Héctor Valer Pinto (born 4 February 1959) is a Peruvian politician who served as

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from 1 February 2022 to 8 February 2022. Originally elected to the

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as a invited candidate of the

Popular Renewal Popular Renewal (Spanish: ''Renovación Popular,'' RP) is a Peruvian conservative political party. Founded in 2020, the party is the successor of the former National Solidarity Party founded and led by former Lima Mayor Luis Castañeda Lossio. F ...

party, Valer was subsequently expelled from the elected caucus for supporting

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in the aftermath of the second round of the

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. After a brief stint in the We Are Peru – Purple Party caucus, Valer currently sits with the

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caucus, composed primarily of former

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lawmakers. Valer was appointed as Prime Minister by President

on 1 February 2022, following the resignation of

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. Following his designation as

by President

, it was revealed that his daughter and his wife had denounced him for physical abuse in 2016. On 5 February 2022, before the confidence vote requested for that day was even scheduled by congress, Valer announced that he would resign from his position and denied the accusations, saying that the right-wing elements of Peru were responsible for the reports. When discussing in Congress about those killed in the

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during the 2022–2023 Peruvian protests, Valer issued a

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attack by placing an image of a

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near the images of the victims, stating that the dead held "the attitude of those who use the masses and who militate in the

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, who continue to have a communist ideology".

Political positions

Valer initially began his political career within a

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party, and he holds ultra-

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positions according to ''

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''. He was in opposition of

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and has been observed using

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language.

References

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