José Luna

José León Luna Gálvez (born 17 July 1955 in Huancavelica) is a Peruvian economist and politician originally from the National Solidarity party who later founded the Podemos Peru and was a Congressman representing Lima between 2000 and 2016.

José Luna
President of Podemos Perú
Assumed office
1 October 2018
Preceded byParty founded
Member of Congress
In office
26 July 2000 – 26 July 2016
ConstituencyLima
Secretary General of National Solidarity
In office
2 March 2014 – 29 March 2016
PresidentLuis Castañeda
Personal details
Born (1955-07-17) 17 July 1955
Huancavelica, Peru
Political partyPodemos Perú (2018–present)
Other political
affiliations		National Solidarity (1999–2016)
Peruvian Aprista Party (1995–1999)
Alma materUniversity of San Martín de Porres (BA, MA, PhD)
OccupationBusinessman and politician
ProfessionEconomist

Career

José Luna holds a Master in Economics and a PhD in Education, both from the Universidad de San Martín de Porres. He is the owner and general manager of Telesup private distance learning university.

In 1999 Luna was a founding member of the centre-right National Solidarity party led by Luis Castañeda. Since that time, he has been a member of the political commission of the party, and since January 2011 he also has been Secretary General.

Political career

Luna was elected to Congress on the National Solidarity list in 2000 and was re-elected in the National Unity alliance list in the 2001 and 2006 elections. In the 2011 election he was re-elected for another five-year term this time on the National Solidarity Alliance ticket. In 2018 he formed his own political party, Podemos Perú.

Education career

Over recent decades, Peru's tertiary education sector has dramatically expanded, and Peru had over 140 universities in 2019.[1] Many of the 'degrees' are not recognised by any international body.[1]

Telesup was based in a Lima building behind a seven-story false facade; there were only four stories.[1] Vice News described Luna's university as being "lucrative" and "low-quality".[2] Sunedu, the state body regulating higher education standards, published a drone photograph of the site and blocked new student enrollment, giving Telesup two years to close.[1] This affected 20,000 or more students who were required to complete their studies at other licensed institutions.[1]

Arrest

On 8 November 2020, Luna was arrested for allegedly bribing authorities to register his Podemos Peru party for the elections, despite not receiving enough votes to participate.[2]

References
  1. Collyns, Dan (8 June 2019). "Telesup school's fake facade called 'a symbol of Peruvian university system'". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  2. "A Notorious Rebel Leader Just Got Peru's President Impeached From Prison". Vice News. Retrieved 14 November 2020.


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