Luciana León

Luciana León
Luciana León
Member of Congress
	In office; 26 July 2006 – 30 September 2019
Constituency	Lima
Personal details
Born	Luciana Milagros León Romero; 30 June 1978 (age 46); Lima, Peru
Nationality	Peruvian
Political party	Peruvian Aprista Party
Parent	Rómulo León Alegría
Alma mater	University of Lima (LLB); Universidad de San Martín de Porres (MPP)
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Lawyer
Website	http://www.lucianaleonenaccion.com

Luciana Milagros León Romero (born 30 June 1978) is a Peruvian politician (APRA). She is the daughter of Rómulo León Alegría, a well known politician in Peru.

Education

Luciana León holds a law degree from the University of Lima and a Master of Governance and Public Policy from the University of San Martín de Porres.

Political career

In February 1993, at the age of 14, she became General Secretary of the Aprista Party's youth wing, serving until 1995^{[citation needed]}. In 2002, she was an advisor to the Women's commission of the Congress, subsequently advisor to the Vice President of Congress, her mentor Mercedes Cabanillas until 2003^{[citation needed]}. From 2004 to 2005, she was advisor to the general direction of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications^{[citation needed]}. In 2006, León was elected Congresswoman representing Lima and being the youngest^{[citation needed]} representative in the 2006–2011 term. In the 2011 election, she was re-elected for another five-year term as one of only four Aprista lawmakers left.^{[citation needed]}

She testified during the investigation of the 2008 Peru oil scandal after her name came up in e-mails indicating she was involved in the scandal.^[1]

Awards and recognition

She has been named #1 in an international Internet poll, run by Spain's 20 Minutos newspaper in 2009 to find the world's most beautiful female politician.^[2]

References

^ "PERU A YEAR AFTER PETROGATE". The Free Library.
^ "National MP named in poll of beautiful female politicians". The New Zealand Herald. 26 March 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2011.

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[1] "PERU A YEAR AFTER PETROGATE". The Free Library.

[2] "National MP named in poll of beautiful female politicians". The New Zealand Herald. 26 March 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2011.

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