Jorge del Castillo
Jorge Del Castillo | |
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| Member of Congress | |
| In office July 26, 2016 – September 30, 2019 | |
| Constituency | Lima |
| In office July 26, 1995 – July 26, 2011 | |
| Constituency | Lima |
| Prime Minister of Peru | |
| In office July 28, 2006 – October 14, 2008 | |
| President | Alan García |
| Preceded by | Pedro Pablo Kuczynski |
| Succeeded by | Yehude Simon |
| Political Secretary General of the Peruvian Aprista Party | |
| In office June 7, 2004 – July 8, 2017 | |
| President | Alan García |
| Preceded by | Office established (Himself as the sole Secretary General) |
| Succeeded by | Benigno Chirinos |
| Secretary General of the Peruvian Aprista Party | |
| In office December 1, 1999 – June 7, 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Luis Alva Castro |
| Succeeded by | Office divided (Himself with Mauricio Mulder) |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office July 26, 1990 – April 5, 1992 | |
| Constituency | Lima |
| Mayor of Lima | |
| In office January 1, 1987 – December 31, 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Alfonso Barrantes |
| Succeeded by | Ricardo Belmont |
| Mayor of Barranco | |
| In office January 1, 1984 – December 31, 1986 | |
| Preceded by | Nicomedes Montalván Prado |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Allemant Centeno |
| District Councilman of Barranco | |
| In office January 1, 1981 – December 31, 1983 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 July 1950 Lima, Peru |
| Nationality |  Peruvian |
| Political party | Peruvian Aprista Party |
| Spouse | Carmen Haas Pelosi |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | National University of San Marcos (LLB) Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (LLM) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Jorge Alfonso Alejandro Del Castillo Gálvez (born 2 July 1950) is a Peruvian lawyer and politician. In his career, he has served in the now abolished Peruvian Chamber of Deputies, in the unicameral Congress of the Republic for six non-consecutive terms between 1995 and 2011 and again from 2016 to 2019, and as Mayor of Lima and the Barranco during the 1980s.
An adept negotiator, he is also a prominent member of the Peruvian Aprista Party, serving in two occasions as the party's Secretary-General. As right-hand man to the late former President Alan García, he served as his defense attorney during the first corruption and illicit enrichment allegations made in his first post-presidency, and finally as his first Prime Minister in his second presidential tenure.
Education
Born in 1950 in the Limean Barranco District, Jorge Del Castillo pursued his elementary, middle and high school education at the Colegio San Luis of Barranco. Upon graduation, he enrolled in National University of San Marcos, studying law from 1968 to 1974. In 1994, he earned a Master's degree in Constitutional law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru Graduate School. Also, he holds a degree in High Direction from the University of Piura.
He became a member of the Peruvian Aprista Party while being a law student at the National University of San Marcos, serving in the College Youth Wing.
Politics
Mayorships and Congress
A prominent member of the Peruvian Aprista Party, Del Castillo was elected for public office as Councilman of the District of Barranco in 1981. In 1984, he was elected Mayor of the same district. He held the position until 1985, when President Alan García appointed him Prefect (appointed department governor) of Lima. He rose to political prominence after being elected Mayor of Lima in late-1986, defeating various popular candidates such as former christian democrat Mayor from the 1960s, Luis Bedoya Reyes and incumbent marxist Mayor Alfonso Barrantes Lingán. As Mayor, he did very little in the case of infrastructure and rehabilitation of roads, although he claimed that he couldn't do much because of the rise of terrorism.
In 1990, he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies, serving until 1992, when President Alberto Fujimori dissolved Congress in a self-coup. During his short term in Congress, he defended APRA leader Alan García from the accusations against him involving corruption and unjust enrichment. After his ousting as a Deputy, he helped García escape from Peru and find refuge in Colombia. With García in exile, Del Castillo became one of the most respected leaders of the Party, and was elected Secretary General in 1999.
Del Castillo returned to politics in 1995, when he was elected to Congress representing Lima. He was reelected for office in 2000, 2001, and 2006. In 2004, he was ratified as Secretary General of the Party for a second term, serving until 2006, when he resigned after being named by newly elected President Alan García as his inaugural Prime Minister.
Premiership
Del Castillo was sworn in as García's Prime Minister on July 28, 2006, swearing for Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre and "APRA martyrs blood". During his premiership, he gave political and economic stability to the country, generating confidence with Congress, making agreements with various unions and successfully managing social conflicts within the country.
Petroaudios and resignations
After the "Petroaudios" scandal revealed Del Castillo's involvement, he tendered his resignation with the whole cabinet on October 10, 2008, to President Alan García, marking his political downfall.[1]
Post-Premiership
He served in Congress until 2011, after failing to achieve a fifth consecutive reelection. He served as Political Secretary General between 2010 and 2017, concurrently with the Institutional Secretary General, former Ayacucho Governor Omar Quesada.
In the 2016 general election, Del Castillo was reelected for a fifth term in Congress, returning after 5 years of absence. By law, he cannot run again for reelection since the approval of the third clause of the 2018 Peruvian constitutional referendum, which states the prohibition of immediate reelection for congressman.
His final tenure in office ended with the dissolution of Congress by Martín Vizcarra. He served a total of 19 years in Congress.
Offices
Public
- District Councilman of Barranco (1981-1983)
- Mayor of the District of Barranco (1984-1986)
- Prefect of the Department of Lima (1985-1986)
- Metropolitan Mayor of Lima (1987-1989)
- Chairman of Association of Municipalities of Peru (1987-1989)
- Member of the Chamber of Deputies (1990-1992)
- Member of Congress (1995-2000) (2000-2001) (2001-2006) (2006-2011)
- Second Vice President of Congress (2001-2002)
- President of the Council of Ministers (2006-2008)
Party
- Secretary General of the District Executive Committee - Barranco (1982)
- Chairman of the National Political Commission (1993-1995)
- Secretary General of the National Executive Committee (1999-2004) (2004-2006)
- Candidate for the First Vice Presidency of the Republic of Peru (2000)
- Candidate for the Second Vice Presidency of the Republic of Peru (2001)
- Political Secretary General of the National Executive Committee (2010-)
See also
References
External links
- Official Congress Profile Congress of the Republic of Peru
- Peruvian Aprista Party Official Site