Víctor Espinoza Peña
Peruvian politician (1947–2021)
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Víctor Espinoza Peña (25 May 1947 – 1 March 2021) was a Peruvian politician and fisherman.[1]
Preceded byLuis Chauca Navarro
Succeeded byLidia Carrillo Véliz
Preceded byEvaristo Sarmiento Sobrado
Succeeded byLidia Carrillo Véliz
Víctor Espinoza Peña | |
|---|---|
| District Mayor of Pucusana | |
| In office 29 June 2020 – 1 March 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Luis Chauca Navarro |
| Succeeded by | Lidia Carrillo Véliz |
| Deputy District Mayor of Pucusana | |
| In office 1 January 2019 – 28 June 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Evaristo Sarmiento Sobrado |
| Succeeded by | Lidia Carrillo Véliz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 May 1947 Pucusana, Peru |
| Died | 1 March 2021 (aged 73) |
| Party | APP |
Biography
Born in Pucusana, Espinoza Peña finished his primary studies and became an artisanal fisherman. He was elected Deputy District Mayor of Pucusana in the 2018 Lima municipal election alongside Mayor Luis Chauca Navarro of the Alliance for Progress party.[2] He became Mayor after Navarro died from COVID-19 on 28 June 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru.[3]
On 6 February 2021, Espinoza Peña reported that he had tested positive for COVID-19. He died on 1 March 2021, the second mayor of Pucusana to die from the virus.[4][5]
