The politics of the Republic of Peru takes place in a framework of a unitary semi-presidential representative democratic republic,whereby the President of Peru is both head of state and head of government,and of a pluriform multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the President and the Government. Legislative power is vested in both the Government and the Congress. The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. The Economist Intelligence Unit rated Peru a "hybrid regime" in 2022.
Alberto Kenya Fujimori Inomoto was a Peruvian politician,professor,and engineer who served as the 54th president of Peru from 1990 to 2000. Of Japanese descent,Fujimori was an agronomist and university rector before entering politics. Generally recognized as a dictatorship,his government was characterized by its use of propaganda,neoliberal economic reforms,widespread political corruption and human rights violations.
Luis Juan Alva Castro is a Peruvian economist and politician. In his political career,he achieved the government positions of Second Vice President of Peru,Prime Minister of Peru,President of the Congress and among other portfolios during both administrations of President Alan García.
Alan Gabriel Ludwig García Pérez was a Peruvian politician who served as President of Peru for two non-consecutive terms from 1985 to 1990 and from 2006 to 2011. He was the second leader of the Peruvian Aprista Party and to date the only party member ever to have served as President. Mentored by the founder of the APRA,Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre,he served in the Constituent Assembly of 1978–1979. Elected to the Peruvian Congress in 1980,he rose to the position of General Secretary of the APRA in 1982,and was subsequently elected to the presidency in 1985 in a landslide victory at the age of 35 years.
Possible Peru was a Peruvian political party. It was founded in 1994 by Alejandro Toledo with the original name of Possible Country.
Juan Francisco Velasco Alvarado was a Peruvian general who served as the President of Peru after a successful coup d'état against Fernando Belaúnde's presidency in 1968. Under his presidency,nationalism,as well as left-leaning policies that addressed indigenous Peruvians,such as nationalization or agrarian reform were adopted. These policies were reversed after another coup d'état in 1975 led by his Prime Minister,Francisco Morales Bermúdez.
Valentín Toribio Demetrio Agustin Paniagua Corazao was a Peruvian lawyer and politician who briefly served as 55th President of Peru from 2000 to 2001. Elected President of Congress on 16 November 2000,he ascended to the presidency as incumbent Alberto Fujimori and both his Vice Presidents resigned by 22 November 2000.
Javier Diez Canseco Cisneros was a Peruvian politician and member of the Peruvian Congress representing the Socialist Party of Peru (PS),of which he was a founding member and also served as its Party President.
Peruvian Nationalist Party is a centre-left to left-wing political party in Peru.
Ollanta Moisés Humala Tasso is a Peruvian politician and former military officer who served as President of Peru from 2011 to 2016. Originally a socialist and left-wing nationalist,he is considered to have shifted towards neoliberalism and the political centre during his presidency.
Wilson Michael Urtecho Medina is a Peruvian engineer and politician,belonging to the National Solidarity and is a former Congressman representing the Department of La Libertad from 2006 until he was disqualified in December 2013,and he was banned from holding public office for a ten-year period. Urtecho was diagnosed with hypotonia as a child and uses a wheelchair.
Javier Maximiliano Alfredo Hipólito Valle Riestra González Olaechea or simply known as Javier Valle Riestra,was a Peruvian lawyer and politician. Known as a member of the Peruvian Aprista Party,he held several public offices,the most controversial among them being the President of the Council of Ministers during the presidency of Alberto Fujimori in 1998. This premiership is known for being the only one led by a politician from the opposition in Peruvian history during the Fujimori regime to date.
Felipe de Jesús Alvarado Mendoza is a Mexican luchador,or professional wrestler best known by the ring name La Máscara for his time working for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) and was the co-founder and leader of Los Mercenarios.
Luis de Moscoso Alvarado (1505–1551) was a Spanish explorer and conquistador. Luis de Moscoso Alvarado assumed command of Hernando De Soto's expedition upon the latter's death.
Salomón Lerner Ghitis,also known as Siomi Lerner is a Peruvian businessman and politician,who was the Prime Minister of Peru from 28 July to 10 December 2011 and leader of the political movement Citizens for Change (CxC). He was appointed prime minister following the 2011 general election which was won by Ollanta Humala. Lerner resigned on 10 December 2011.
Cesar Acuña Peralta is a Peruvian politician and entrepreneur in the field of education. A controversial figure in Peruvian politics,he is the founder and leader of the Alliance for Progress party,which has achieved recognition for being the first party of provincial origin to gain electoral popularity at national level since its foundation in 2001.
Héctor Béjar Rivera is a Peruvian author,university professor. He served as the minister of foreign affairs of Peru from 29 July 2021 until 17 August 2021.
Gaspar Gentile is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Deportivo Garcilaso.
The National Board of Justice,formerly the National Council of the Magistrature,is an autonomous constitutional institution that is part of the Republic of Peru. Its primary function is to appoint and ratify all judges and prosecutors in the Peruvian justice system as well as to remove those that fail to fulfill their responsibilities.
Fausto Humberto Alvarado Dodero was a Peruvian lawyer,politician and historian. He was Congressman of the Republic and Minister of Justice (2002–2004).
