Medina, formula declaraciones al periodismo en el Hall de los Pasos Perdidos del Palacio Legislativo.
context_page_description: Wilson Michael Urtecho Medina is a Peruvian politician and was a Congressman representing La Libertad. Urtecho was diagnosed with hypotonia as a child and uses a wheelchair.
  Urtecho holds a Master in Chemical engineering. After his graduation, he started working as head of informatics of the La Libertad regional government and parallel as a consultant for the Institute for Disasters and Environment. In 2003 he changed to the Chavimochic special irrigation project, where he worked as an informatic engineer until his entry into Congress.
  In 2000 Urtecho joined the conservative National Renewal party, where he acted as a regional delegate for La Libertad. In 2006 he was elected to Congress for the 2006–2011 term on the joint center-right National Unity list. In March 2010, he left the National Renewal to join the National Solidarity Party of Lima's mayor Luis Castañeda. He became the regional political coordinator of that party in La Libertad. Urtecho was re-elected in the 2011 election for another five-year term for the National Solidarity Alliance. While he was in congress he was chairman of the Special Commission for Disability.
context_section_description: Wilson Michael Urtecho Medina (born 6 November 1969 in Trujillo, Peru) is a Peruvian politician (National Solidarity) and was a Congressman representing La Libertad. Urtecho was diagnosed with hypotonia as a child and uses a wheelchair.
  Urtecho holds a Master in Chemical engineering. After his graduation, he started working as head of informatics of the La Libertad regional government and parallel as a consultant for the Institute for Disasters and Environment. In 2003 he changed to the Chavimochic special irrigation project, where he worked as an informatic engineer until his entry into Congress.
  In 2000 Urtecho joined the conservative National Renewal party, where he acted as a regional delegate for La Libertad. In 2006 he was elected to Congress for the 2006–2011 term on the joint center-right National Unity list. In March 2010, he left the National Renewal to join the National Solidarity Party (PSN) of Lima's mayor Luis Castañeda. He became the regional political coordinator of that party in La Libertad. Urtecho was re-elected in the 2011 election for another five-year term for the National Solidarity Alliance. While he was in congress he was chairman of the Special Commission for Disability (CODIS).
  In September 2013, former staff members accused Urtecho of failing to pay them for work they had done. Urtecho stood down from the congressional ethics committee while an investigation was launched. A separate investigation into Urtecho's income commenced shortly after, following allegations of financial irregularities stemming from his personal spending habits. The final report published by the ethics committee called for Urtecho's suspension for illegal embellishment. In December 2013, the Peruvian Congress approved his desafuero and banned him from holding public office for a ten-year period. He was replaced in office by Rosa Núñez.
caption: Urtecho in 2012
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