Luis Alva Castro
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Luis Juan Alva Castro is a Peru
vian politician
. He was born on February 17, 1942, in the city of Trujillo
. He served as the 2nd Vicepresident of the Republic, Prime Minister and President of Peruvian Chamber of Deputies during the government of President Alan García.
He was elected to the Peruvian Chamber of Deputies for the period of 1980-1985. Leader of the APRA
(Partido Aprista Peruano) from 1985 to 1990, he reached the position of Secretary General after the resignation of Alan García. He was also Prime Minister from 1985 until 1987, when serious disputes with President García forced him to step down from the position.
He was the Candidate of the APRA
party during the National Elections of 1990, gathering 22,6% of the vote.
On 1993, he presided over the celebrations concerning the centenary of the birth of Haya de la Torre.
He was Interior Minister and currently a member of the Peruvian Congress representing La Libertad
, and has also served as President of the Andean Community of Nations
in August, 2001.
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
vian politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
. He was born on February 17, 1942, in the city of Trujillo
Trujillo, Peru
Trujillo, in northwestern Peru, is the capital of the La Libertad Region, and the third largest city in Peru. The urban area has 811,979 inhabitants and is an economic hub in northern Peru...
. He served as the 2nd Vicepresident of the Republic, Prime Minister and President of Peruvian Chamber of Deputies during the government of President Alan García.
He was elected to the Peruvian Chamber of Deputies for the period of 1980-1985. Leader of the APRA
American Popular Revolutionary Alliance
The Alianza Popular Revolucionaria Americana is a centre-left Peruvian political party.At the legislative elections held on 9 April 2006, the party won 22.6% of the popular vote and 36 out of 120 seats in the Congress of the Republic...
(Partido Aprista Peruano) from 1985 to 1990, he reached the position of Secretary General after the resignation of Alan García. He was also Prime Minister from 1985 until 1987, when serious disputes with President García forced him to step down from the position.
He was the Candidate of the APRA
American Popular Revolutionary Alliance
The Alianza Popular Revolucionaria Americana is a centre-left Peruvian political party.At the legislative elections held on 9 April 2006, the party won 22.6% of the popular vote and 36 out of 120 seats in the Congress of the Republic...
party during the National Elections of 1990, gathering 22,6% of the vote.
On 1993, he presided over the celebrations concerning the centenary of the birth of Haya de la Torre.
He was Interior Minister and currently a member of the Peruvian Congress representing La Libertad
La Libertad Region
La Libertad is a region in northwestern Peru. Formerly it was known as the 'Department of La Libertad" , a political division that generally corresponds to a state in the United States of America...
, and has also served as President of the Andean Community of Nations
Andean Community of Nations
The Andean Community is a customs union comprising the South American countries of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. The trade bloc was called the Andean Pact until 1996 and came into existence with the signing of the Cartagena Agreement in 1969...
in August, 2001.