Jorge Del Castillo
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.
Jorge Del Castillo | |
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| Member of Congress | |
| In office July 26, 2016 – September 30, 2019 | |
| Constituency | Lima |
| In office July 26, 2001 – July 26, 2011 | |
| Constituency | Lima |
| In office July 26, 1995 – July 26, 2001 | |
| Constituency | National |
| Prime Minister of Peru | |
| In office July 28, 2006 – October 14, 2008 | |
| President | Alan García |
| Preceded by | Pedro Pablo Kuczynski |
| Succeeded by | Yehude Simon |
| Political Secretary General of the Peruvian Aprista Party | |
| In office June 7, 2004 – July 8, 2017 | |
| President | Alan García |
| Preceded by | Office established (Himself as the sole Secretary General) |
| Succeeded by | Benigno Chirinos |
| Secretary General of the Peruvian Aprista Party | |
| In office December 1, 1999 – June 7, 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Luis Alva Castro |
| Succeeded by | Office divided (Himself with Mauricio Mulder) |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office July 26, 1990 – April 5, 1992 | |
| Constituency | Lima |
| Mayor of Lima | |
| In office January 1, 1987 – December 31, 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Alfonso Barrantes |
| Succeeded by | Ricardo Belmont |
| Mayor of Barranco | |
| In office January 1, 1984 – December 31, 1986 | |
| Preceded by | Nicomedes Montalván Prado |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Allemant Centeno |
| District Councilman of Barranco | |
| In office January 1, 1981 – December 31, 1983 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jorge Alfonso Alejandro Del Castillo Gálvez 2 July 1950 Lima, Peru |
| Nationality |  Peruvian |
| Political party | Peruvian Aprista Party |
| Spouse(s) | Carmen Haas Pelosi |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | National University of San Marcos (LLB) Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (LLM) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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. After the "Petroaudios" scandal revealed Del Castillo's involvement, he tendered his resignation with the whole cabinet on October 10, 2008, to President Alan García, marking his political downfall.[1]