Pedro Carlos Olaechea Álvarez-Calderón (born 6 January 1954) is a

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economist,

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businessman and politician, who is the former President of the

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. Olaechea had served in

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from 2016 to 2019, elected for the Peruvians for Change, representing the constituency of

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. During the presidency of

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from 2017 to 2018, he served as Minister of Production. In the aftermath of the 2019 Peruvian constitutional crisis (and in his position of last President of Congress), Olaechea served as President of the Congressional Permanent Assembly until 16 March 2020, the date in which the Congress-elect was sworn in.

Biography

Son of lawyer Manuel Pablo Olaechea Du Bois and Ana María Álvarez-Calderón Fernandini. By paternal line he is grandson of Manuel Augusto Olaechea, lawyer and politician; and great-grandson of Manuel Pablo Olaechea, Prime Minister of Peru of

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. By maternal line he is the grandson of Anita Fernandini de Naranjo, first female mayor of

. He studied at the Colegio de la Inmaculada and Colegio Santa María Marianistas. He has a bachelor's degree in Economics from

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. He also holds a

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(MBA) from the

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. He has held management positions in the main trade union organizations in Peru, such as CONFIEP and the Association of Exporters (ADEX). He was President of the National Society of Industries from 2009 to 2012; Vice President of Business Solutions against Poverty (SEP), among other organizations. In the private sector he has been Director of the Corporation of Development and Mineral Exploitation S.A. (CORDEMIN); Vice President of Lima Leasing; Executive Chairman of Comercializadora del Marañón (CODELMA), and Managing Director of Minera El Futuro de Ica. Also Director of Viña Tacama S.A .; and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fábrica de Envases S.A. (FADESA). He was Honorary Vice Consul of

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from 2004 to 2016.

Political career

Congressman

In 2016, Olaechea ran for

representing

under the Peruvians for Change parliamentary list, also serving as a part of the technical team for presidential nominee,

. He ultimately was elected Congressman for the 2016-2021 term, obtaining a majority of 41,669 votes. In Congress, he was appointed Vice Chairman of the Budget Committee. He is also a full member of the Defense Committee and heads the Special Multiparty Committee in charge of Legislative Planning (CEMOL). His good relationship with the

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legislators, who make up the majority parliamentary group, has been highlighted. In 2018, he quit the Peruvians for Change parliamentary group and founded the short-lived Concertación Parlamentaria group, proceeding to form the Republican Action group afterwards. He is considered one of the most conservative congressmen to date, due to his strong opposition to the "

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" teachings in the national educational curriculum. In 2019, he was elected to the Presidency of the Congress, defeating Daniel Salaverry's reelection ticket, receiving the support of the entire

party and numerous parliamentary groups of the opposition, although his ticket is composed of three Vice-Presidents from different factions.

Kuczynski administration

Olaechea was appointed Minister of Production on 25 May 2017, succeeding Bruno Giuffra who was transferred to the Ministry of Transport and Communications. Serving during the first phase of the 2017–19 Peruvian political crisis, his tenure ended with the recomposition of the Cabinet after the failed impeachment process against President Kuczynski and promise of instituting a "Reconciliation Cabinet", due to the controversial pardon of former president Alberto Fujimori.https://elperuano.pe/noticia-gobierno-busca-gabinete-dialogo-y-reconciliacion-62539.aspx

Later career

Olaechea would sign the ''

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'', becoming a member of the Vox-organized international alliance of right-wing and far-right individuals.

Recognitions

* Honor Merit of the Association of Submarinists of Peru * Industrial Merit Medal of the National Society of Industries * Honorary Order Alejandro Tabini of the National Industrial Labor Training Service (SENATI)

References

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