The Peruvian Aprista Party is a Peruvian political party and a member of the Socialist International. The party was founded as the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance by Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre,who originally intended to create a network of anti-imperialist social and political movements in Latin America. Members are called "companions",based on the fraternity espoused by Haya de la Torre. Originally a centre-left to left-wing party with democratic socialist and nationalist elements,the party moved closer to the political centre under the leadership of Alan García starting in the 1980s,embracing social democracy and later some Third Way policies. In 2006,the party adopted a new platform as García's second presidency implemented a series of policies labelled as centre-right,embracing free-market capitalism,dialogue with other right-wing parties and organizations in the country,and closer ties with the Catholic Church and Evangelical churches.
JoséAntonio García Belaunde is a Peruvian career diplomat,who served as Foreign Minister during the Second Presidency of Alan Garcia from 2006 to 2011,making him the only Foreign Affairs Minister to serve a complete term. On August 2,2011,his successor in office,Rafael Roncagliolo announced his appointment as Peru's co-agent before the Court of The Hague.
Víctor Andrés García Belaúnde,is a Peruvian lawyer and politician belonging to the Popular Action and a former Congressman representing Lima between 2006 and 2019. He was president of the Popular Action from 2004 to 2009.
Claude Maurice Mulder Bedoya,known as Mauricio Mulder,is a Peruvian politician,lawyer and former journalist. One of the most prominent and influential members of the Peruvian Aprista Party,he was Congressman from 2001 to 2019,representing Lima. From 2004 to 2010,he held the office of party Secretary General.
Aurelio Pastor Valdivieso is a Peruvian lawyer and politician and a former Congressman representing San Martín for the 2006-2011 term. Pastor belongs to the Peruvian Aprista Party. He was defeated in the 2011 election,when he ran for re-election for a seat in Lima. He was the Minister of Justice during the Second presidency of Alan García from July 2009 to September 2010.
Pilar Elena Mazzetti Soler is a Peruvian physician and health administrator who served as Minister of Health from July 2020 to February 2021,excluding her for nine days from office during the brief presidency of Manuel Merino. She previously held the position from February 2004 to July 2006,and was briefly Minister of the Interior from July 2006 to February 2007,being the first woman to reach said position in the Peruvian government.
Carlos Alberto Tejada Noriega is a former Peruvian Minister of Health between 2011 and 2012. He was also a urologist and later a football referee.
A Spanish Peruvian is a Peruvian citizen of Spanish descent. Among European Peruvians,the Spanish are the largest group of immigrants to settle in the country.
Mercedes Rosalba Aráoz Fernández is a Peruvian economist,professor,and politician who served as Second Vice President of Peru from 2016 to 2020. At the beginning of her political career,she served as Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism from 2006 to July 2009,after which she was appointed briefly as Minister of Production,and finally as Minister of Economy and Finance,all portfolios under the second presidency of Alan García.
Óscar Raúl Ugarte Ubilluz is a Peruvian physician who is the current Minister of Health under President Francisco Sagasti since 13 February 2021. He previously held the position under President Alan García from October 2008 to July 2011.
General elections were held in Peru on 10 April 2016 to determine the president,vice-presidents,composition of the Congress of the Republic of Peru and the Peruvian representatives of the Andean Parliament.
Roque Augusto Saldías Maninat was a Venezuelan-born Peruvian admiral and politician. He was born in Valencia,Carabobo,Venezuela. He returned to Peru with his family in 1895. In 1908,he enrolled at the Naval Academy of Peru and graduated in 1912. He went to France on the cruiser Comandante Aguirre and returned to Peru in 1915. He later served on the cruiser Almirante Grau. He was minister of health (1936–1937),navy and aviation (1937–1939),navy (1948–1955) and economy and finance in the Government of Peru. He served under Presidents Óscar Benavides,JoséBustamante y Rivero and Manuel A. Odría. He eventually rose to the rank of vice admiral in the Peruvian Navy.
David Alejandro Tejada de Rivero was a Peruvian physician,surgeon,public health advocate and government official. Tejada served as a Deputy Director General of the World Health Organization from 1974 until 1985. He then served as Minister of Health of Peru from 1985 until 1987 and again from May 1989 to October 1989 during the administration of President Alan García. He is the only Peruvian doctor to be honored and recognized as a "hero of public health in the Americas" by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).
Carlos Bazán Zender was a Peruvian medical doctor and politician. He was a Minister of Health in the second government of Fernando Belaúnde Terry.
Vicente Antonio Zeballos Salinas is a Peruvian politician who served as Prime Minister of Peru from September 2019 to July 2020,under President Martín Vizcarra's administration. Prior,he served as Minister of Justice and Human Rights.
César Trelles Lara is a Peruvian dental surgeon and politician who is the current president of the Peruvian Aprista Party since October 2019.
Sergio Iván Atarama Martínez is a Peruvian lawyer and politician. A founding member of the Peruvians for Change party,he served as Deputy Minister of Justice at the start of the Martín Vizcarra administration,under the ministry headed by Salvador Heresi.
Daniel Belizario Urresti Elera is a Peruvian retired army general and politician who served as Minister of the Interior in the administration of President Ollanta Humala from 2014 to 2015,and asa Congressman representing Lima from 2020 to 2021.
Mesías Antonio Guevara Amasifuén is a Peruvian politician and engineer,currently serving as the Governor of Cajamarca since 2019. A member of the Popular Action party,he currently serves as the party's president since 2014. He was previously a Congressman,representing Cajamarca between 2011 and 2016.
