Santiago Fujimori
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Santiago Inomoto Fujimori Fujimori (born in Lima
, 1946) is a Peru
vian lawyer and politician. He is the younger brother of former President Alberto Fujimori
. He is a Member of Congress
representing Lima, after getting 22,992 votes in the 2006 election
, in which he also ran unsuccessfully for First Vice-President on the Alliance for the Future
ticket led by Martha Chávez
. He worked as an advisor during his brother's administration.
Lima
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...
, 1946) is a Peru
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 lawyer and politician. He is the younger brother of former President 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...
. He is a Member of Congress
Congress of Peru
The Congress of the Republic of Peru or the National Congress of Peru is the unicameral body that assumes legislative power in Peru.Congress consists of 130 members of congress , who are elected for five year periods in office on a proportional representation basis...
representing Lima, after getting 22,992 votes in the 2006 election
Peruvian national election, 2006
The first round of the 2006 Peruvian national election was held on April 9, 2006 to elect the President of the Republic, two Vice-Presidents, 120 Members of Congress, and five Peruvian members of the Andean Parliament , for the 2006-2011 period.No single presidential ticket obtained more than half...
, in which he also ran unsuccessfully for First Vice-President on the Alliance for the Future
Alliance for the Future (Peru)
Alliance for the Future was a Peruvian political alliance formed by pro-Fujimori parties Change 90 and New Majority for the 2006 national election...
ticket led by Martha Chávez
Martha Chávez
Martha Gladys Chávez Cossío de Ocampo is a Peruvian politician and lawyer who ran unsuccessfully for president in the 2006 presidential elections on the Alliance for the Future ticket.-Education and professional career:...
. He worked as an advisor during his brother's administration.