Luis Giampietri

Luis Alejandro Giampietri Rojas (born 31 December 1940) is a retired admiral of the Peruvian Navy (1960-1996) and a politician belonging to the Peruvian Aprista Party. Giampietri ran successfully as Alan García's first running mate in the 2006 Peruvian general election, and was sworn in on 28 July 2006 and served until 28 July 2011.[1] He was also elected as Congressman representing the Constitutional Province of Callao for the 2006-2011 term.

Luis Giampietri OSP
First Vice President of Peru
In office 28 July 2006 – 28 July 2011
President	Alan García
Preceded by	Raúl Diez Canseco
Succeeded by	Marisol Espinoza
Member of Congress
In office 26 July 2006 – 26 July 2011
Constituency	Callao
Lima City Councilman
In office 1 January 1996 – 1 January 1999
Personal details
Born	Luis Alejandro Giampietri Rojas (1940-12-31) 31 December 1940 Callao, Peru
Political party	Independent
Other political affiliations	Peruvian Aprista Party (2006-2011)
Spouse(s)	Lidia Marcela Ramos Seminario
Alma mater	Peruvian Naval School
Military service
Allegiance	Peru
Branch/service	Peruvian Navy
Rank	Admiral

Giampietri was one of the naval officers implicated in the massacre on El Frontón, a prison island off the coast of Callao.[2] The massacre took place during Alan García's administration, on June 18, 1986, after Shining Path prisoners staged an uprising at El Frontón and two other prisons. All the prisoners involved in the rebellion were killed, and Human Rights Watch claimed that evidence suggested that "no fewer than ninety" of the prisoners killed were victims of extrajudicial executions.[3][4]

Luis Giampietri

On December 17, 1996, Giampietri was taken hostage by the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) during the Japanese embassy hostage crisis. Key to the success of the rescue operation was the intelligence provided by Giampietri, admiral of the Peruvian Navy at the time and former commander of a special operations group. He received and distributed hundreds of bugged items in the building and himself communicated by radio with the Peruvian military.

As of February 2007 Giampietri is working ahead of the CEAN or Extraordinary Commission for APEC, in Spanish initials. He has successfully arranged 127 international meetings so far. These meetings will be held in nine different major cities such as Lima (Peru's capital), Arequipa, Trujillo, Chiclayo, Iquitos, Piura, and Tumbes; and possibly Cusco.

He is married with four children and two grandchildren.