Víctor Joy Way

{{Short description|Peruvian politician (born 1945)}} {{family name hatnote|Joy Way|Rojas|lang=Spanish}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = | image_size = 150px | name = Víctor Joy Way | native_name = {{nobold|許會}} | caption = | birth_name = Víctor Dionicio Joy Way Rojas | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1945|3|10|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Huánuco]], [[Peru]] | death_date = | death_place = | office = [[Prime Minister of Peru]] | president = [[Alberto Fujimori]] | term_start = 3 January 1999 | term_end = 10 October 1999 | predecessor = [[Alberto Pandolfi]] | successor = [[Alberto Bustamante Belaúnde|Alberto Bustamante]] | office2 = [[President of the Congress of the Republic of Peru|President of Congress]] | term_start2 = 27 July 1998 | term_end2 = 3 January 1999 | vice_president2 = {{small|'''1st Vice President'''}} Ricardo Marcenaro {{small|'''2nd Vice President'''}} Carlos Blanco Oropeza {{small|'''3rd Vice President'''}} [[Luz Salgado]] | predecessor2 = [[Carlos Torres y Torres Lara]] | successor2 = Ricardo Marcenaro ([[ad interim|a.i.]]) [[Martha Hildebrandt]] | term_start3 = 27 July 1996 | term_end3 = 26 July 1997 | vice_president3 = {{small|'''1st Vice President'''}} [[Carlos Torres y Torres Lara]] {{small|'''2nd Vice President'''}} [[Martha Hildebrandt]] {{small|'''3rd Vice President'''}} [[Luz Salgado]] | predecessor3 = [[Martha Chávez]] | successor3 = [[Carlos Torres y Torres Lara]] {{Collapsed infobox section begin | last = Yes | Ministerial offices | titlestyle = border:1px dashed lightgrey;}} {{Infobox officeholder | embed = Yes | office4 = [[Ministry of Economy and Finance (Peru)|Minister of Economy and Finance]] | president4 = [[Alberto Fujimori]] | term_start4 = 3 January 1999 | term_end4 = 10 October 1999 | prime_minister4 = ''Himself'' | predecessor4 = [[Jorge Baca Campodónico]] | successor4 = [[Efraín Goldenberg]] | office7 = [[Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Peru)|Minister of Industry, Tourism, Integration and International Commercial Negotiations]] | president7 = [[Alberto Fujimori]] | prime_minister7= [[Carlos Torres y Torres Lara]] Alfonso de los Heros [[Óscar de la Puente Raygada]] | term_start7 = 15 February 1991 | term_end7 = 28 August 1993 | predecessor7 = Guido Pensano Allison | successor7 = [[Alberto Bustamante Bela��nde|Alberto Bustamante]] {{Collapsed infobox section end}}}} | office5 = [[Congress of the Republic of Peru|Member of Congress]] | term_start5 = 26 July 1995 | term_end5 = 26 July 2001 | constituency5 = [[Peru|National]] | office6 = [[Democratic Constituent Congress|Member of the Democratic Constituent Congress]] | term_start6 = 26 November 1992 | term_end6 = 26 July 1995 | constituency6 = [[Peru|National]] | party = [[Cambio 90]]-[[New Majority (Peru)|New Majority]] | other_party = [[Peru 2000]] | spouse = | children = | alma_mater = [[National University of Engineering]] | website = | footnotes = }}

'''Víctor Dionicio Joy Way Rojas''' (born 10 March 1945) is a [[Peru]]vian former [[Fujimorism|Fujimorist]] politician. He served as Congressman, and various ministries during the administration of [[Alberto Fujimori]].

== Political career == Born in [[Huánuco]], Joy Way was a member of both the [[Democratic Constituent Congress|Democratic Constitutional Congress]] and the [[Congress of the Republic of Peru|Congress of the Republic]]. He served as the [[President of the Congress of the Republic of Peru|President of the Congress]] for two non-consecutive terms from 1996 to 1997, and from 1998 to 1999.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.congreso.gob.pe/participacion/museo/congreso/presidentes/Victor_Joyway_a|title = Víctor Dionicio Joy Way Rojas}}</ref> He was also the [[Prime Minister of Peru]] and [[Ministry of Economy and Finance (Peru)|Minister of Economy and Finance]] from January 1999 to October 1999.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mef.gob.pe/es/component/content/article?id=493:..|title=Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas - Histórico - Relación de Ministros|website=www.mef.gob.pe}}</ref> Joy Way was the first Prime Minister of Peru of [[Chinese Peruvians|Chinese Peruvian]] descent. Under Joy Way's administration, the Peruvian Congress overcame important international conflicts, including the Definitive and Global Peace Agreement between Peru and Ecuador in 1998. This agreement put an end to more than 150 years of conflict on the Amazon's borders. In 1997, Joy Way successfully participated in the [[Japanese embassy hostage crisis|hostage rescue process at the Japanese Embassy in Peru]]. In 2000, he was nominated as the “Entrepreneur of the Century" by the National University of Engineering in coordination with the Peruvian Confederation of Private Enterprises, for his contribution to the development of the Nation.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://constitutionnet.org/sites/default/files/report_of_the_constitutional_debates_1993_vol_iii.pdf | title=Debate Constitucional Pleno - 1993 | language=es}}</ref>

During his political career, Joy Way has been honored with various recognitions and official awards. In 1997, the [[President of China]], [[Jiang Zemin]], referred to Joy Way as an “old friend of the Chinese people“ during a visit to Beijing. In 2008, Joy Way received the Grand Maestre of the Republic of Brazil granted by the President of Brazil, followed by the Grand Maestre of the Republic of Bolivia granted by President [[Evo Morales]]. He was also honored with the highest decoration of the [[Congress of the Republic of Peru]].

== Judicial trials, conviction and release == An ardent supporter of [[Alberto Fujimori]]. After the resignation of President Fujimori in late-2000, Joy Way, as well as many other public supporters and members of his government, faced judicial trials due to their participation in several notorious corruption cases.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.europapress.es/economia/noticia-detenido-ex-ministro-victor-joy-way-delitos-naturaleza-economica-20010906100524.html|title = Detenido el ex ministro Víctor Joy Way por delitos de naturaleza económica|date = 6 September 2001}}</ref> On November 26, 2007, Joy Way was additionally found guilty of having participated in the [[1992 Peruvian coup d'état|overthrow of Constitutional rule]] that took place in 1992 and was sentenced to jail by the [[Supreme Court of Peru]]. After a lengthy process, he was finally sentenced for tax evasion referring to his savings accounts in Switzerland. After seven years of effective jail, he was released in September 2008. He continues to live and operate as an international consultant in Peru.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://larepublica.pe/politica/308780-condenan-a-joy-way-a-ocho-anos-de-carcel-pero-recuperara-10-millones-de-dolares/|title = Condenan a Joy Way a ocho años de cárcel, pero recuperará 10 millones de dólares|date = 25 February 2005}}</ref>

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