Fernando Olivera

Fernando Olivera Vega (born in Lima on July 26, 1958) is a Peruvian politician and leader of Independent Moralizing Front (FIM), a Peruvian political party.[1] Fernando Olivera (also known as Popy, after a popular 80's clown) gained some support after the fall of the Fujimori government as an anti-corruption figure, having made secret tapes public showing Fujimori's advisor Vladimiro Montesinos bribing money to Congressmen Alberto Kouri, politicians and members of the media.

Fernando Olivera Vega
Minister of Foreign Relations
In office 11 August 2005 – 13 August 2005
President	Alejandro Toledo
Prime Minister	Carlos Ferrero
Preceded by	Manuel Rodríguez Cuadros
Succeeded by	Óscar Maúrtua
Ambassador of Peru to Spain
In office 27 November 2002 – 11 August 2005
Preceded by	Carlos Pareja Ríos
Succeeded by	José Lecaros de Cossío
Minister of Justice
In office 28 July 2001 – 21 July 2002
President	Alejandro Toledo
Prime Minister	Roberto Dañino
Preceded by	Diego García Sayán
Succeeded by	Fausto Alvarado
Member of Congress
In office 26 July 1995 – 26 July 2001
Constituency	National
Member of the Democratic Constituent Congress
In office 26 November 1992 – 26 July 1995
Constituency	National
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 26 July 1985 – 5 April 1992
Constituency	Lima
Personal details
Born	Luis Fernando Olivera Vega (1958-07-26) 26 July 1958 Lima, Peru
Nationality	Peru
Political party	Front of Hope 2021 (2020-present)
Other political affiliations	Independent (2006-2015) Independent Moralizing Front (1990-2006) Christian People's Party (1985-1990)
Spouse(s)	Rocío Grases Miró-Quesada
Mother	Zoila Vega Zavala
Father	Luis Olivera Balmaceda
Alma mater	University of the Pacific
Occupation	Politician

He and his party also have a history of confrontation with Alan García and APRA. FIM has also been ruling party Peru Possible's main ally during Alejandro Toledo's government. Recently, his party has been weakened due to a scandal that cost him his office as ambassador to Spain. The dismissal was allegedly due to inefficiency during his office. His designation as Minister of Foreign Affairs was very controversial, due to his lack of experience as a diplomat and his reputation for being conflictive, forcing him to resign.[2][3]

He was registered as FIM's presidential candidate for the 2006 national election until 8 February 2006, when he dropped out of the race to lead the party's Congressional candidate list. His presidential campaign had been very unsuccessful, getting at most a couple percent of support nationwide, according to all public opinion polls since the official start of the electoral race in January.