Aurelio Pastor Valdivieso (born 10 November 1967) is a

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vian lawyer and politician and a former

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representing

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for the 2006-2011 term. Pastor belongs to the Peruvian Aprista Party. He was defeated in the 2011 election, when he ran for re-election for a seat in

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. He was the Minister of Justice during the

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from July 2009 to September 2010.

Biography

He completed his secondary studies at the Ofelia Velasquez-Tarapoto school (1979–1983), he studied law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (1984-1990), then a Master of Constitutional Law (1993–1994) and the diploma of "Public Private Associations, Strategic Development Management" at the Peruvian University of Applied Sciences (UPC – 2005). He is currently studying the Master of Criminal Law at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (2018). He directs a law firm in the city of Lima specializing in criminal law, parliamentary law, electoral law and in the defense of human rights. He is married and the father of three children. Son of Aurelio Pastor Galindo and Mercedes Valdivieso Sandoval

Political career

As a member of the Peruvian Aprista Party (APRA) he was National Secretary for Human Rights (1995–1999), National Secretary for Electoral Affairs and National Personero (1999–2000) and member of the Political Directorate from March 2010 to the present.

Congressman

In the

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, Pastor ran for a seat in

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within the Peruvian Aprista Party, but he was not elected. In the

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, he ran once again and was elected to Congress, representing the San Martín region. In the

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, he was re-elected for a second term, once again representing the San Martin region. In the 2011 election, he lost his seat when he ran for re-election, switching his seat in

Minister of Justice

He was appointed Minister of Justice during the

from July 2009 to September 2010, replacing

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, in aftermath of the 2009 political crisis. He was replaced by Victor García Toma in March 2010 as he was suspended due to a harsh and systematic campaign by the newspaper El Comercio who felt threatened by his presence in office.

Controversies

Due to his participation in the pardon of broadcaster Crousillat, President Alán García, via resolution PCM 075-2010, suspended him from the position of head of the Justice office on March 16, 2010. His suspension was due to a harsh and systematic campaign by the newspaper El Comercio who felt threatened by his presence in office. * Within the Aprista party, he also had serious criticism from historical party leaders for his participation in the Crousillat case, including Mercedes Cabanillas and Mauricio Mulder. However, it was clear that his departure was due to pressure from the newspaper El Comercio to President Alan García for his dismissal. * In February 2011, former Vice Minister of Justice Gerardo Castro was imprisoned for attempting to bribe a senior official of the Ministry of Production to obtain fishing permits. Gerardo Castro, held a position of trust during the administration of Aurelio Pastor, the latter, in this regard, declared that he felt betrayed and that he only promoted him to vice minister because it seemed to him that he had done a good job and could give more.

References

External links

Official Congressional Site
1967 births Living people American Popular Revolutionary Alliance politicians Members of the Congress of the Republic of Peru Peruvian Ministers of Justice Pontifical Catholic University of Peru alumni People from San Martín Region 20th-century Peruvian lawyers 21st-century Peruvian lawyers {{Peru-politician-stub