Fernando Olivera (politician)
{{short description|Peruvian politician}}
{{family name hatnote|Olivera|Vega|lang=Spanish}}
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| name = Fernando Olivera Vega
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| office = Minister of Foreign Relations
| president = Alejandro Toledo
| primeminister = Carlos Ferrero
| term_start = 11 August 2005
| term_end = 13 August 2005
| predecessor = Manuel Rodríguez Cuadros
| successor = Óscar Maúrtua
| office2 = Ambassador of Peru to Spain
| term_start2 = 27 November 2002
| term_end2 = 11 August 2005
| predecessor2 = Carlos Pareja Ríos
| successor2 = José Lecaros de Cossío
| office3 = Minister of Justice
| president3 = Alejandro Toledo
| primeminister3 = Roberto Dañino
| term_start3 = 28 July 2001
| term_end3 = 21 July 2002
| predecessor3 = Diego García Sayán
| successor3 = Fausto Alvarado
| office4 = Member of Congress
| term_start4 = 26 July 1995
| term_end4 = 26 July 2001
| constituency4 = National
| office5 = Member of the Democratic Constituent Congress
| term_start5 = 26 November 1992
| term_end5 = 26 July 1995
| constituency5 = National
| office6 = Member of the Chamber of Deputies
| term_start6 = 26 July 1985
| term_end6 = 5 April 1992
| constituency6 = Lima
| party = Front of Hope 2021 {{small|(2020-present)}}
| otherparty = Hope Front {{small|(2015-2016)}}
Independent {{small|(2006-2015)}}
Independent Moralizing Front {{small|(1990-2006)}}
Christian People's Party {{small|(1985-1990)}}
| birth_name = Luis Fernando Olivera Vega
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1958|07|26}}
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| nationality = {{flagicon|Peru}} Peru
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| alma_mater = University of the Pacific
| occupation = Politician
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| mother = Zoila Vega Zavala
| father = Luis Olivera Balmaceda
| spouse = Rocío Grases Miró-Quesada
| children = Maria Fernanda Olivera Grases (daughter)
Tamara Olivera Grases (daughter){{cite web|url=https://jorge.home.xs4all.nl/gen/pp/d0037/I19479.html|title=Luis Fernando Olivera Vega}}
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Luis Fernando Olivera Vega ({{IPA|es|ˌlwis feɾˌnãn̪.d̪o o.liˌβ̞e.ɾa ˈβ̞e.ɣ̞a}}; born 26 July 1958) is a Peruvian politician and leader of Independent Moralizing Front (FIM), a Peruvian political party.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4143828.stm|title=Peru president sacks government|date=12 August 2005|work=BBC Online|accessdate=14 March 2011}}
Biography
Fernando Olivera (also known as Popy, after a popular 80's clown) gained some support after the fall of the Fujimori government as an anti-corruption figure, having made secret tapes public showing Fujimori's advisor Vladimiro Montesinos bribing money to Congressmen Alberto Kouri, politicians and members of the media to join Fujimori's Peru 2000 party.
He and his party also have a history of confrontation with Alan García and APRA. FIM has also been ruling party Peru Possible's main ally during Alejandro Toledo's government. In September 2002, he was appointed Ambassador of Peru to Spain,{{Cite web|date=2002-10-19|title=Lima designa al ex ministro Fernando Olivera nuevo embajador de Perú en España|url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/internacional/20021019/51262762654/lima-designa-al-ex-ministro-fernando-olivera-nuevo-embajador-de-peru-en-espana.html|access-date=2021-05-21|website=La Vanguardia|language=es}} a position he held until August 11, 2005. Recently, his party has been weakened due to a scandal that cost him his office as ambassador to Spain. The dismissal was allegedly due to inefficiency during his office. His designation as Minister of Foreign Affairs was very controversial, due to his lack of experience as a diplomat and his reputation for being conflictive, forcing him to resign.{{Cite web|url=https://www.libertaddigital.com/mundo/renuncia-el-gabinete-de-peru-tras-el-nombramiento-como-canciller-del-ex-embajador-en-espana-1276258374/|title=Renuncia el gabinete de Perú tras el nombramiento como canciller del ex embajador en España|date=12 August 2005}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2005/08/14/internacional/1124010189.html|title = La renuncia del canciller peruano deja a Toledo sin su único aliado - internacional - elmundo.es}}
He was registered as FIM's presidential candidate for the 2006 national election until 8 February 2006, when he dropped out of the race to lead the party's Congressional candidate list. His presidential campaign had been very unsuccessful, getting at most a couple percent of support nationwide, according to all public opinion polls since the official start of the electoral race in January.{{fact|date=May 2020}}
In 2015, he presented his candidacy for the 2016 general elections of Peru, for the Hope Front party, with Carlos Cuaresma and Juana Avellaneda as his candidates for First and Second Vice Presidents. Once the elections were held, they reached 203, 103 votes. Given that the electoral threshold is 5%, the party failed to cross the 5% threshold and lost its registration in the National Elections Jury.{{Cite web|last=Angulo|first=Wilfredo|date=2016-04-10|title=Cinco partidos no habrían pasado valla electoral y perderían inscripción|url=https://rpp.pe/politica/elecciones/cinco-partidos-no-habrian-pasado-valla-electoral-y-perderian-inscripcion-noticia-952669|access-date=2021-05-21|website=RPP|language=es}}
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Category:University of the Pacific (Peru) alumni
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