Luisa María Cuculiza Torre (born 9 March 1942) is a

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi ...

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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 for ...

politician and a

Congresswoman A Member of Congress (MOC) is a person who has been appointed or elected and inducted into an official body called a congress, typically to represent a particular constituency in a legislature. The term member of parliament (MP) is an equivalen ...

representing

Lima Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of t ...

for two terms between 2006 and 2016.

Political career

From 1993 to 1999, she was mayor (alcalde) of Lima's San Borja District. She was the Minister of Women's Promotion and Social Development from 1999 to 2000, under President

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 2004 to 2010, she was the secretary of the

Sí Cumple Sí Cumple (approximate translation: "Keep Promises" or "He Delivers"), until 2005 called Let's Go Neighbor ( es, link=yes, Vamos Vecino, VV), was a political party of Peru founded by Alberto Fujimori in 1998 in order for the party to participate ...

party, coordinating the party's local and regional governments, and was the candidate for First Vice President on the Fujimori-led Sí Cumple ticket in the 2006 election, which was rejected due to a ban on the former president. Nevertheless, she was elected to

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in the constituency of

on the Alliance for the Future list. In the

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, she was re-elected for another five-year term, this time on the Fuerza 2011 party.

External links

Official Congressional Site
Living people 1942 births Fujimorista politicians Peruvian people of Italian descent Members of the Congress of the Republic of Peru Government ministers of Peru Women government ministers of Peru Women members of the Congress of the Republic of Peru Peruvian women nurses {{Peru-politician-stub