Roberto Sánchez Palomino

Roberto Helbert Sánchez Palomino (born February 3, 1969) is a Peruvian psychologist and politician. He is a congressman of the Congress of the Republic of Peru for the period 2021-2026 and was Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism for Pedro Castillo from July 29, 2021 until his resignation on December 7, 2022.^[1]

Roberto Sánchez Palomino
Member of Congress
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 July 2021
Constituency	Lima
President of Together for Peru
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 October, 2017
Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism
In office 29 July 2021 – 7 December 2022
President	Pedro Castillo
Prime Minister	Guido Bellido Mirtha Vásquez Héctor Valer Aníbal Torres Betssy Chávez
Preceded by	Claudia Cornejo [es]
Succeeded by	Luis Fernando Helguero [es]
Personal details
Born	Roberto Helbert Sánchez Palomino (1969-02-03) 3 February 1969 (age 55) Huaral, Peru
Political party	Together for Peru (since 2017)
Other political affiliations	Peruvian Humanist Party (since 2006)
Education	National University of San Marcos

Biography

Roberto was born in Huaral on February 3, 1969.^[2] He studied Psychology at the National University of San Marcos.^[3]

In 2020, he was appointed manager of Social Development of the Provincial Municipality of Huaral.^[3]

Political career

In the 2006 general elections, Roberto ran for congress for the Decentralist Concertation for Lima, without success, he obtained 1,259 votes.^[4]

In the 2006 regional and municipal elections, Roberto was a candidate for mayor of Huaral for the Peruvian Humanist Party, but was unsuccessful in winning it.^[5]

He was part of the Peruvian Humanist Party, later he joined Together for Peru, where he is the president as of 2022.^[6][7]

Congressman

In the 2021 general elections, he was elected congressman for the Republic of Peru with Together for Peru, with 29,827 votes, for the 2021-2026 parliamentary period.^[8]

On July 29, 2021, he was appointed Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism in the government of Pedro Castillo.^[2]

References

1. "Roberto Sánchez: "Agenda de la PCM no ha sido, ni será el modo golpista del Gobierno"" [Roberto Sánchez: "The PCM agenda has not been, nor will it be, the government's coup"]. Infobae (in European Spanish). 2022-12-04. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
2. "Roberto Sánchez jura como ministro de Comercio Exterior y Turismo" [Roberto Sánchez is sworn in as Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism]. Andina (in Spanish). 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
3. "Roberto Sánchez, el nuevo ministro de Comercio Exterior y Turismo [PERFIL]" [Roberto Sánchez, the new Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism [PROFILE]]. Radio Programas del Perú (in Spanish). 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
4. "ELECCIONES GENERALES 2006 - CONGRESAL". Infogob. 2006. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
5. "ELECCIONES REGIONALES Y MUNICIPALES 2006 - MUNICIPAL PROVINCIAL". Infogab. 2006. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
6. "Presidente de Juntos por el Perú se reunió con Vladimir Cerrón antes de acuerdo entre Verónika Mendoza y Pedro Castillo". expreso.com.pe. 2021-05-06. Archived from the original on 2021-06-12. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
7. "Presidente de Juntos por el Perú sobre Pedro Castillo: "Tenemos coincidencias muy importantes"". El Comercio Perú (in Spanish). 2021-04-12. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
8. "Resultados de las elecciones al Congreso | próximos 130 congresistas boca de urna Ipsos, conteo rápido y avance ONPE". elecciones.larepublica.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-21.