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== Political career ==
== Political career ==

=== Congress of Peru ===
He first ran for the Congress of Peru in 1985 as a member of the Christian People's Party, but was not elected. In 2004 he was elected [[President of the Congress of Peru|President]] of the [[Congress of Peru|Congress of the Republic of Peru]],<ref>http://www.congreso.gob.pe/participacion/museo/congreso/presidentes/antero_flores</ref> the only opposition Congress President during the presidency of [[Alejandro Toledo]]. On 2 December 2006, he received the post of Permanent Representative of Peru to the Organization of American States. Beginning in 2007 he has served as Defense Minister of [[Peru]] as well.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.andina.com.pe/Ingles/Noticia.aspx?id=9u8r8lbCYTg= |title=Del Castillo, Flores Araoz to attend Honduras President-elect inauguration ceremony |accessdate=2010-12-03 |date=2010-01-23 |publisher=Andina |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001222601/http://www.andina.com.pe/Ingles/Noticia.aspx?id=9u8r8lbCYTg%3D |archivedate=2011-10-01 }}</ref>
He first ran for the Congress of Peru in 1985 as a member of the Christian People's Party, but was not elected. In 2004 he was elected [[President of the Congress of Peru|President]] of the [[Congress of Peru|Congress of the Republic of Peru]],<ref>http://www.congreso.gob.pe/participacion/museo/congreso/presidentes/antero_flores</ref> the only opposition Congress President during the presidency of [[Alejandro Toledo]]. On 2 December 2006, he received the post of Permanent Representative of Peru to the Organization of American States. Beginning in 2007 he has served as Defense Minister of [[Peru]] as well.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.andina.com.pe/Ingles/Noticia.aspx?id=9u8r8lbCYTg= |title=Del Castillo, Flores Araoz to attend Honduras President-elect inauguration ceremony |accessdate=2010-12-03 |date=2010-01-23 |publisher=Andina |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001222601/http://www.andina.com.pe/Ingles/Noticia.aspx?id=9u8r8lbCYTg%3D |archivedate=2011-10-01 }}</ref>


=== Minister of Defense ===
Flores-Aráoz is recognized for being [[Alan García]]'s Minister of Defense during the 2009 ''[[Bagua]]zo'' massacre.{{Citation needed|date=November 2020}}
Flores-Aráoz is recognized for being [[Alan García]]'s Minister of Defense during the 2009 ''Baguazo'' massacre.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=12 November 2020|title="No sé qué les fastidia", dice el primer ministro de Perú ante las masivas protestas|url=https://es.noticias.yahoo.com/masivas-marchas-per%C3%BA-rechazo-gobierno-023826178.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-13|website=[[EFE]]|language=es-ES|quote='''Spanish:''' ... un Ejecutivo de "ancha base" pero que finalmente es de corte conservador, con miembros de derecha y ultraderecha. '''English:''' ... an Executive with a "broad base" but that is ultimately conservative, with members of the right and far right.}}</ref> Following the massacre of revolting natives that resulted in the deaths of thirty-three, he resigned from office.<ref name=":2" />


=== Prime Minister of Peru ===
Following the [[Removal of Martín Vizcarra]], Flores-Aráoz was named prime minister by [[Manuel Merino]] on 11 November 2020.
Following the [[Removal of Martín Vizcarra]], Flores-Aráoz was named prime minister by [[Manuel Merino]] on 11 November 2020.


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=== Education ===
=== Education ===
Regarding education, Flores-Aráoz supported the low-quality and potentially fraudulent private universities that were closed by government regulators, stating they "deserve a second chance".<ref name=":0" /> In one exchange with a reporter in 2006 about discussing a [[free trade agreement]] with Peruvians that was reported by [[Página/12]] as having "exposed his racism", he described Peruvians as "llamas and vicuñas", stating "You can't ask them a technical issue. It's outrageous. You can't ask all citizens. Those who can't read and write, you're not going to ask that".<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2020-11-11|title=Ántero Flores-Aráoz y la vez que tildó de "llamas y vicuñas" a los peruanos|url=https://libero.pe/ocio/1593199-antero-flores-araoz-criticado-comentario-racista-asegurar-peruanos-son-llamas-vicunas-nuevo-gabinete-manuel-merino|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-14|website=Líbero|language=es}}</ref>
Regarding education, Flores-Aráoz supported the low-quality and potentially fraudulent private universities that were closed by government regulators, stating they "deserve a second chance".<ref name=":0" /> In one exchange with a reporter in 2006 about discussing a [[free trade agreement]] with Peruvians that was reported by [[Página/12]] as having "exposed his racism", he described Peruvians as "llamas and vicuñas", stating "You can't ask them a technical issue. It's outrageous. You can't ask all citizens. Those who can't read and write, you're not going to ask that".<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2020-11-11|title=Ántero Flores-Aráoz y la vez que tildó de "llamas y vicuñas" a los peruanos|url=https://libero.pe/ocio/1593199-antero-flores-araoz-criticado-comentario-racista-asegurar-peruanos-son-llamas-vicunas-nuevo-gabinete-manuel-merino|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-14|website=Líbero|language=es}}</ref>


=== Sexual rights ===
=== Sexual rights ===

Revision as of 10:37, 14 November 2020

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Flores Aráoz and the second or maternal family name is Esparza.
Ántero Flores-Aráoz
OSP
Prime Minister of Peru
Incumbent
Assumed office
11 November 2020
PresidentManuel Merino
Preceded byWalter Martos
Minister of Defense
In office
20 December 2007 – 11 July 2009
PresidentAlan García
Prime MinisterJorge Del Castillo
Yehude Simon
Preceded byAllan Wagner
Succeeded byRafael Rey
President of Congress
In office
26 July 2004 – 26 July 2005
Preceded byHenry Pease
Succeeded byMarcial Ayaipoma
Member of Congress
In office
26 July 1995 – 26 July 2006
ConstituencyLima
Member of the Democratic Constituent Congress
In office
26 November 1992 – 26 July 1995
ConstituencyNational
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
26 July 1990 – 5 April 1992
ConstituencyLima
Lima City Councilman
In office
1 January 1987 – 31 December 1989
President of the Order Political Party
In office
23 April 2009 – 13 July 2017
President of the Christian People's Party
In office
18 December 1999 – 18 December 2003
Preceded byLuis Bedoya Reyes
Succeeded byLourdes Flores
Personal details
Born
Ántero Flores-Aráoz Esparza

(1942-02-28) 28 February 1942 (age 82)
Lima, Peru
Nationality Peruvian
Political partyIndependent (2017-present)
Other political
affiliations		Order (2009-2017)
Christian People's Party (1980-2007)
SpouseAna María Cedrón Brandariz
Children3
Alma materPontifical Catholic University of Peru
National University of San Marcos (LL.B.)
Occupation
  • Lawyer
  • politician

Ántero Flores-Aráoz Esparza (born 28 February 1942)[1] is a Peruvian lawyer and politician who is the Prime Minister of Peru. Once a prominent member and leader of the Christian People's Party, he left and founded the Order Political Party in order to run for the presidency at the 2016 general election, in which he placed tenth and last with 0.4% of the popular vote.[2][3][4]

Education

Flores-Aráoz studied in the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and the National University of San Marcos.

Political career

Congress of Peru

He first ran for the Congress of Peru in 1985 as a member of the Christian People's Party, but was not elected. In 2004 he was elected President of the Congress of the Republic of Peru,[5] the only opposition Congress President during the presidency of Alejandro Toledo. On 2 December 2006, he received the post of Permanent Representative of Peru to the Organization of American States. Beginning in 2007 he has served as Defense Minister of Peru as well.[6]

Minister of Defense

Flores-Aráoz is recognized for being Alan García's Minister of Defense during the 2009 Baguazo massacre.[7] Following the massacre of revolting natives that resulted in the deaths of thirty-three, he resigned from office.[7]

Prime Minister of Peru

Following the Removal of Martín Vizcarra, Flores-Aráoz was named prime minister by Manuel Merino on 11 November 2020.

Ideology

Flores-Aráoz has been described as having a radical far right political ideology in Peruvian politics.[8] He also has been active in denouncing terrorism in Peru.[9]

Education

Regarding education, Flores-Aráoz supported the low-quality and potentially fraudulent private universities that were closed by government regulators, stating they "deserve a second chance".[8] In one exchange with a reporter in 2006 about discussing a free trade agreement with Peruvians that was reported by Página/12 as having "exposed his racism", he described Peruvians as "llamas and vicuñas", stating "You can't ask them a technical issue. It's outrageous. You can't ask all citizens. Those who can't read and write, you're not going to ask that".[7][8][10]

Sexual rights

The stances of Flores-Aráoz on sexual rights have been described as conservative.[11] In 2016, he stated "I am absolutely against gay marriage", explaining that he believed "in what is natural, what God did".[11] He also prosecuted dancer and model Leisy Suarez for taking photos of herself naked while sitting on the Peruvian flag.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Ántero Flores-Aráoz Esparza" (in Spanish). Congress of Peru. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  2. ^ Política, Diario Perú 21. "Ántero Flores-Aráoz lanza su candidatura a la Presidencia por el partido Orden". peru21.pe.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ PERÚ, Diario Gestión. "Antero Flores-Aráoz completa su plancha presidencial". gestion.pe.
  4. ^ La Mula, Redacción. "Este es el pasado político de Ántero Flores Aráoz que debes conocer (y no da risa)". redaccion.lamula.pe.
  5. ^ http://www.congreso.gob.pe/participacion/museo/congreso/presidentes/antero_flores
  6. ^ "Del Castillo, Flores Araoz to attend Honduras President-elect inauguration ceremony". Andina. 2010-01-23. Archived from the original on 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2010-12-03.
  7. ^ a b c ""No sé qué les fastidia", dice el primer ministro de Perú ante las masivas protestas". EFE (in European Spanish). 12 November 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-13. Spanish: ... un Ejecutivo de "ancha base" pero que finalmente es de corte conservador, con miembros de derecha y ultraderecha. English: ... an Executive with a "broad base" but that is ultimately conservative, with members of the right and far right.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ a b c Noriega, Carlos (12 November 2020). "Perú: la ultraderecha copó el gobierno | Bajo la presidencia de Manuel Merino tras el derrocamiento de Martín Vizcarra". Página/12. Retrieved 2020-11-13. Spanish: El gabinete ministerial del nuevo presidente Manuel Merino ... es encabezado por un miembro de la descreditada vieja guardia política, vinculado a la extrema derecha. English: The ultra-conservative right wing has taken over the Peruvian government . The ministerial cabinet of the new president Manuel Merino ... is headed by a member of the discredited political old guard, linked to the extreme right.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "Flores Aráoz confirma que fallecidos en emboscada terrorista aumentó a 14". Red del Grup RPP. 2009-04-13. Retrieved 2010-12-03.
  10. ^ "Ántero Flores-Aráoz y la vez que tildó de "llamas y vicuñas" a los peruanos". Líbero (in Spanish). 2020-11-11. Retrieved 2020-11-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ a b PERU21, NOTICIAS (2016-02-17). "Ántero Flores-Aráoz: "Estoy absolutamente en contra del matrimonio gay" [Video] | POLITICA". Peru21 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-11-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ Ministro de Defensa descarta retiro de denuncia por ultraje a Bandera, 07/28/2008 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link)
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Defense
2007-2009 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Prime Minister of Peru
2020–present 		Incumbent
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