Daniel Fernando Abugattás Majluf (born 14 April 1955 in Arequipa) is a Peruvian businessman and politician belonging to the Alliance for Progress. He was formerly a Congressman representing the constituency of Lima from 2006 to 2016 and formerly belonged to the Peruvian Nationalist Party.[1]
Daniel Abugattás | |
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.jpg) Abugattás in 2012 | |
| President of Congress | |
| In office July 26, 2011 – July 26, 2012 | |
| Vice President | 1st Vice President Manuel Merino 2nd Vice President Yehude Simon 3rd Vice President Michael Urtecho |
| Preceded by | César Zumaeta |
| Succeeded by | Víctor Isla |
| Member of Congress | |
| In office July 26, 2006 – July 26, 2016 | |
| Constituency | Lima |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Daniel Fernando Abugattás Majluf 14 April 1955 Arequipa, Arequipa, Peru |
| Political party | Alliance for Progress |
| Other political affiliations | Peruvian Nationalist Party (until 2016) Peru Wins (2010-2012) |
| Alma mater | PUCP |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer, businessman |
Early life and education
editDaniel Abugattás was born on 14 April 1955 in Arequipa. Daniel Abugattás studied law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru in Lima. Subsequently, he pursued a master program in economic law at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana in Xochimilco, Mexico, from 1980 to 1981. Moreover, in 1982, he took a specialization course in quality management at the Japanese Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship (AOTS) in Osaka.
Career
editFrom 1980 to 1994, he worked as a procurator for Fabrica Moderna S.A. in Lima. From 1994 to 2006, he was the general director of Nielsen Peru.
Political career
editIn the 2006 general election, he was elected as a congressman on the joint Union for Peru–Peruvian Nationalist Party list, representing Lima. After the breakup of the alliance following the 2006 elections, Abugattás decided to sit with the Nationalist bench. During the campaign, Abugattás was the spokesperson for Humala's candidacy for the presidency. However, after seriously insulting the nation's first lady, Eliane Karp, he was removed from office and replaced by Carlos Tapia.
From 2007 to 2011, he was a member of the political commission of the Nationalist Party. He began his parliamentary work as president of the Commission for Production, Micro and Small Enterprises. Ollanta Humala entrusted him with the task of organizing his party during non-electoral times, achieving in less than a year to affiliate 32,000 militants and opening nationalist bases in 70% of the national territory (until 2008).
He received the confidence of the plenary session of Parliament to preside over the "Petroaudios" Investigative Commission, where he played an important role in clarifying such acts of corruption. From 2010 to 2011, Abugattás was the spokesman of the Nationalist bench in Congress. After Ollanta Humala and his Nationalist-dominated Peru Wins alliance won the 2011 general election, in which Abugattás was re-elected to his seat, For the annual 2011-2012 term, he was elected President of the Congress.[2] Abugattás has received various criticisms for the hiring that has been made in Congress, among these, that of former congresswoman Nancy Obregón as a citizen participation advisor.[3][4] In March 2016, he resigned from the Nationalist Party, as a result of the arbitrary and undemocratic decision of its leadership chaired by Mrs. Nadine Heredia (wife of President Ollanta Humala), leaving without a party and with an uncertain political future for him. He would later join the Alliance for Progress of Cesar Acuña and attempted to run for a seat in Congress in the 2021 elections representing Lima but he was not elected.[5][6][7]
References
edit- ^ "Abugattas garantiza coordinación entre Legislativo y Ejecutivo", El Comercio.pe (in Spanish), 26 July 2011, retrieved 5 August 2011
- ^ "Daniel Fernando Abugattás Majluf".
- ^ "Continúa controversia por contrataciones en Congreso | LaRepublica.pe". 13 May 2015. Archived from the original on 13 May 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "Exigen anular contratación de Obregón| Perú21". 24 September 2011. Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "daniel abugattas - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "Daniel Abugattás confirma su postulación al Congreso con Alianza Para el Progreso | Política". Lucidez.pe (in Spanish). 29 October 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "Elige Bien | Daniel Abugattás sobre su postulación al Congreso: "Trataré de dejar un legado"". EXITOSA NOTICIAS - NOTICIAS DEL PERU Y EL MUNDO (in Spanish). 26 February 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
External links
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- Official Congressional Site (2006–2011 term)
- Congressman's File (2011–2016 term)
- Resume on the National Jury of Elections (JNE) site
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