Germán Arenas y Zuñiga (May 1870 – 10 April 1948) was a Peruvian lawyer and politician. He was a member of the

Civilista Party The Civilista Party ( es, Partido Civil, PC) was a political party in Peru. History Founded as a countermeasure against the growing power of the military in Peru during the first half of the Republic, the party's sole purpose was to establish a ...

. He was born in Lima, Peru. He graduated from the National University of San Marcos. He served in the

Chamber of Deputies 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 compos ...

. He was three times minister of the interior (1907–1908, 1917–1918, 1918–1919) and minister of finance (February–April 1918) in the Government of Peru. He was twice Prime Minister of Peru (December 1918 – April 1919, December 1931 – January 1932).

References

*Basadre, Jorge: ''Historia de la República del Perú. 1822 - 1933'', Octava Edición, corregida y aumentada. Tomos 10, 11, 12 y 13. Editada por el Diario "La República" de Lima y la Universidad "Ricardo Palma". Impreso en Santiago de Chile, 1998. *Chirinos Soto, Enrique: ''Historia de la República (1930-1985)''. Desde Sánchez Cerro hasta Alan García. Tomo II. Lima, AFA Editores Importadores S.A., 1985. *Tauro del Pino, Alberto: ''Enciclopedia Ilustrada del Perú''. Tercera Edición. Tomo 3, ANG/BED. Lima, PEISA, 2001. {{DEFAULTSORT:Arenas Zuniga, German 1870 births 1948 deaths 19th-century Peruvian lawyers College of Our Lady of Guadalupe alumni National University of San Marcos alumni Members of the Chamber of Deputies of Peru Politicians from Lima Lawyers from Lima Civilista Party politicians Prime Ministers of Peru Peruvian Ministers of Economy and Finance Peruvian Ministers of Interior