Benigno Chirinos | |
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Political General Secretary of the Peruvian Aprista Party | |
Assumed office 8 July 2017 | |
President | Alan García César Trelles |
Preceded by | Jorge Del Castillo |
Senator of the Republic | |
In office 26 July 1990 –5 April 1992 | |
Constituency | National |
Personal details | |
Born | Benigno Hildebrando Chirinos Sotelo 29 May 1950 Lima,Peru |
Nationality | Peruvian |
Political party | Peruvian Aprista Party (2004-present) |
Occupation | Union leader |
Benigno Hildebrando Chirinos Sotelo (born 29 May 1950) is a Peruvian labor union leader and politician. He currently leads the Workers Confederation of Peru and serves as Political General Secretary of the Peruvian Aprista Party since 2017. [1] [2]
In 1990,Chirinos was elected to the Peruvian Senate. He served until 1992 following Alberto Fujimori's self-coup,which effectively dissolved congress. [3] He never attained public office again.
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