1. Rafael Rey Rey was born on February 26,1954 and is a Peruvian engineer, political commentator and politician who currently serves as member of the Central Reserve Bank of Peru Board of Directors since 2016.
13 Facts About Rafael Rey
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In 2010, Rey was selected by Keiko Fujimori as her first running mate in the 2011 general election with the Force 2011 ticket alongside ex-minister Jaime Yoshiyama, being ultimately defeated by Ollanta Humala's Peru Wins ticket.
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Rafael Rey is recognized as one of the most representative conservative politicians of Peru.
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Rafael Rey founded and led the now-defunct National Renewal, a conservative party which formed as part of the National Unity Alliance for the 2001 and 2006 general elections.
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Rafael Rey was born to engineering professor Ricardo Rey Polis and Elsa Rey Elmore.
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Rafael Rey started his education at the Catholic college of San Isidro, owned by Marist Brothers.
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From 1971 to 1979 Rafael Rey studied Industrial Engineering at the University of Piura, where his father was first Rector, and the Catholic University of Peru.
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Since 1991 Rafael Rey has been Executive President of the NPO Pro-Educacion.
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Rafael Rey represented his party as Deputy National Secretary for Ideology and Culture in 1989 and Departmental Secretary for Lima from October 1989 to August 1992.
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Rafael Rey was elected Member of the so-called Democratic Constitutional Congress under the new unicameral constitution in 1992.
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Rafael Rey was re-elected Congressman for the National Renewal in 1995 and in 2000 as part of the Avancemos alliance led by Federico Salas who was afterwards appointed Prime Minister by President Fujimori.
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Rafael Rey was the candidate for First Vice President on the Force 2011 ticket.
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Nevertheless, Rafael Rey was re-elected to the Andean Parliament as the Force 2011 representative with more than 470,000 votes, the best result for any candidate nationwide.