Luis Humberto Falla Lamadrid (born 15 April 1946) is a

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vian lawyer and politician. He is a former

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, elected in the 2006 elections, representing the

Lambayeque region Lambayeque () is a department and region in northwestern Peru known for its rich Moche and Chimú historical past. The region's name originates from the ancient pre-Inca civilization of the '' Lambayeque''. It is the second-smallest departmen ...

for the 2006–2011 term.He lost his seat in the

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, when he ran for re-election, but he received a low number of votes. He was previously a deputy representing the

from 1990 to 1992 when President

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shut Congress down in a

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. Falla belongs to the

Peruvian Aprista Party The Peruvian Aprista Party ( es, Partido Aprista Peruano, PAP) () is a Peruvian political party and a member of the Socialist International. The party was founded as the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance (APRA) by Víctor Raúl Haya de l ...

Biography

He was born in Olmos,

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, on April 15, 1946. He studied primary school in his hometown and secondary school in Chiclayo. In 1973 he moved to Trujillo to pursue higher studies at the Law School of the

National University of Trujillo The National University of Trujillo ( es, Universidad Nacional de Trujillo) (UNT) is a major public university located in Trujillo, Peru, capital of the department of La Libertad. The university was founded by Simón Bolívar and José Faustin ...

, graduating and obtaining a law degree in 1979.

Political career

He was elected in the 1990 elections as a deputy representing Lambayeque under the Peruvian Aprista party but his mandate was cut off by the 1992 autogolpe given by President

. He attempted to run for re-election in the 1995 elections without success. In the regional elections of 2002, he attempted to run for the Regional Presidency of Lambayeque but, he was unsuccessful. In the 2006 elections, he was elected Congressman by Lambayeque, a position he held until 2011. He attempted to run for re-election in the elections of that

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, but he was unsuccessful

References

External links

Official Congressional Site
Living people American Popular Revolutionary Alliance politicians Members of the Congress of the Republic of Peru {{Peru-politician-stub 1946 births National University of Trujillo alumni 20th-century Peruvian politicians 21st-century Peruvian politicians 20th-century Peruvian lawyers People from Lambayeque Region