David Waisman Rjavinsthi (born 4 May 1937) is a
Peru
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vian politician who served as the
Second Vice President of Peru from 2001 to 2006. He also served as
Congressman from 2000 to 2011.
Early life
Son of Natan Waisman Reines and Blima Rjavinsthi Tubac, who came to Peru as young people fleeing anti-Semitic policies that were developing in Europe. He studied primary education at the José Granda school and the first years of secondary school at the Hipólito Unanue school; however, he did not finish school.
Political career
He is a member of
Perú Posible since 1994, and was elected as a Congressman in the
2000
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2001, and
2006 elections, representing
Lima
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. In the 2000 elections, Waisman ran as the second running mate of
Alejandro Toledo
Alejandro Celestino Toledo Manrique (; born 28 March 1946) is a Peruvian politician who served President of Peru, from 2001 to 2006. He gained international prominence after leading the opposition against president Alberto Fujimori, who held ...
, but the ticket was defeated by the ticket of
Alberto Fujimori
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in the runoff in which, Toledo withdrew.
In 2000-01 Waisman led a Peruvian congressional investigation commission that investigated corruption and a range of illegal activities.
Second Vice President
On 28 July 2001, Waisman became Second Vice President of Peru in
Alejandro Toledo
Alejandro Celestino Toledo Manrique (; born 28 March 1946) is a Peruvian politician who served President of Peru, from 2001 to 2006. He gained international prominence after leading the opposition against president Alberto Fujimori, who held ...
's government, and served as such from 2001 to 2006.
When
Raúl Diez Canseco resigned as First Vice President in 2004 after a scandal with his girlfriend, Waisman became the only
Vice President of Peru
The Republic of Peru has two vice presidents, the First Vice President and the Second Vice President, who are elected along with the President in democratic elections. Their only constitutional mission is to replace the President in case of deat ...
until 2006. He was also Defense Minister during Toledo's presidency. He attained these positions in government in spite of the fact that he does not have any post-secondary studies and did not finish secondary school. He later resigned as Defense Minister in 2002.
2006 elections
In 2006, he was initially appointed by Perú Posible as a presidential candidate but independent Jeanette Emmanuel later replaced him as Perú Posible's candidate. With her withdrawal, Rafael Belaúnde was appointed as the new candidate, but he also withdrew. He instead ran for Congress, and was successfully re-elected as one of the only 2 congressman from Perú Posible, aside from
Carlos Bruce.
2011 elections
He is considering running for Vice President once more in the upcoming early
2011 elections
The following elections occurred in the year 2011.
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alongside
Luis Castañeda, after having switched from Perú Posible due to irreconcilable differences with Toledo, to
Partido Solidaridad Nacional. He lost his Congressional seat consequently.
Link
David Waisman website
References
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1937 births
Peruvian Jews
Jewish Peruvian politicians
Vice presidents of Peru
Peruvian people of Romanian-Jewish descent
Possible Peru politicians
Members of the Congress of the Republic of Peru
Defense ministers of Peru
People from Lambayeque Region
Living people
National Solidarity Party (Peru) politicians