Keiko Fujimori

Keiko Fujimori Keiko_Fujimori.jpg: Congreso de la República del Perú derivative work: Athenchen (talk), CC BY 2.0

Peruvian politician (born 1975)

Keiko Sofía Fujimori Higuchi is a Peruvian politician and the president-elect of Peru. The eldest daughter of former president Alberto Fujimori, she is the leading figure of Fujimorism, the conservative political movement associated with her father, and has led its party, Popular Force, since 2010. Fujimori served as First Lady of Peru from 1994 to 2000 and as a member of Congress for Lima from 2006 to 2011. After advancing to the runoff but losing in the 2011, 2016, and 2021 presidential elections, she won the presidency on her fourth attempt in 2026 and is due to take office on 28 July 2026. Fujimori is the first woman to be elected President of Peru.

Also known as...Keiko Sofía Fujimori Higuchi
Keiko Fujimori Wins Peru Runoff

Keiko Fujimori Wins Peru Runoff Keiko Fujimori won Peru's presidential runoff, vowing an 'iron fist' on crime and raising fears of democratic backsliding.