Alejandro Aurelio Aguinaga Recuenco (born 28 January 1950) is a

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vian doctor and

Fujimorist Fujimorism () denotes the policies and the political ideology of former President of Peru Alberto Fujimori as well as the personality cult built around him, his policies and his family. The ideology is defined by authoritarianism, its support f ...

politician. He is a

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, representing the

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, as he was before between 2006 and 2016. He was also the

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during the administration of

Alberto Fujimori Alberto Kenya Fujimori Inomoto ( or ; born 28 July 1938) is a Peruvian politician, professor and former engineer who was President of Peru from 28 July 1990 until 22 November 2000. Frequently described as a dictator, * * * * * * he remains a ...

from 1999 to 2000.

Education and career

After eight years of studies since 1966, Aguinaga graduated from the

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in Lima with a medical degree, in 1975. From 1977 to 1979, he furthered his qualification at the

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, specializing in general and digestive system surgery. From 1981 to 1985, he attended a post-gradual training in gastrointestinal surgery at the

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. From 1985 to 2006 he practiced at the Archbishop Loayza Hospital in Lima, starting as an assistant surgeon and later gaining promotion to general director. As a professor, he has lectured about surgery at the Cayetano Heredia University, the

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, and the private University San Juan Bautista. Additionally, he became the personal doctor of then-president

Political career

Early political career

During the Fujimori's administration, he held the post of deputy minister of health from 1994 to 1999 and eventually he became minister heading the same ministry from 1999 to 2000.

Congressman

In the 2006 elections, Aguinaga was elected

on the Fujimorist Alliance for the Future list as an invited candidate, representing the

. In 2007, he assumed the presidency of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Congress of the Republic in which he served from 26 July 2007 to 26 July 2008. During 2008 and 2009, he was the First Vice President of the Congress under the leadership of

Javier Velásquez Ángel Javier Velásquez Quesquén (born 12 March 1960) is a Peruvian lawyer and politician. A prominent member of the Peruvian Aprista Party, he has served in Congress between 2001 and 2019, previously serving from 1995 to 2000. In Alan García ...

. When Velasquez was appointed Prime Minister in July 2009, Aguinaga took over the interim Presidency of the Congress for a few days until 26 July when Congress elected Luis Alva Castro. During the Congressional leadership of César Zumaeta, Aguinaga was once again, the First Vice President of the Congress. In the 2011 elections, Aguinaga was re-elected for another five-year term, this time under the Force 2011 party of Fujimori's daughter Keiko. In 2021, Aguinaga is set to return to Congress, after a five-year absence.

References

External links

Official Congressional Site (2006 term)

Congressional site (2011 term)

Resume on the National Electoral Panel (JNE) site
Fujimorista politicians Living people 1950 births Peruvian people of Basque descent Presidents of the Congress of the Republic of Peru Peruvian surgeons Federico Villarreal National University alumni National University of San Marcos alumni People from Trujillo, Peru {{Peru-politician-stub People from Trujillo Province, Peru