1. Luis Fernando Galarreta Velarde was born on 12 March 1971 and is a Peruvian Fujimorist politician and a former Congressman representing Lima between 2006 and 2020.
13 Facts About Luis Galarreta
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Luis Fernando Galarreta Velarde was born on 12 March 1971 in Lima.
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Luis Galarreta completed his primary and secondary school studies at the James Monroe School in the city of Lima, attended the National Rehabilitation Institute of Callao where he learned the use of his prostheses.
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Luis Galarreta studied Law and Political Science at the University of San Martin de Porres, obtaining a bachelor's degree.
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Luis Galarreta has a specialization in Banking and Finance at the San Ignacio de Loyola Higher Educational Institution.
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Luis Galarreta has been in charge of the administration of various social projects.
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Luis Galarreta is the Executive President of the Asociacion Civil Pro Deber, which he formed with a group of colleagues from the university.
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Luis Galarreta joined Rey's party at the same time, the RN.
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In 2002, he was elected councillor of Lima for a four-year term under the National Unity alliance in which Luis Galarreta Castaneda was elected Mayor of Lima.
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Luis Galarreta briefly served as the President of Peru in 2018, following the resignation of Pedro Pablo Kuczynski.
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Luis Galarreta left the Christian People's Party in 2015 and joined the Fujimorist Popular Force.
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Luis Galarreta signed the Madrid Charter, becoming a member of an international group of right-wing and far-right individuals organized by Spanish party Vox.
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On 1 April 2021, Keiko Fujimori announced in her Twitter that Luis Galarreta tested positive for COVID-19.