Javier Alva Orlandini
Javier Alva Orlandini (December 11, 1927 – June 1, 2020) was a lawyer and a Peruvian politician. A prominent member of the political party Popular Action, he served as the President of the party.[1] He served as 2nd Vice President of Peru during the government of Fernando Belaúnde from 1980 to 1985.[2] Throughout his life he became a Deputy (1963–1968), Minister of Government and Police (1965–1966), Senator (1980–1985 and 1990–1992), President of the Senate (1981–1982),[3] and Congressman (1995–2000). In 2002, he became a Magistrate of the Constitutional Court, at the same time being elected by Congress as the President of the Court for a 3-year term. He was a candidate for the Presidency of the Republic in 1985, but got 4% of the popular vote, being defeated by Alan García. He later served as President of Peru's constitutional tribunal.[4]
Javier Alva Orlandini | |
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| President of the Constitutional Tribunal of Peru | |
| In office December 2, 2002 – December 2, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Guillermo Rey Terr |
| Succeeded by | Víctor García Toma |
| Magistrate of the Constitutional Tribunal of Peru | |
| In office May 31, 2002 – September 19, 2007 | |
| Member of Congress | |
| In office July 26, 1995 – July 26, 2000 | |
| Constituency | National |
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office July 26, 1990 – April 5, 1992 | |
| Constituency | National |
| In office July 26, 1980 – July 26, 1985 | |
| Constituency | National |
| President of the Senate | |
| In office July 26, 1981 – July 26, 1982 | |
| Preceded by | Julio Óscar Trelles Montes |
| Succeeded by | Sandro Mariátegui Chiappe |
| Second Vice President of Peru | |
| In office July 28, 1980 – July 28, 1985 | |
| President | Fernando Belaúnde |
| Preceded by | Vacant (Last held by Mario Polar Ugarteche in 1968) |
| Succeeded by | Luis Alva Castro |
| Minister of Government and Police | |
| In office November 15, 1965 – October 26, 1966 | |
| President | Fernando Belaúnde |
| Preceded by | Octavio Mongrut Muñoz |
| Succeeded by | Luis Alayza Escardó |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office July 28, 1963 – October 3, 1968 | |
| Constituency | Lima |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 11, 1927 Cajamarca, Peru |
| Died | June 1, 2020 (aged 92) Lima, Peru |
| Cause of death | Fracture |
| Political party | Popular Action |
| Alma mater | National University of San Marcos |
He wrote several books, including "Responding to the Dictatorship", "Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow", the "Vicious Circle", "I Minister", "Word of Honor" and "Yes I swear", and numerous legal articles. The audits, representative legislative, legal, academic and professional are of extensive quality and are recognized by the Peruvian people and their various institutions that have given many honorary degrees.
Biography
He was the son of José Felipe Alva y Alva and Blanca Orlandini. His father was a lawyer, poet and senator for Cajamarca (1945–1948).[5]
He attended primary school in his hometown, then went on to Trujillo, where he attended secondary school at Colegio Seminario San Carlos y San Marcelo (1941–1945).[6]
In 1946 he entered the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, where he studied law and economics. He graduated from law school with his thesis on The Preference Pact (1952) and received his law degree on January 16, 1953.[6]
During his time as a university student, he fought against General Manuel A. Odría's sole candidacy for the presidency (1950) and was president of the Centro Federado de los Estudiantes at the Law School (1952).[6] Due to his political activities, he was imprisoned for three months at El Frontón.
He was the founder and president of the National Front of Democratic Youth (1955), which led to the candidacy of architect Fernando Belaunde Terry for the presidency in the 1956 general elections, in which he came in second place.[5] This political grouping gave rise shortly afterwards to the Popular Action party, whose first Ordinary National Congress was held in 1957, at which Alva was elected a member of the Plenary. In 1958, his party commissioned him to draft the new Electoral Law, which was presented to the Senate. He was then appointed Secretary of Electoral Affairs (1959) and Assistant Secretary General (1961).[6]
During the 1962 general elections, and in his capacity as his party's representative, he denounced the alleged irregularities in the process, contributing to its annulment by the Armed Forces.
Representative
In the 1963 general elections, he was elected deputy for Lima; among his legislative initiatives of those years was the Municipal Elections Bill.[5]
References
- Congresistas de Acción Popular definen hoy la creación de nueva bancada, La Republica, 20 July 2012
- "Presidentes y vicepresidentes desde 1980 en Perú, crisis y realidades". 26 July 2018.
- "Javier Alva Orlandini".
- Alva Orlandini seguro de que el TC declare inconstitucional ordenanza regional sobre Conga, La Republica, 14 January 2012
- (PDF). 2017-10-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20171021005116/http://www4.congreso.gob.pe/museo/presidentes/289.Alva%20Orlandini.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-10-21. Retrieved 2020-05-12. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - Tauro, Alberto, 1914– (2001). Enciclopedia ilustrada del Perú : síntesis del conocimiento integral del Perú, desde sus orígenes hasta la actualidad (3. ed.). Lima, Perú: PEISA. ISBN 9972-40-149-9. OCLC 48243862.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)