Rolando Reátegui Flores (born 19 May 1959) is a

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vian entrepreneur 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 for ...

politician who is a former

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representing

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between 2006 and 2019. He was previously a Congressman between 2000 and 2001, elected under the

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coalition. He was also Provincial Mayor of

from 1996 to 1998.

Early life and education

Reátegui was born on 19 May 1959 in

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and graduated from the University of the Pacific with a license in economics, in 1987.

Business career

In 1991, he opened his own drugstore in Tarapoto, which he still owns and manages and which has developed into a chain of supermarkets since 1998. Moreover, he manages a farm in Peruvian High Amazonia. From 1994 to 1995, he was the president of the chamber of commerce.

Political career

Early political career

From 1994 to 2000, Reátegui was the provincial chairman of the political movement IDEAS. In 1995, he was elected as mayor of

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for a three-year term and served from 1996 to 1998. From 1998 to 2002, he was the secretary-general of the Vamos Vecino party, close to then-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 ...

Congressman

In 2000, he was elected

under the

coalition for the 2000–2005 term however, the Congress was dissolved early in 2001 due to Fujimori's resignation and Reátegui ran for re-election representing the San Martín Region under the

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alliance, but he lost his seat. In 2006, he ran for Congress once again, this time on the Alliance for the Future coalition, representing the San Martín Region and was elected to Congress, after a five-year absence. He was re-elected for another five-year term, in 2011, under the Force 2011 party, and again in 2016 for another five-year term, now sitting with the

Popular Force People's Force ( es, Fuerza Popular, FP), known as Force 2011 ( es, Fuerza 2011, links=no) until 2012, is a right-wing populist and Fujimorist political party in Peru. The party is led by Keiko Fujimori, former congresswoman and daughter of form ...

party however, he quit the party in January 2019, and his term was cut short in 2019, following to the dissolution of the congress by President

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References

External links

Official Congressional Site
Fujimorista politicians Living people Members of the Congress of the Republic of Peru Peruvian businesspeople 1959 births People from Tarapoto University of the Pacific (Peru) alumni Mayors of places in Peru {{Peru-politician-stub