President of the Congress of the Republic of Peru is the presiding officer in the Congress of the Republic of Peru.
This is a list of representatives that have served as Presidents of the Peruvian legislature. The Constitution of 1993 re-arranged Congress into a unicameral legislature. The President is elected for a one-year term.
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Francisco Xavier de Luna Pizarro |
20 September 1822 |
20 October 1822 |
José de Larrea y Loredo |
21 October 1822 |
20 November 1822 |
Juan Antonio de Andueza |
21 November 1822 |
20 December 1822 |
Hipólito Unanue |
20 December 1822 |
20 February 1823 |
Nicolás de Araníbar y Fernández Cornejo |
20 February 1823 |
20 April 1823 |
Carlos Pedemonte y Talavera |
21 April 1823 |
20 June 1823 |
Justo Figuerola de Estrada |
20 June 1823 |
6 August 1823 |
Carlos Pedemonte y Talavera |
6 August 1823 |
12 August 1823 |
Justo Figuerola de Estrada |
12 August 1823 |
20 September 1823 |
Manuel Arias Pérez de los Ríos |
20 September 1823 |
20 October 1823 |
Manuel Salazar y Baquíjano |
20 October 1823 |
20 November 1823 |
José de la Mar Cortázar |
20 November 1823 |
20 December 1823 |
Felipe Antonio Alvarado Toledo y Pimentel |
20 December 1823 |
20 January 1824 |
José María Galdeano y Mendoza |
20 January 1824 |
20 February 1824 |
José Gregorio Fernández de Paredes Ayala |
20 February 1825 |
10 March 1825 |
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Francisco Xavier de Luna Pizarro |
4 June 1827 |
4 July 1827 |
Manuel Lorenzo de Vidaurre y Encalada |
4 July 1827 |
4 August 1827 |
Francisco Valdivieso y Prada |
4 August 1827 |
4 October 1827 |
Mariano de la Llosa y Vizcarra |
4 October 1827 |
4 November 1827 |
Tomás Diéguez de Florencia |
4 November 1827 |
4 December 1827 |
Juan Tomás Moscoso y Pérez |
4 December 1827 |
4 January 1828 |
Juan Manuel Nocheto de Castro |
4 January 1828 |
4 February 1828 |
Manuel Tellería Vicuña |
4 February 1828 |
4 March 1828 |
Francisco Xavier de Luna Pizarro |
4 March 1828 |
4 April 1828 |
Mariano Alejo Álvarez Vera |
4 April 1828 |
4 June 1828 |
Juan Manuel Nocheto de Castro |
4 June 1828 |
16 June 1828 |
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First bicameral congress of Peru.
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Presidents of the Senate
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Took office |
Left office |
Andrés Reyes y Buitrón |
31 August 1829 |
20 December 1829 |
Andrés Reyes y Buitrón |
19 April 1831 |
26 September 1831 |
Manuel Tellería Vicuña |
29 July 1832 |
22 December 1832 |
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Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies
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Took office |
Left office |
Juan Antonio Távara Andrade |
31 August 1829 |
20 December 1829 |
Juan Bautista Navarrete y Maldonado |
19 April 1831 |
26 September 1831 |
José María de Pando y Ramírez de Laredo |
29 July 1832 |
22 December 1832 |
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President of the Assembly (Republic of South Peru)
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Took office |
Left office |
Nicolás Fernández de Piérola y Flores |
7 December 1835 |
22 March 1836 |
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President of the Assembly (Republic of North Peru)
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Took office |
Left office |
Evaristo Gómez Sánchez |
3 August 1836 |
24 August 1836 |
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Manuel Bartolomé Ferreyros |
15 August 1839 |
15 September 1839 |
Manuel Villarán Loli |
15 September 1839 |
15 October 1839 |
Agustín Guillermo Charún |
15 October 1839 |
15 November 1839 |
Lucas Pellicer Camacho |
15 November 1839 |
28 November 1839 |
Lucas Pellicer Camacho |
7 July 1840 |
12 July 1840 |
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Presidents of the Senate (1845–1853)
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Manuel A. Cuadros Loayza |
16 April 1845 |
6 August 1847 |
José Isidro Bonifaz |
6 August 1847 |
28 July 1849 |
Bartolomé Herrera Vélez |
28 July 1849 |
28 July 1851 |
Joaquín José de Osma y Ramírez de Arellano |
28 July 1851 |
28 July 1853 |
Francisco Forcelledo Maldonado |
28 July 1853 |
17 November 1853 |
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Francisco Quirós y Ampudia |
14 July 1855 |
5 September 1855 |
José Santos Castañeda (First vice president) |
5 September 1855 |
30 September 1855 |
Miguel de San Román y Meza |
1 October 1855 |
31 October 1855 |
Manuel Ezequiel Rey de Castro Arce |
1 November 1855 |
16 November 1855 |
Manuel Costas Arce (First vice president) |
16 November 1855 |
30 November 1855 |
Miguel de San Román y Meza |
1 December 1855 |
31 January 1856 |
José Gálvez Egúsquiza |
1 February 1856 |
28 February 1856 |
Miguel de San Román y Meza |
1 March 1856 |
31 October 1856 |
Manuel Toribio Ureta Pacheco |
1 November 1856 |
31 December 1856 |
José Gálvez Egúsquiza |
1 January 1857 |
31 January 1857 |
Manuel Toribio Ureta Pacheco |
1 February 1857 |
31 March 1857 |
José Gálvez Egúsquiza |
1 April 1857 |
31 August 1857 |
Francisco Quirós y Ampudia |
1 September 1857 |
31 October 1857 |
Manuel Toribio Ureta Pacheco |
1 November 1857 |
2 November 1857 |
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President of the Senate (1858–1859)
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José Miguel Medina Elera |
12 October 1858 |
25 May 1859 |
President of the Chamber of Deputies (1858–1859)
Name |
Took office |
Left office |
Pedro José Bustamante y Alvizuri |
12 October 1858 |
25 May 1859 |
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Bartolomé Herrera Vélez |
14 July 1860 |
15 November 1860 |
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Presidents of the Senate (1868–1879)
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Left office |
José Rufino Echenique Benavente |
28 July 1868 |
28 July 1871 |
No legislature |
28 July 1871 |
28 July 1872 |
Manuel Francisco Benavides Canduelas |
28 July 1872 |
28 July 1873 |
No legislature |
28 July 1873 |
28 July 1874 |
Francisco de Paula Muñoz Sologuren |
28 July 1874 |
28 July 1876 |
José Antonio García y García |
28 July 1876 |
4 August 1876 |
Francisco Rosas Balcázar |
4 August 1876 |
28 July 1878 |
Manuel Pardo y Lavalle |
28 July 1878 |
16 November 1878 |
José Antonio García y García Vice president |
16 November 1878 |
28 July 1879 |
José Antonio García y García |
28 July 1879 |
25 October 1879 |
Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies (1868–1879)
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Took office |
Left office |
Juan Oviedo |
28 July 1868 |
28 July 1870 |
Manuel Benjamín Cisneros |
28 July 1870 |
15 December 1870 |
Eleuterio Macedo (Second vice president) |
15 December 1870 |
28 July 1871 |
No legislature |
28 July 1871 |
28 July 1872 |
José Simeón Tejeda Mares |
28 July 1872 |
28 July 1873 |
No legislature |
28 July 1873 |
28 July 1874 |
Mariano Ignacio Prado |
28 July 1874 |
28 August 1874 |
Ramón Ribeyro (First vice president) |
28 August 1874 |
28 July 1875 |
Mariano Ignacio Prado |
28 July 1875 |
28 July 1876 |
Ignacio de Osma y Ramírez de Arellano |
28 July 1876 |
28 July 1878 |
Camilo N. Carrillo Martínez |
28 July 1878 |
29 July 1879 |
Ricardo Wenceslao Espinoza (First vice president) |
29 July 1879 |
25 October 1879 |
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Installed by the government of Francisco García Calderón in Chorrillos.[1]
President of the Senate (1881)
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Francisco de Paula Muñoz Sologuren |
10 July 1881 |
23 August 1881 |
President of the Chamber of Deputies (1881)
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Left office |
César Canevaro |
10 July 1881 |
23 August 1881 |
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Installed by Nicolás de Piérola in Ayacucho.
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Pío Benigno Meza |
28 July 1881 |
12 September 1881 |
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Installed by the government of Miguel Iglesias in Cajamarca.
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Vidal García y García |
25 December 1882 |
1883 |
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Installed by the government of Lizardo Montero Flores in Arequipa.
President of the Senate (1883)
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Alejandro Arenas Villarreal |
22 April 1883 |
20 June 1883 |
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President of Senate (1886)
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Francisco Rosas Balcázar |
30 May 1886 |
13 July 1886 |
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Presidents of Senate (1886–1919)
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President of the national constituent assembly[3]
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Mariano H. Cornejo Zenteno |
24 September 1919 |
27 December 1919 |
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Presidents of the Senate (1919–1930)
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Constituent Congress (1931–1936)
Presidents of the Constituent Congress[3]
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Took office |
Left office |
Political party |
Luis Antonio Eguiguren Escudero |
8 December 1931 |
21 April 1932 |
Party Socialdemócrata |
Clemente Justiniano Revilla Villanueva |
21 April 1932 |
8 December 1936 |
Nationalist Party |
Bicameral Congress (1939–1968)
Presidents of the Senate (1939–1968)
Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies (1939–1968)
Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies[4]
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Carlos Sayán Álvarez |
8 December 1939 |
28 July 1941 |
Revolutionary Union |
Gerardo Balbuena Carrillo |
28 July 1941 |
28 July 1944 |
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Carlos Sayán Álvarez |
28 July 1944 |
28 July 1945 |
Revolutionary Union |
Fernando León de Vivero |
28 July 1945 |
28 July 1946 |
Peruvian Aprista Party |
Pedro E. Muñiz Martínez |
28 July 1946 |
28 July 1947 |
Peruvian Aprista Party |
Fernando León de Vivero |
28 July 1947 |
28 July 1948 |
Peruvian Aprista Party |
No legislature |
28 July 1948 |
29 October 1948 |
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Vacant, coup d'état |
29 October 1948 |
28 July 1950 |
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Claudio Fernández Concha |
28 July 1950 |
28 July 1952 |
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Juan Manuel Peña Prado |
28 July 1952 |
28 July 1954 |
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Eduardo Miranda Sousa |
28 July 1954 |
28 July 1956 |
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Carlos Ledgard Jiménez |
28 July 1956 |
28 July 1958 |
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Javier Ortiz de Zevallos Thorndike |
28 July 1958 |
28 July 1960 |
Pradist Democratic Movement |
Armando de la Flor Valle |
28 July 1960 |
18 July 1962 |
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Vacant, coup d'état |
18 July 1962 |
28 July 1963 |
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Fernando León de Vivero |
28 July 1963 |
28 July 1964 |
Peruvian Aprista Party |
Víctor Freundt Rosell |
28 July 1964 |
28 July 1965 |
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Enrique Rivero Vélez |
28 July 1965 |
28 July 1966 |
Unión Nacional Odriísta |
Antonio Monsalve Morante |
28 July 1966 |
28 July 1967 |
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Armando Villanueva del Campo |
28 July 1967 |
28 July 1968 |
Peruvian Aprista Party |
Andrés Townsend Ezcurra |
28 July 1968 |
3 October 1968 |
Peruvian Aprista Party |
Bicameral Congress (1980–1992)
Presidents of the Senate (1980–1992)
- ¹ Ramiro Prialé died on February 25 of 1988.
- ² Jorge Lozada assumed the Presidency of the Senate after the death of Ramiro Prialé, because he was the Vice-President of the Chamber.
- ³ Felipe Osterling's presidency was interrupted when President Fujimori dissolved Congress in 1992.
Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies (1980–1992)
- ¹ Fernando León de Vivero died on January 26 of 1990.
- ² Luis Alvarado assumed the Presidency of the Chamber after the death of Fernando León De Vivero, because he was the 1st Vice-President of the Chamber.
- ³ Roberto Ramírez del Villar presidency was interrupted when President Fujimori dissolved Congress in 1992.
Congress of the Republic (1995–present)
- Notes
- ¹ Luz Salgado temporarily assumed the position of President of Congress after a motion to censure President Hildebrandt.
- ² Valentìn Paniagua, was elected President of Congress and as such simultaneously served as President of the Transitional Government.
- ³ Carlos Ferrero Costa, was assigned to President of Congress by an agreement between different political parties.
- 4 Alejandro Aguinaga temporarily assumed the position of President of Congress after Javier Velásquez's nomination as President of the Council of Ministers.
- 5 Luis Iberico temporarily assumed the position of President of Congress after Freddy Otárola's nomination as Minister of Labor.
References
José Gálvez Barrenechea died 8 February 1957
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