Isaac Mekler Neiman (born 9 July 1959) is a Peruvian politician and a former Congressman representing the

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for the 2006–2011 term. Originally from the

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, Mekler switched to the National Solidarity Party of Luis Castañeda in 2009. In the

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, he lost his seat he ran for re-election under the National Solidarity Alliance of former Lima Mayor Luis Castañeda but he was not re-elected. He was the leader of the ''Association of Jews'' in

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as of December 2005.

Education

He studied at the León Pinelo School in the city of Lima. He later studied the

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, where he studied law.

Political career

Congressman

Mekler was affiliated with the

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. In the

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, he won a seat, representing

and served for the 2006–2011 term. In 2009, he switched to the National Solidarity Party of Luis Castañeda. In the

, he lost his seat he ran for re-election under the National Solidarity Alliance of former Lima Mayor Luis Castañeda but he was not re-elected.

Post-congressional term

In the 2016 election, he ran for a seat again in Congress, this time switching to the constituency of

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under the

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of former Governor of La Libertad

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which grouped the

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, National Restoration and

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, but was once again, he was unsuccessful.

References

Living people Peruvian Jews Jewish Peruvian politicians Peruvian people of German-Jewish descent Peruvian Nationalist Party politicians Union for Peru politicians National Solidarity Party (Peru) politicians Alliance for Progress (Peru) politicians Members of the Congress of the Republic of Peru {{Peru-politician-stub 1959 births Pontifical Catholic University of Peru alumni Politicians from Lima