Luis Alva Castro

Luis Alva Castro
Luis Alva Castro aboard the USNS Comfort in 2007
President of Congress
In office 26 July 2009 – 26 July 2010
Preceded by	Alejandro Aguinaga
Succeeded by	César Zumaeta
Minister of the Interior
In office 26 February 2007 – 14 October 2008
President	Alan García
Preceded by	Pilar Mazzetti
Succeeded by	Remigio Hernani Meloni
Member of Congress For La Libertad
In office 26 July 2000 – 26 July 2011
Constituency	La Libertad
Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Republic of Peru
In office 26 July 1987 – 26 July 1988
Preceded by	Fernando León de Vivero
Succeeded by	Héctor Vargas Haya
Prime Minister of Peru
In office 28 July 1985 – 26 June 1987
President	Alan García
Preceded by	Luis Pércovich Roca
Succeeded by	Guillermo Larco Cox
Minister of Economy and Finance
In office 28 July 1985 – 26 June 1987
President	Alan García
Preceded by	Guillermo Garrido-Lecca Álvarez
Succeeded by	Gustavo Saberbein Chevalier
Second Vice President of Peru
In office 28 July 1985 – 28 July 1990
President	Alan García
Preceded by	Javier Alva Orlandini
Succeeded by	Carlos García y García
Member of the Chamber of Deputies For La Libertad
In office 26 July 1980 – 26 July 1990
Constituency	La Libertad
Personal details
Born	February 17, 1942 Trujillo, La Libertad, Peru
Political party	Partido Aprista Peruano
Website	Official Site

Luis Juan Alva Castro is a Peruvian politician. He was born on February 17, 1942, in the city of Trujillo. He served as the 2nd Vicepresident of the Republic, Prime Minister and President of Peruvian Chamber of Deputies during the government of President Alan García.

He was elected to the Peruvian Chamber of Deputies for the period of 1980-1985. Leader of the APRA (Partido Aprista Peruano) from 1985 to 1990, he reached the position of Secretary General after the resignation of Alan García. He was also Prime Minister from 1985 until 1987, when serious disputes with President García forced him to step down from the position.

He was the Candidate of the APRA party during the National Elections of 1990, gathering 22,6% of the vote.

On 1993, he presided over the celebrations concerning the centenary of the birth of Haya de la Torre.

He was Interior Minister and member of the Peruvian Congress representing La Libertad, and has also served as President of the Andean Community of Nations in August, 2001.

External links

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