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Luciana León

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Luciana León
Member of Congress
In office
26 July 2006 – 30 September 2019
ConstituencyLima
Personal details
Born
Luciana Milagros León Romero

(1978-06-30) 30 June 1978 (age 46)
Lima, Peru
Nationality Peruvian
Political partyPeruvian Aprista Party
ParentRómulo León Alegría
Alma materUniversity of Lima (LLB)
Universidad de San Martín de Porres (MPP)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer
Websitehttp://www.lucianaleonenaccion.com

Luciana Milagros León Romero (born 30 June 1978) is a Peruvian politician (APRA). She is the daughter of Rómulo León Alegría, a well known politician in Peru.

Education

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Luciana León holds a law degree from the University of Lima and a Master of Governance and Public Policy from the University of San Martín de Porres.

Political career

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In February 1993, at the age of 14, she became General Secretary of the Aprista Party's youth wing, serving until 1995[citation needed]. In 2002, she was an advisor to the Women's commission of the Congress, subsequently advisor to the Vice President of Congress, her mentor Mercedes Cabanillas until 2003[citation needed]. From 2004 to 2005, she was advisor to the general direction of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications[citation needed]. In 2006, León was elected Congresswoman representing Lima and being the youngest[citation needed] representative in the 2006–2011 term. In the 2011 election, she was re-elected for another five-year term as one of only four Aprista lawmakers left.[citation needed]

She testified during the investigation of the 2008 Peru oil scandal after her name came up in e-mails indicating she was involved in the scandal.[1]

Awards and recognition

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She has been named #1 in an international Internet poll, run by Spain's 20 Minutos newspaper in 2009 to find the world's most beautiful female politician.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "PERU A YEAR AFTER PETROGATE". The Free Library.
  2. ^ "National MP named in poll of beautiful female politicians". The New Zealand Herald. 26 March 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
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