Omar Quesada
Werner Omar Quesada Martínez (born 24 September 1965) is a Peruvian lawyer and politician. A ranking member of the Peruvian Aprista Party,[1] he served as the party's Institutional Secretary General from March 2010 to July 2017.
Omar Quesada | |
|---|---|
 Omar Quesada Martínez | |
| Institutional Secretary General of the Peruvian Aprista Party | |
| In office March 5, 2010 – July 8, 2017 | |
| President | Alan García |
| Deputy | Javier Morán |
| Preceded by | Mauricio Mulder |
| Succeeded by | Elías Rodríguez |
| Director of the Informal Property Formalization Agency Ministry of Housing, Construction and Sanitation | |
| In office 2007 – April 24, 2010 | |
| President | Alan García |
| Minister | Enrique Cornejo Juan Sarmiento Soto |
| Succeeded by | David Alfonso Ramos López (Acting as Deputy Minister of Housing and Urbanism) |
| 1st Governor of Ayacucho | |
| In office January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2006 | |
| Lieutenant | José Antonio Urquizo |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Ernesto Molina Chávez |
| Mayor of Huanta | |
| In office 1 January 1993 – 31 December 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Jorge Gonzales Alonso Rey Sánchez |
| Succeeded by | Milton Córdova La Torre |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Werner Omar Quesada Martínez 24 September 1965 Trujillo, La Libertad, Peru |
| Nationality |  Peruvian |
| Political party | Peruvian Aprista Party |
| Alma mater | Universidad de San Martín de Porres (LLB) |
His career has been marked by controversy. Raised in the Ayacucho Region, he served as a regional party leader throughout his youth, becoming the first democratically elected governor of Ayacucho, from 2003 to 2006. In the second presidency of Alan García, he was appointed as Director of the Informal Property Formalization Agency (COFOPRI), an agency dependent of the Ministry of Housing.Upon the revelation of irregular property selling conceded by the agency, he was forced to tender his resignation in April 2010.
Early life and education
Born in the northern city of Trujillo, La Libertad, Quesada was raised in Huanta, Ayacucho. From a very young age, he registered himself in the Peruvian Aprista Party. After finishing his high school education at María Auxiliadora Grand School Unity in 1981, he travelled to Lima in order enroll in the Universidad de San Martín de Porres to study law. He was able to finish his law degree in 1996.[2]
Simultaneously with his college education, Quesada served in a variety of positions within the Peruvian Aprista Party's Regional Committee. In 1985, he rose to the position of Deputy Regional Secretary General of the party in Ayacucho, and Provincial Secretary General for Huanta from 1992 to 1993.[2]
References
- ↑ "Omar Quesada: "APRA hará acto de contrición tras elecciones"" (in Spanish). Generaccion. 26 February 2011. http://www.generaccion.com/noticia/94404/omar-quesada-apra-hara-acto-contricion-tras-elecciones. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Werner Omar Quezada Martinez". Peru: Infogob. Retrieved 6 June 2020.