Fernando Cillóniz

Fernando José Cillóniz Benavides (born 15 December 1950) is a Peruvian engineer and politician who served as Governor of the Ica Region from January 2015 to December 2018.[1]

Fernando Cillóniz
4th Governor of Ica
In office
1 January 2015 – 31 December 2018
Preceded byAlonso Navarro Cabanillas
Succeeded byJavier Gallegos
Personal details
Born (1950-12-15) 15 December 1950
Miraflores, Lima, Peru
Political partyAll for Peru (2020–present)
Other political
affiliations		Independent (2014-2020)
Peru Secure Homeland (non-affiliated) (2019-2020)
Popular Force (non-affiliated) (2014-2015)
Spouse(s)Mónica Guerrero Bueno
Alma materNational University of Engineering (B.S.)
University of Pennsylvania (M.B.A.)

Following his one term as Governor, Cillóniz is currently running for the 2021 All for Peru presidential nomination. Initially facing in the party's primary election former Prime Minister of Peru, Pedro Cateriano, for the nomination,[2][3] Cillóniz became the presumptive nominee since the National Electoral Jury approved his ticket, and recognized Cateriano's withdrawal. He formally attained the nomination on 6 December 2020.

Early life and education

Cillóniz was born in the urban district of Miraflores on 15 December 1950. His father, Augusto Cillóniz Garfias, owned the 150-acre land of Hacienda San José. On his mother's side, Ángela Benavides de la Quintana, he is nephew of mining engineer and billionaire Alberto Benavides de la Quintana, and cousin of economist Ismael Benavides Ferreyros and mining magnate Roque Benavides.[4]

Upon graduating from the Santa María Marianistas School, Cillóniz was admitted in 1967 to the National University of Engineering, where he pursued a career in economic engineering. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1972, and subsequently completed a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.[5]

Career

Cillóniz has been director of the Interbank and member of the Advisory Council of the newspaper El Comercio. He also served as Director of the National Council for the Environment (CONAM), as President of the Paracas Bay Rehabilitation and Sustainable Development Commission and as Director of the National Cotton Board.

Governor of Ica (2015-2018)

In 2014, Cillóniz ran in the regional elections for Governor of Ica with Popular Force. In the first round, held on 5 October 2014, he was in first place in the electoral preferences, ahead of candidate Javier Gallegos.[6]

As none of the candidates reached 30% of the votes cast, Gallegos and Cillóniz competed in the run-off. On 7 December 2014, Cillóniz was elected Governor in the second round of the regional elections for the 2015-2018 term.[7]

Presidential run

In September 2020, following an unsuccessful run for a seat in the Peruvian Congress at the 2020 snap-election with Peru Secure Homeland, Cillóniz registered in All for Peru, in order to run for the party's presidential nomination.[8]

Upon registering in the party, All for Peru leader Aureo Zegarra criticized Cillóniz for "not having the kindness of calling him".[9] Cillóniz learned that the party was going through internal disputes, as the party's faction against Zegarra processed his party registration.[10] Ultimately, the National Elections Jury officially recognized Zegarra's executive position in the party, and Cillóniz and Pedro Cateriano's party affiliation.[11]

Cillóniz initially faced Cateriano in the primary election scheduled for 28 November 2020, but the latter eventually withdrew this candidacy, alleging the party disputes as the determinant factor in his decision.[12][13][14] Party leader Aureo Zegarra filed a claim against Cillóniz as he continued disputing the party affiliation as not-valid due to being registered by a non-official spokesman.[15] The National Electoral Jury dismissed the claim, and Cillóniz was declared All for Peru's presumptive presidential nominee.[16]

References
  1. PERU21, NOTICIAS (August 18, 2019). "Fernando Cillóniz Benavides: "Si me piden postular, soy materia dispuesta" | POLITICA". Peru21.
  2. Chavez, Adriana (September 23, 2020). "Elecciones 2021 | Fernando Cillóniz: "Estoy a favor de la conformación de alianzas de partidos"". RPP.
  3. PERÚ, NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO (September 23, 2020). "Fernando Cillóniz se inscribió en Todos por el Perú: "Si soy candidato ya se verá" | Elecciones 2021 | POLITICA". El Comercio Perú.
  4. PERU21, NOTICIAS (September 24, 2020). "Elecciones 2021 | Fernando Cillóniz: Todos por el Perú "no es vientre de alquiler" porque "no ha habido ni un centavo de por medio" nndc | POLITICA". Peru21.
  5. "Fernando Cillóniz: "La reforma agraria fue un desastre"". August 1, 2019.
  6. CORREO, NOTICIAS (October 30, 2014). "El agua, en agenda de Cillóniz y Gallegos | PERU". Correo.
  7. "ONPE al 100% en Ica: Fernando Cilloniz fue elegido presidente regional". América Noticias.
  8. "George Forsyth, Fernando Cillóniz y Roque Benavides rumbo a las elecciones 2021". September 23, 2020.
  9. GESTIÓN, NOTICIAS (September 28, 2020). "Presidente de Todos por el Perú: Fernando Cillóniz "no ha tenido la gentileza por lo menos de llamarme" NNDC | PERU". Gestión.
  10. PERÚ, NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO (October 6, 2020). "Todos por el Perú: La pugna que pondría en riesgo las candidaturas de Pedro Cateriano y Fernando Cillóniz | POLITICA". El Comercio Perú.
  11. PERU21, NOTICIAS (October 17, 2020). "JNE reconoce a Áureo Zegarra como presidente de Todos por el Perú | POLITICA". Peru21.
  12. Herrada, Diego Pajares (October 19, 2020). "Elecciones 2021: los voceados para ser candidatos a la presidencia y lo que sabemos sobre sus eventuales postulaciones | El Poder en tus Manos". rpp.pe.
  13. Andina, Redacción (October 29, 2020). "Pedro Cateriano declina precandidatura por Todos por el Perú". andina.pe.
  14. RPP, Redacción (October 29, 2020). "Cateriano retira su precandidatura presidencial por TPP debido a "irreconciliables divisiones internas"". rpp.pe.
  15. Diario Expreso, Redacción (November 6, 2020). "Cillóniz afirma ser el único precandidato de TPP". expreso.com.pe.
  16. Diario Expreso, Redacción (November 13, 2020). "Cillóniz, candidato presidencial de TPP". expreso.com.pe.
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