Ántero Flores Aráoz
Ántero Flores Aráoz Esparza (born 28 February 1942) is a Peruvian lawyer and politician. In November 2020, he became the Prime Minister of Peru.[1] He resigned on 15 November 2020, just five days into the role. Once a prominent member and leader of the Christian People's Party, he left and founded the Order Party in order to run for the presidency at the 2016 general election, in which he placed tenth and last with 0.4% of the popular vote.[2][3][4]
Ántero Flores Aráoz | |
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Prime Minister of Peru | |
In office 11 November 2020 – 15 November 2020 | |
President | Manuel Merino Francisco Sagasti |
Preceded by | Walter Martos |
Succeeded by | Violeta Bermúdez |
Minister of Defense | |
In office 20 December 2007 – 11 July 2009 | |
President | Alan García |
Prime Minister | Jorge Del Castillo Yehude Simon |
Preceded by | Allan Wagner |
Succeeded by | Rafael Rey |
President of Congress | |
In office 26 July 2004 – 26 July 2005 | |
Preceded by | Henry Pease |
Succeeded by | Marcial Ayaipoma |
Member of Congress | |
In office 26 July 1995 – 26 July 2006 | |
Constituency | Lima |
Member of the Democratic Constituent Congress | |
In office 26 November 1992 – 26 July 1995 | |
Constituency | National |
Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
In office 26 July 1990 – 5 April 1992 | |
Constituency | Lima |
Lima City Councilman | |
In office 1 January 1987 – 31 December 1989 | |
President of the Order Political Party | |
In office 23 April 2009 – 13 July 2017 | |
President of the Christian People's Party | |
In office 18 December 1999 – 18 December 2003 | |
Preceded by | Luis Bedoya Reyes |
Succeeded by | Lourdes Flores |
Personal details | |
Born | Ántero Flores Aráoz Esparza 28 February 1942 Lima, Peru |
Nationality | Peruvian |
Political party | Independent (2017-present) |
Other political affiliations | Order (2009-2017) Christian People's Party (1980-2007) |
Spouse(s) | Ana María Cedrón Brandariz |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Peru National University of San Marcos (LL.B.) |
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Nickname(s) | "The lesbian dinosaur" |
From 2004 to 2005, he was President of the Congress of the Republic of Peru. He also was Minister of Defence between 2007 to 2009.
Biography
changeSon of Ántero Flores-Aráoz Adalid and Inés Esparza Moselli. He was born in Lima in 1942. He is the fourth grandson of the hero of the Independence of Argentina and Peru, Francisco Aráoz de Lamadrid.
He studied primary and secondary school at Colegio La Salle de Lima. He entered the Faculty of Law of the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú; however, he transferred to the National University of San Marcos, from which he graduated in Law and obtained the title of Lawyer.
He has also served as a teacher at the University of Lima and at the University of San Martín de Porres.
Controversy
change2020 Peruvian protests
changeIn the 2020 peruvian protest, Ántero Flores Aráoz said lots of controversy phrases. He said that the people protest because they're boring in his houses.
References
change- ↑ "Meet Peru's new Prime Minister Antero Flores-Araoz". Andina.pe. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ↑ Política, Diario Perú 21. "Ántero Flores-Aráoz lanza su candidatura a la Presidencia por el partido Orden". peru21.pe.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)[permanent dead link] - ↑ PERÚ, Diario Gestión. "Antero Flores-Aráoz completa su plancha presidencial". gestion.pe.
- ↑ La Mula, Redacción. "Este es el pasado político de Ántero Flores Aráoz que debes conocer (y no da risa)". redaccion.lamula.pe.