César Trelles

César Trelles
César Trelles
2nd Piura
Personal details
Born	May 3, 1936 (age 87); Dental surgeon

César Trelles Lara (born May 3, 1936) is a

Peruvian dental surgeon and politician who is the current president of the Peruvian Aprista Party

since October 2019.

He served as Governor of

Piura from 2003 to 2010, and as member of the now abolished Peruvian Chamber of Deputies from 1980 to 1992, representing the constituency of Piura

.

Early life and education

César Trelles Lara was born on May 3, 1936, in

Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal, and simultaneously served as National Secretary of Popular Urbanizations within his party.^[1]

Political career

Trelles was elected to the lower house of the

self-coup led by president Alberto Fujimori

on April 5, 1992.

In 2000, he was elected Secretary General of the Peruvian Aprista Party in Piura, a position he would later resign to run as a candidate for the first gubernational election in Piura.

In November 2002 he was elected Governor of Piura, a position he officially took on January 1, 2003.^[5] His tenure was not without criticism, many of which arose from within his party. In November 2004, a former manager in the region denounced to the media that Trelles was filling up positions in the regional government with party members, and that this was leading to great inefficiency in the administration.

In July 2006, party congressman

José Carrasco Távara emphasized his criticism of Trelles and accepted an internal resolution by his party's electoral body, declaring a nullification of his candidacy for the 2006 regional elections for having pending with the Peruvian State

. Despite this, his re-election prospered amid internal strife, attaining 24.71% of the popular votes, 18,000 votes over his main opponent, Javier Atkins.

Subsequently, he unsuccessfully sought his second reelection in the 2010, 2014 and 2018 regional elections.[5]

On April 19, 2019, Trelles and a group of party leaders from Piura were involved in a deadly car-accident while traveling to Lima to attend the wake of Alan García at the party headquarters. He was taken by helicopter to a Lima hospital in critical condition. The accident left him incapacitated due to his age.^[6]

Presidency of the Peruvian Aprista Party (2019–)

On October 27, 2019, Trelles was elected president of the

Carlos Roca Cáceres. The leadership election was controversial, amid with accusations of fraud and favoritism towards Trelles' list, which involved former congressman Mauricio Mulder as Chairman of the Political Commission, and current secretary-generals Elías Rodríguez and Benigno Chirinos.^[7]^[8] His accident was brought to light by the losing side as they suggested that Trelles was not even aware of him running for the position due to his medical condition. Pundits view his election as an intent by Mulder, Rodríguez and Chirinos to continue manipulating the party's leadership, as the presidency is a more honorific position for the late Alan García.^[9] Following the Peruvian Aprista Party's failure to gain congressional seats in the 2020 parliamentary snap election, Roca Cáceres, criticized the controversial congressional nominations selected by the party's executive committee, blaming the poor results on the current leadership.^[10]

References

^ https://aplicaciones002.jne.gob.pe/hdverm2010/public/verhojadevida.aspx?ID_CANDIDATO=21419&ID_ORG_POLITICA=32^{[permanent dead link]}
^ 1980-1985 Diputados pucp.edu.pe ^{[dead link]}
^ Diputados 1985-1990 Diputados pucp.edu.pe ^{[dead link]}
^ 1990-1992 Diputados pucp.edu.pe ^{[dead link]}
^ ^a ^b "Infogob | Observatorio para la Gobernabilidad".
^ "César Trelles Lara entre los heridos de accidente de comitiva que viajaba al sepelio de Alan García | EDICION". April 19, 2019.
^ "Lista encabezada por César Trelles gana elecciones en el Apra". October 27, 2019.
^ "Militantes apristas cuestionan elección de César Trelles Lara como nuevo presidente del Apra". October 28, 2019.
^ "Polémica por participación de Trelles Lara en elecciones pese a estar grave de salud". October 27, 2019.
^ LR, Redacción (January 30, 2020). "Carlos Roca: "Los dirigentes actuales deben dejar obligatoriamente la conducción del partido"". larepublica.pe.

[1] ttps://aplicaciones002.jne.gob.pe/hdverm2010/public/verhojadevida.aspx?ID_CANDIDATO=21419&ID_ORG_POLITICA=32^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] 1980-1985 Diputados pucp.edu.pe ^{[dead link]}

[3] Diputados 1985-1990 Diputados pucp.edu.pe ^{[dead link]}

[4] 1990-1992 Diputados pucp.edu.pe ^{[dead link]}

[auto-5] "Infogob | Observatorio para la Gobernabilidad".

[6] "César Trelles Lara entre los heridos de accidente de comitiva que viajaba al sepelio de Alan García | EDICION". April 19, 2019.

[7] "Lista encabezada por César Trelles gana elecciones en el Apra". October 27, 2019.

[8] "Militantes apristas cuestionan elección de César Trelles Lara como nuevo presidente del Apra". October 28, 2019.

[9] "Polémica por participación de Trelles Lara en elecciones pese a estar grave de salud". October 27, 2019.

[10] LR, Redacción (January 30, 2020). "Carlos Roca: "Los dirigentes actuales deben dejar obligatoriamente la conducción del partido"". larepublica.pe.

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