Fausto Humberto Alvarado Dodero (12 July 1950 – 15 September 2019)[1] was a Peruvian lawyer, politician and historian. He was Congressman of the Republic (1990–1992 and 2001–2006) and Minister of Justice (2002–2004).

Fausto Alvarado
Minister of Justice
In office
27 July 2002 – 16 February 2004
PresidentAlejandro Toledo
Prime MinisterLuis Solari
Beatriz Merino
Carlos Ferrero
Preceded byFernando Olivera
Succeeded byBaldo Kresalja
Member of Congress
In office
26 July 2001 – 26 July 2006
ConstituencyLima
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
26 July 1990 – 5 April 1992
ConstituencyLima
Personal details
Born
Fausto Humberto Alvarado Dodero

(1950-07-12)12 July 1950
Lima, Peru
Died15 September 2019(2019-09-15) (aged 69)
Lima, Peru
Political partyPossible Peru (2011–2017)
Independent Moralizing Front (1995–2007)
Solidarity and Democracy (1990–1992)
SpouseMaría Leticia Aggiuro Martín
ChildrenClaudia Alvarado Aggiuro
Fausto Renato Alvarado Aggiuro
Alma materLeoncio Prado Military Academy
National University of San Marcos
Universidad del Pacífico
Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
Pablo de Olavide University
OccupationLawyer, politician, historian

Early life and education

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He studied high school at Leoncio Prado Military Academy. He then entered the Faculty of Law and Political Science of the National University of San Marcos. He received a lawyer and graduated from a degree.[2] He obtained his master's degree in economics from the Universidad del Pacífico and his master's degree in history with a major in Andean Studies from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru.[3] He later received a PhD in History of the Americas from the Pablo de Olavide University of Seville.[2]

Political career

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He was a member of the Solidarity and Democracy (SODE) party, of which he was president (1988–1994). He nominated the Chamber of Deputies in the general elections of 1990, being elected as Deputy of the Republic by Lima Provinces; however, his parliamentary work was interrupted by the closure of Congress in April 1992.[3]

Then he joined the Independent Moralizing Front (IMF) led by Fernando Olivera Vega. In the 2001 general election he was elected Congressman of the Republic with 39,341 votes. As such, he presided over the Irregular Influence Investigation Commission exercised during the administration of Alberto Fujimori over the Judiciary, the Public Ministry and other State Powers and Institutions related to the Administration of Justice.[3]

On 27 July 2002, he was appointed Minister of Justice by President Alejandro Toledo; as such, he carried out a modernization of the justice sector, among his achievements the awarding in favor of the General Archive of the Nation of the old post office of the Central Post, the issuance of the Criminal Procedure Code (President of the Review Commission), the creation of CERIAJUS (Special Commission for Integral Reform of the Administration of Justice), the elaboration of the National Penitentiary Treatment Plan and the Recommendations for Legal Physical Sanitation and Informal Property Titling. As well as the signing of the UN International Convention for the fight against corruption.[3]

In February 2004, he resigned from the position of Minister of Justice,[4] after which he returned to his work as a congressman, being elected First Vice President of Congress in the period 2005–2006.[3]

In the 2011 Peruvian general election, he participated in the technical team of Possible Peru of Alejandro Toledo.[5]

Works

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  • A propósito de la Constitución de Cádiz de 1812. Los conceptos políticos más importantes (2012)
  • La historiografía y los centenarios de las repúblicas sanmartinianas. Argentina, Chile y Perú (2011)
  • A propósito de Viscardo y Guzmán. Tiempos de vida. Emancipación e Independencia. Historia conceptual (2013)
  • Virreinato o Colonia. Historia conceptual. España-Perú. Siglos XVI, XVII y XVIII (Lima: Fondo Editorial del Congreso del Perú, 2013)

References

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  1. ^ "Fallece exministro de Justicia Fausto Alvarado" (in Spanish). Andina. 15 September 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b Jorge Moreno Matos (17 July 2013). "¿De qué trata su libro? Fausto Alvarado Dodero". reporterodelahistoria.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 15 March 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Fausto Humberto Alvarado Dodero / Currículum" (in Spanish). Lima: Congress of the Republic of Peru. 8 February 2005. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Toledo reforma gabinete para aplacar crisis". elobservador.com.uy (in Spanish). 16 February 2004. Archived from the original on 10 November 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Fausto Alvarado: Falleció exministro de Justicia". agendapais.com (in Spanish). 16 September 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.