Álvaro Gonzalo Gutiérrez Cueva (born 15 August 1964) is a

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vian politician. He represented

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from 2006 to 2011 in the

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, and he belongs to the

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party.

Political career

Gutiérrez was elected as a representative from the Arequipa electoral district in 2006 for the 2006–2011 parliamentary period with 48,417 votes. In 2006, he was expelled from the

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after criticizing

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and

Gonzalo García Núñez Gonzalo García Núñez (16 February 1947 – 8 January 2024) was a Peruvian industrial engineer from the Peruvian National University of Engineering Lima (1968), a graduate of the French centre of economics programs (CEPE), and the holder of ...

, though he remained committed to Peruvian nationalism. In 2008, he was selected to serve on the board of

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as second vice president.

Controversies

In 2010, Gutiérrez was suspended for 120 days from the Congress of the Republic after being denounced by the Peruvian Nationalist Party for having left the country for 5 months despite having only 52 days leave. In 2019, he was criticized after mocking the death of former Minister of Defense

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through his

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account.

References

Living people Union for Peru politicians Members of the Congress of the Republic of Peru 1964 births {{Peru-politician-stub