Rafael Rey
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Rafael Rey, in Peru Rafael Rey Rey (born February 26, 1954) is a Peruvian politician. He is the president of the Christian democratic and conservative National Renewal
and was running mate of Keiko Fujimori
of Force 2011 in the Peruvian general election, 2011
.
at the University of Piura
, where his father was first Rector, and the Catholic University of Peru. From 1982 to 1990 he was CEO of Crowley Peru S.A.
Since 1991 Rey has been Executive President of the NPO Pro-Educación.
of Nobel laureate writer Mario Vargas Llosa
which became part of the 1988 established broad liberal-conservative Democratic Front FREDEMO
. Rey represented his party as Deputy National Secretary for Ideology and Culture in 1989 and Departmental Secretary for Lima from October 1989 to August 1992. In the polarised general elections of 1990 he was elected Member of the Chamber of Deputies for FREDEMO whereas the leader of the alliance, Vargas Llosa, was defeated in the presidential race by Alberto Fujimori
. After Fujimori's de facto coup d'état during the constitutional crisis in 1992 and the decline of FREDEMO, Rey left the Liberty Movement and formed his own party, the National Renewal in August 1992, which he has chaired ever since.
under the new unicameral constitution in 1992. He was re-elected Congressman for the National Renewal in 1995 and in 2000 as part of the alliance Avancemos lead by Federico Salas
who was afterwards appointed Prime Minister by President Fujimori. In the 2001 early elections caused by the corruption crisis leading to Fujimori's resignation, Rey contested as part of the Christian Democrats
-led National Unity
alliance of presidential candidate Lourdes Flores
and was re-elected to the Congress. In 2006 he was voted one of five Peruvian representatives to the Andean Parliament, again on the ballot of Flores' National Unity.
party did not have a stable majority, he and his changing Prime Ministers tried to win multi-partisan support. Thus they appointed Rey twice to their governments, as Minister of Production from 2006 to 2008, and as Minister of Defense for a short period from 2009 to 2010. In between he served as Ambassador to Italy for only one month. His participation in Garcia's government led to the break with Flores and her oppositional National Unity.
in in the second round on June 5. Nevertheless, Rey was re-elected to the Andean Parliament as the Force 2011 representative with more than 470,000 votes, the best result for any candidate nationwide.
National Renewal (Peru)
National Renewal , is a Christian democratic and right-leaning political party in Peru that was founded in 1992 in Lima by conservative politician Rafael Rey....
and was running mate of Keiko Fujimori
Keiko Fujimori
Keiko Sofía Fujimori Higuchi is a Peruvian Fujimorista politician, daughter of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori and Susana Higuchi. She served as First Lady, from 1994 to 2000, after her parents divorced, becoming the youngest First Lady in the history of the Americas...
of Force 2011 in the Peruvian general election, 2011
Peruvian general election, 2011
The Peruvian general election, 2011 took place on 10 April 2011. Since no candidate received more than half of all valid votes, a second round was necessary to determine the winner. This second round took place on 5 June and determined the successor of Alan García, as well as 130 members of the...
.
Early life and education
Rafael Rey was born to engineering professor Ricardo Rey Polis and Elsa Rey Elmore. He started his education at the Jesuit college of Maristas San Isidro. From 1971 to 1979 Rey studied Industrial EngineeringIndustrial engineering
Industrial engineering is a branch of engineering dealing with the optimization of complex processes or systems. It is concerned with the development, improvement, implementation and evaluation of integrated systems of people, money, knowledge, information, equipment, energy, materials, analysis...
at the University of Piura
University of Piura
The University of Piura is located in Peru, the Latin American country with the highest levels of economic growth in recent years. Founded in 1969 by Josemaría Escrivá, UDEP provides quality education, promotes research and trains professionals capable of transforming society.One of the ten best...
, where his father was first Rector, and the Catholic University of Peru. From 1982 to 1990 he was CEO of Crowley Peru S.A.
Since 1991 Rey has been Executive President of the NPO Pro-Educación.
First political experience
In 1987 he joined the pro-market Liberty MovementLiberty Movement
Liberty Movement , was a political party in Peru founded in 1987 by groups opposing the nationalization of the banking sector in 1986. Instead it advocated a free market approach to solving Peru's hyperinflation, which peaked at over 7000%.It was first formed in 1988 together with Popular Action...
of Nobel laureate writer Mario Vargas Llosa
Mario Vargas Llosa
Jorge Mario Pedro Vargas Llosa, 1st Marquis of Vargas Llosa is a Peruvian-Spanish writer, politician, journalist, essayist, and Nobel Prize laureate. Vargas Llosa is one of Latin America's most significant novelists and essayists, and one of the leading authors of his generation...
which became part of the 1988 established broad liberal-conservative Democratic Front FREDEMO
Democratic Front (Peru)
Democratic Front , also known as FREDEMO, was a center-right liberal and conservative political alliance in Peru founded in 1988 by Liberty Movement, Popular Action and Christian People's Party. FREDEMO contested the 1989 municipal elections and the 1990 presidential elections ....
. Rey represented his party as Deputy National Secretary for Ideology and Culture in 1989 and Departmental Secretary for Lima from October 1989 to August 1992. In the polarised general elections of 1990 he was elected Member of the Chamber of Deputies for FREDEMO whereas the leader of the alliance, Vargas Llosa, was defeated in the presidential race by Alberto Fujimori
Alberto Fujimori
Alberto Fujimori Fujimori served as President of Peru from 28 July 1990 to 17 November 2000. A controversial figure, Fujimori has been credited with the creation of Fujimorism, uprooting terrorism in Peru and restoring its macroeconomic stability, though his methods have drawn charges of...
. After Fujimori's de facto coup d'état during the constitutional crisis in 1992 and the decline of FREDEMO, Rey left the Liberty Movement and formed his own party, the National Renewal in August 1992, which he has chaired ever since.
Congressman
Rafael Rey was elected Member of the so-called Democratic Constitutional CongressDemocratic Constitutional Congress
The Democratic Constituent Congress was a Constituent Assembly created in Peru after the dissolution of Congress by President Alberto Fujimori in 1992...
under the new unicameral constitution in 1992. He was re-elected Congressman for the National Renewal in 1995 and in 2000 as part of the alliance Avancemos lead by Federico Salas
Federico Salas
Luis Federico Salas Guevara Schultz is a Peruvian politician. He was the 49th Prime Minister of Peru in 2000, under President Alberto Fujimori.- Biography :Federico Salas was born in Lima on September 4, 1950...
who was afterwards appointed Prime Minister by President Fujimori. In the 2001 early elections caused by the corruption crisis leading to Fujimori's resignation, Rey contested as part of the Christian Democrats
Christian People's Party (Peru)
The Christian People's Party is a center-right and conservative political party based on Christian Democracy. It was founded in 1966 by a group of Peruvian Christian Democracy dissidents, led by Luis Bedoya Reyes....
-led National Unity
National Unity (Peru)
National Unity was a Peruvian center-right, mainly Christian democratic electoral alliance.National Unity was founded in 2000 by Lourdes Flores Nano and was considered Peru's third largest party. The party participated in the 2001 presidential election, on 8 April 2001, when its candidate,...
alliance of presidential candidate Lourdes Flores
Lourdes Flores
Lourdes Celmira Rosario Flores Nano is a Peruvian politician and lawyer. She currently leads the Unidad Nacional ' alliance and the Partido Popular Cristiano ' in Peru, which is the most well-known right-of-center party of the country.-Biography:Lourdes Flores was born in Lima on 7 October 1959...
and was re-elected to the Congress. In 2006 he was voted one of five Peruvian representatives to the Andean Parliament, again on the ballot of Flores' National Unity.
Minister
As President Alan García of the social democratic APRAAmerican 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 did not have a stable majority, he and his changing Prime Ministers tried to win multi-partisan support. Thus they appointed Rey twice to their governments, as Minister of Production from 2006 to 2008, and as Minister of Defense for a short period from 2009 to 2010. In between he served as Ambassador to Italy for only one month. His participation in Garcia's government led to the break with Flores and her oppositional National Unity.
Presidential election 2011
In the general election 2011 Rafael Rey changed sides and allied with Fujimori's daughter Keiko. He is candidate for her first Deputy on the Force 2011 ticket. Keiko Fujimori lost to left-wing Ollanta HumalaOllanta Humala
Ollanta Moisés Humala Tasso is a Peruvian politician and the President of Peru. Humala, who previously served as an army officer, lost the presidential election in 2006 but won the 2011 presidential election in a run-off vote...
in in the second round on June 5. Nevertheless, Rey was re-elected to the Andean Parliament as the Force 2011 representative with more than 470,000 votes, the best result for any candidate nationwide.