Luis Bedoya Reyes
Luis Bedoya Reyes | |
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 Bedoya in a conference, 2016 | |
| Member of the Constituent Assembly | |
| In office 28 July 1978 – 26 July 1980 | |
| Constituency | National |
| Mayor of Lima | |
| In office 1 January 1964 – 31 January 1969 | |
| Preceded by | Anita Fernandini de Naranjo |
| Succeeded by | Eduardo Dibós Chappuis |
| Minister of Justice and Worship of Peru | |
| In office 28 July 1963 – 31 December 1963 | |
| President | Fernando Belaúnde |
| Prime Minister | Julio Óscar Trelles Montes |
| Preceded by | Juan Orrego Aguinaga |
| Succeeded by | Emilio Llosa Ricketts |
| President of the Christian People's Party Current Founding President (Honorary Title) | |
| In office 18 December 1966 – 18 December 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Party founded |
| Succeeded by | Ántero Flores Aráoz (President) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 20, 1919 Chucuito, Callao, Peru |
| Political party | Christian People's Party |
Luis Fernán Bedoya Reyes (born February 20, 1919) is a Peruvian Christian Democrat (PDC) and Christian People's Party (PPC) politician in the late 1960s. He was the mayor of Lima from 1964 to 1969.[1] He is also a former Minister of Justice, member of the Peruvian Congress and ran for Peruvian president two times. He was the founder of the Christian People's Party (PPC).[2] As of 2020, Bedoya is the oldest Latin American politician, being 101 years old.
Retired from politics since 1999, he serves as counselor of the Bedoya Law Firm (Estudio Bedoya Abogados).
See also
References
- ^ Howard Handelman & Thomas Griffin Sanders. Military government and the movement toward democracy in South America. p. 113.
- ^ Luis Bedoya: No debilitemos al hombre que va a presidir el país Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine
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