Jorge del Castillo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Prime Minister of Peru | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 28 July 2006 – 14 October 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
President | Alan García | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Pedro Pablo Kuczynski | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Yehude Simon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Member of Congress | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 26 July 2016 – 30 September 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Constituency | Lima | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 26 July 2001 – 25 July 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Constituency | Lima | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 26 July 1995 – 26 July 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Constituency | National | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Second Vice President of Congress | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 26 July 2001 – 26 July 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
President | Carlos Ferrero | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Henry Pease | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Mercedes Cabanillas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 26 July 1990 – 5 April 1992 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Constituency | Lima | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mayor of Lima | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 1 January 1987 – 31 December 1989 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Alfonso Barrantes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Ricardo Belmont | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prefect of the Department of Lima | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 8 August 1985 – 12 July 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mayor of Barranco | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 1 January 1984 – 31 December 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Nicomedes Montalván Prado | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Pedro Allemant Centeno | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Member of the Barranco District Council | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 1 January 1981 – 31 December 1983 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Jorge Alfonso Alejandro del Castillo Gálvez 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 (no degree) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 between 1990 and 1992, in the unicameral Congress of the Republic for six non-consecutive terms, between 1995 and 2011 and again from 2016 to 2019, five of which are consecutive terms, and as Mayor of Lima and the District of 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 the 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 presidency.