Aurelio Pastor
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Aurelio Pastor | |
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| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 11 July 2009 – 16 March 2010 | |
| President | Alan García |
| Prime Minister | Javier Velásquez |
| Preceded by | Rosario Fernández |
| Succeeded by | Víctor García Toma |
| Member of Congress | |
| In office 26 July 2001 – 26 July 2011 | |
| Constituency | San Martín |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Aurelio Pastor Valdivieso 10 November 1967 |
| Party | Peruvian Aprista Party |
| Alma mater | PUCP |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Aurelio Pastor Valdivieso (born 10 November 1967) is a Peruvian lawyer and politician and a former Congressman representing San Martín for the 2006-2011 term. Pastor belongs to the Peruvian Aprista Party. He was defeated in the 2011 election, when he ran for re-election for a seat in Lima. He was the Minister of Justice during the Second presidency of Alan García from July 2009 to September 2010.
He completed his secondary studies at the Ofelia Velasquez-Tarapoto school (1979–1983), he studied law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (1984-1990), then a Master of Constitutional Law (1993–1994) and the diploma of "Public Private Associations, Strategic Development Management" at the Peruvian University of Applied Sciences (UPC – 2005). He is currently studying the Master of Criminal Law at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (2018).
He directs a law firm in the city of Lima specializing in criminal law, parliamentary law, electoral law and in the defense of human rights.
He is married and the father of three children.
Son of Aurelio Pastor Galindo and Mercedes Valdivieso Sandoval
Political career
As a member of the Peruvian Aprista Party (APRA) he was National Secretary for Human Rights (1995–1999), National Secretary for Electoral Affairs and National Personero (1999–2000) and member of the Political Directorate from March 2010 to the present.
Congressman
In the 2000 elections, Pastor ran for a seat in Congress within the Peruvian Aprista Party, but he was not elected. In the 2001 elections, he ran once again and was elected to Congress, representing the San Martín region. In the 2006 elections, he was re-elected for a second term, once again representing the San Martin region. In the 2011 election, he lost his seat when he ran for re-election, switching his seat in Lima.
Minister of Justice
He was appointed Minister of Justice during the Second presidency of Alan García from July 2009 to September 2010, replacing Rosario Fernández, in aftermath of the 2009 political crisis. He was replaced by Victor García Toma in March 2010 as he was suspended due to a harsh and systematic campaign by the newspaper El Comercio who felt threatened by his presence in office.
