Carlos Chacón Galindo (12 December 1934 – 17 February 2021) was a Peruvian politician. He served as Provincial Mayor for Cusco Province from 1967 to 1969 and again from 1987 to 1989.

Biography

Galindo studied at the and the

National University of Saint Anthony the Abbot in Cuzco The National University of Saint Anthony the Abad in Cuzco (Spanish: ''Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco'') (UNSAAC), also known as Saint Anthony University of Cusco or University of Cusco, is a public university in Cusco, Peru a ...

, where he served as the Dean of the College of Agriculture and Livestock from 1969 to 1974. He also worked for the

César Vallejo University The César Vallejo University ( es, Universidad César Vallejo, UCV) is a private Peruvian university located in Victor Larco Herrera District, Victor Larco district in Trujillo, Peru, Trujillo city, on the coast of La Libertad Region. The univ ...

beginning in the mid-2000s. In the , Galindo ran for Provincial Mayor of Cusco Province as part of the coalition between the

American Popular Revolutionary Alliance The Peruvian Aprista Party ( es, Partido Aprista Peruano, PAP) () is a Peruvian political party and a member of the Socialist International. The party was founded as the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance (APRA) by Víctor Raúl Haya de l ...

and the

Odriist National Union The Odriist National Union ( es, Unión Nacional Odriista or UNO), was a political party in Peru founded in 1961 by former President General Manuel A. Odría. The party had Julio de la Piedra amongst its leaders. Development The party had its orig ...

, which he won with 43.299% of the vote. Twenty years later, he ran again for the seat of Provincial Mayor in the . He won the seat once again, defeating United Left candidate Daniel Estrada. In the

1990 Peruvian general election General elections were held in Peru on 8 April 1990, with a second round of the presidential elections on 10 June.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II'', p454 The run-off was between favorite, novelist Mari ...

, he ran for the

Congress of the Republic of Peru The Congress of the Republic of Peru ( es, Congreso de la República) is the unicameral body that assumes legislative power in Peru. Congress' composition is established by Chapter I of Title IV of the Constitution of Peru. Congress is compose ...

, but failed to earn a seat after receiving only 1369 votes. In 2006, he ran for Congress again, hoping to represent the Department of Cuzco, but was again defeated after earning 950 votes. Carlos Chacón Galindo died in

Lima Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of t ...

on 17 February 2021 at the age of 86.

References

1934 births 2021 deaths Provincial Mayors of Cusco Province 20th-century Peruvian politicians César Vallejo University {{Peru-mayor-stub