Jorge Del Castillo

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Jorge Alfonso Alejandro Del Castillo Gálvez (Lima, July 2, 1950) is a Peruvian lawyer and politician. He is currently the Prime Minister of Peru and a Congressman. He is also a member and current Secretary-General of the Peruvian Aprista Party. In his career he has served in the now abolished Peruvian Chamber of Deputies, in the Peruvian Congress of the Republic, and as mayor of Lima and Barranco.

[edit] Biography

Jorge Del Castillo studied law at the National University of San Marcos in Lima, Peru from 1968 to 1974. Between 1993 and 1994 Del Castillo studied Constitutional Law at Pontifical Catholic University of Peru.

Del Castillo served as mayor of Barranco Ward, Lima from 1984 to 1986. In 1985 he was appointed by then Aprista President Alan Garcia as prefect (appointed state governor) of Lima. In 1987 he was elected as mayor of Metropolitan Lima County running as a member of the Peruvian Aprista Party and served as mayor until 1989. In 1992 when then President Alberto Fujimori dissolved the opposition controlled Congress, Del Castillo helped APRA leader Alan Garcia find refuge in Colombia.

Del Castillo would not return to politics until 1995 when he was elected to Congress representing Lima. He would win re-election to Congress in 2000, 2001, and 2006. In 1999 Del Castillo would become the Secretary-General of the APRA and was confirmed to the position in 2004. Del Castillo represents the APRA before the Organization of American States.

[edit] External links

• Official Congress Profile Congress of the Republic of Peru
• Peruvian Aprista Party Official Site

Current Congress of the Republic of Peru (2006-2011)
Amazonas: Maslucan, Salazar Ancash: Anaya, Balta, Calderón, Mallqui,  Otárola Apurímac: Galindo, A. León Arequipa: Eguren, González, Gutiérrez,  Mendoza, Santos Ayacucho: Huancahuari, E. León, Urquizo Cajamarca: Cabrera, Chacón, E. Espinoza,  Florián, Rebaza Callao: Giampietri, Mekler, Negreiros, Pérez Cusco: Luizar, Mayorga, Sumire, Supa,  Wilson Huancavelica: Ruiz, Saldaña Huánuco: Beteta, Cajahuanca, Huerta Ica: Núñez, Gonzales, Serna, Yamashiro	Junín: Acosta, Canchaya, Pando, Reymundo,  Vílchez La Libertad: Alegría, Alva Castro, Benites,  Escudero, Robles, Rodríguez, Urtecho Lambayeque: Aguinaga, Carpio, G. Espinoza,  Falla, Velásquez Lima: Abugattás, Alcorta, Andrade, Bedoya,  Bruce, Cabanillas*, Castro, Cuculiza,  del Castillo, K. Fujimori, S. Fujimori, Galarreta,  García Belaúnde, Herrera, Hildebrandt, Lazo,  L. León, Lombardi, Luna, Menchola, Moyano,  Mulder, Pérez del Solar, Raffo, Reggiardo,  Sasieta, Silva, Sousa, Torres Caro, Uribe,  Valle Riestra, Vásquez, Vega, Waisman,  Zumaeta	Loreto: Isla, Peña, Vargas Madre de Dios: Perry Moquegua: H. Guevara, Zeballos Pasco: de la Cruz, Ramos Piura: Carrasco, M. Espinoza,  M. Guevara,  Morales, Peralta,  Venegas, Puno: Cenzano, Estrada, Lescano,  Sucari, Vilca San Martín: Obregón, Pastor,  Reátegui Tacna: Flores, Ordoñez Tumbes: Cánepa, Sánchez Ucayali: Macedo , Najar
*President of Congress Parties/Alliances: APRA | UPP | UN | AF | FC | PP | RN | PDP

Preceded by Pedro Pablo Kuczynski	Prime Minister of Peru July 28, 2006 – present	Incumbent
Preceded by Alfonso Barrantes Lingán	Mayor of Lima 1987 – 1989	Succeeded by Ricardo Belmont Cassinelli