Cesar Acuña Peralta
| Cesar Acuña Peralta | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Trujillo | |
| In office January 2011 – October 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Cesar Acuña Peralta |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 11, 1952 Tacabamba, Cajamarca |
| Political party | Alliance for Progress |
| Profession | Engineer |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Cesar Acuña Peralta is a Peruvian politician[1] and entrepreneur in the field of education. He was born in the village of Ayaque, Tacabamba District, province of Chota, Cajamarca Region. He has served as mayor of Trujillo since 2007.
Biography
Cesar Acuña is the third of the twelve children of Hector Acuña Cabrera and Clementina Peralta Alvarado, who were farmers. He received his primary and secondary studies in Tacabamba school.[2]
He studied at the National University of Trujillo, where he won the title of engineer. He has a Masters in Education Management from the Universidad de los Andes in Colombia and a Masters in educational administration from the University of Lima. Additionally, he holds a Doctor of Education from Complutense University of Madrid, Spain.
He is the founder of Cesar Vallejo University in Trujillo and based in Piura, Chiclayo, Chimbote, Tarapoto and Lima. He also founded the Lord of Sipan University in Chiclayo and recently founded the Autonoma University of Peru in the populous district Villa El Salvador in Lima. He is the founder of Club Deportivo Universidad César Vallejo, which represents Cesar Vallejo University in Peruvian professional football.
Political life
He founded on December 8, 2001 in Trujillo city the political party Alliance for Progress. At the legislative elections held on 9 April 2006, the party won 2.3% of the popular vote but no seats in the Congress of the Republic. In year 2010 he was elected for the second time as the Mayor of Trujillo city up to year 2014.
References
- ↑ Banks, Arthur S.; Muller, Thomas C.; Overstreet, William (2008-04-15). Political Handbook of the World 2008. Cq Press. pp. 1038–. ISBN 9780872895287. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ↑ "César Acuña Peralta - Curriculum Vitae" (in Spanish). Congress of the Republic of Peru. Retrieved June 1, 2012.