Rocío de María González Zúñiga is a

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vian politician. She was elected as a

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representing

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for the 2006–2011 term. González was elected as a member of the

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party, but left the party after the

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to form the

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along with fellow Congress members

Carlos Torres Caro Carlos Alberto Torres Caro (born 14 September 1963) is a Peruvian lawyer and politician and a former Congressman representing Lima for the 2006–2011 term. Biography He was born in the province of Casma, department of Ancash, on Septembe ...

and

Gustavo Espinoza Gustavo Espinoza Roman is a Peruvian politician and a former Congressman representing Lambayeque for the 2006–2011 term. Espinoza was originally elected to Congress, as a member of the Union for Peru party, but left it after the election due ...

. She was removed from her post following her conviction on criminal charges related to her business stealing electric power from the government.

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