Luis Galarreta

Luis Fernando Galarreta Velarde(born March 12, 1971) is a Peruvian politician (Popular Force) and a Congressman representing Lima.[1][2]

Luis Galarreta
Acting Secretary General of Popular Force
Assumed office
October 5, 2019
PresidentKeiko Fujimori
Preceded byLuz Salgado
Deputy Secretary General of Popular Force
Assumed office
December 7, 2018
PresidentKeiko Fujimori
Preceded byMiguel Torres Morales
President of Congress
In office
July 26, 2017 – July 26, 2018
Preceded byLuz Salgado
Succeeded byDaniel Salaverry
Member of Congress
In office
July 26, 2006 – September 30, 2019
ConstituencyLima
Lima City Councilman
In office
January 1, 2003 – July 26, 2006
Personal details
Born (1971-03-12) March 12, 1971
Lima, Peru
Nationality Peruvian
Political partyPopular Force (2008-present)
Other political
affiliations		Christian People's Party (2010-2015)
National Renewal (2004–2009)
Alma materUniversity of San Martín de Porres (LLB)

Luis Galarreta was born without arms, due to his mother being prescribed thalidomide during her pregnancy. Galarreta holds a Bachelor in Law and political science. From 1997 on he was committed to the NPO "Pro Education" of conservative National Renewal (RN) party leader Rafael Rey. He also joined Rey's party, the RN. In 1999 he represented the National Council for the Integration of Persons with Disability adjunct to the Labour Ministry. In 2002 he was elected councillor of Lima for a four-year term representing the National Unity (UN) alliance.

In 2006 he was elected to Congress for the 2006–2011 term for the same group. When the UN broke in 2008, Galarreta decided to stay on the National Unity bench, now congruent with the Christian People's Party (PPC). Consequently, he left the RN and later he was a member of the Political Commission of the PPC. In the election 2011, he was re-elected for another five-year term on the ticket of the Alliance for the Great Change, to which the Christian democrats now belong. Five years later, he was re-elected for 2016–2021 term on the ticket of the conservative Fujimorista political party Popular Force. He briefly served as the President of Peru followed the resignation of Pedro Pablo Kuczynski.

References
  1. Martínez, Sebastian Ortiz (2019-04-21). "Luis Galarreta: "Fue un error gravísimo querer 'desalbertizar' a Fuerza Popular"". El Comercio (in Spanish). El Comercio (Peru). Archived from the original on 2019-04-28. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
  2. PERÚ21, Redacción (2019-04-15). "Fuerza Popular trabajará por la libertad de sus líderes tras su relanzamiento". Peru21 (in Spanish). Perú.21. Archived from the original on 2019-04-17. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
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