César Acuña

César Acuña
3rd Governor of La Libertad
In office January 1, 2015 – October 12, 2015
Lieutenant	Luis Valdez Farías
Preceded by	José Murgia
Succeeded by	Luis Valdez Farías
President of the Regional Governments Assembly of Peru
In office January 28, 2015 – October 9, 2015
Preceded by	Alonso Navarro
Succeeded by	Nelson Chui
Mayor of Trujillo
In office January 1, 2007 – April 23, 2014
Preceded by	José Murgia
Succeeded by	Gloria Montenegro Figueroa
Member of Congress
In office July 26, 2001 – July 26, 2006
Constituency	La Libertad
In office July 26, 2000 – July 26, 2001
Constituency	National
President of Alliance for Progress
Incumbent
Assumed office December 8, 2001
Preceded by	Office created
Founding President of César Vallejo University
Incumbent
Assumed office November 12, 1991
Personal details
Born	(1952-08-11) 11 August 1952 (age 72) Tacabamba, Chota, Cajamarca, Peru
Nationality	Peruvian
Political party	Alliance for Progress
Other political affiliations	National Unity (2001) National Solidarity (2000)
Height	151 cm (4 ft 11 in)
Spouse(s)	Carmen Rosa Núñez (divorced)
Children	4
Alma mater	National University of Trujillo (BS) University of Los Andes (MA) University of Lima (MA) Complutense University of Madrid (Ph.D.) Saint Thomas Aquinas University (Post-Ph.D.)
Occupation	College entrepreneur Politician
Profession	Chemical engineer

Cesar Acuña Peralta (born 11 August 1952) is a Peruvian politician and businessman.^[1] He is the founder and leader of the Alliance for Progress party.

Political career

In October 2006, he was elected Mayor of Trujillo.^[2] He was reelected in 2010. Four years later, he was elected Governor of La Libertad.^[3][4] Ten months after being sworn in, he resigned as governor.

Presidential campaigns

He started a presidential campaign for the 2016 general election in October 2015.^[5] He was seen as a possible run-off nominee against frontrunner Keiko Fujimori, he was eventually disqualified people said he tried to buy votes.^[6]

He formally announced his second presidential bid for the 2021 election in late October 2020.^[7][8] He lost in the first round after coming in seventh place.^[9]

References

1. Banks, Arthur S.; Muller, Thomas C.; Overstreet, William (2008-04-15). Political Handbook of the World 2008. Cq Press. pp. 1038–. ISBN 978-0-87289-528-7. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
2. http://www.congresoalacip2017.org/arquivo/downloadpublic2?q=YToyOntzOjY6InBhcmFtcyI7czozNToiYToxOntzOjEwOiJJRF9BUlFVSVZPIjtzOjQ6IjMwNDIiO30iO3M6MToiaCI7czozMjoiNGQzOWFjNTNlZTZiZmU3MjFlYmYyZjQwZWQxN2Q2ZDAiO30%3D
3. "César Acuña renuncia a la gobernación regional de La Libertad". www.regionlalibertad.gob.pe. Retrieved Apr 16, 2021.
4. "Cesar Acuña, alcalde de Trujillo, anunció candidatura a la presidencia". laprensa.peru.com. Dec 7, 2013. Retrieved Apr 16, 2021.
5. GESTIÓN, NOTICIAS (Jul 30, 2015). "César Acuña postularía a la presidencia en las elecciones de 2016 | PERU". Gestión. Retrieved Apr 16, 2021.
6. "Otoniel Alvarado: Sanción de Indecopi a Acuña avala mi posición | POLITICA". El Comercio Perú. Sep 7, 2016. Retrieved Apr 16, 2021.
7. "César Acuña confirma participación de APP en elecciones al Congreso | PERU". Gestión. Oct 7, 2019. Retrieved Apr 16, 2021.
8. "Elecciones 2021: César Acuña anuncia que Gladys Echaíz se suma "a la lista de candidatos al Congreso" | APP | Alianza para el Progreso | POLITICA". El Comercio Perú. Oct 27, 2020. Retrieved Apr 16, 2021.
9. "Elecciones 2021: César Acuña y los errores de una candidatura presidencial que nunca despegó". elcomercio.pe. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.