Luciana León
{{Short description|Peruvian politician (born 1978)}}
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| name = Luciana León
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| office = Member of Congress
| term_start = 26 July 2006
| term_end = 30 September 2019
| constituency = Lima
| birth_name = Luciana Milagros León Romero
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| nationality = {{flag|Peru}}vian
| party = Peruvian Aprista Party
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| parents = Rómulo León Alegría
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| alma_mater = University of Lima (LLB)
Universidad de San Martín de Porres (MPP)
| occupation = Politician
| profession = Lawyer
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| website = http://www.lucianaleonenaccion.com
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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
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
In February 1993, at the age of 14, she became General Secretary of the Aprista Party's youth wing, serving until 1995{{Citation needed|reason=Reliable source needed for the whole sentence|date=March 2016}}. 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|reason=Reliable source needed for the whole sentence|date=March 2016}}. From 2004 to 2005, she was advisor to the general direction of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications{{Citation needed|reason=Reliable source needed for the whole sentence|date=March 2016}}. In 2006, León was elected Congresswoman representing Lima and being the youngest{{Citation needed|reason=Reliable source needed for the whole sentence|date=March 2016}} 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|reason=Reliable source needed for the whole sentence|date=March 2016}}
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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/PERU+A+YEAR+AFTER+PETROGATE.-a0210733042 |title=PERU A YEAR AFTER PETROGATE |publisher=The Free Library }}
Awards and recognition
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.{{Cite web |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/fashion-beauty/news/article.cfm?c_id=42&objectid=10563666 |title=National MP named in poll of beautiful female politicians |publisher=The New Zealand Herald |date=26 March 2009 |accessdate=20 June 2011}}
See also
References
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External links
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- [http://www.congreso.gob.pe/congresista/2006/lleon/_cargos.asp Official Congressional Site]
- [http://www.lucianaleonenaccion.com/ Luciana Leon's official site]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110721030443/http://200.37.211.183/pecaoe2011/public/verhojadevida.aspx?ID_CANDIDATO=120407&ID_ORG_POLITICA=32 Resume on the National Electoral Panel (JNE) site]
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Category:Peruvian people of Spanish descent
Category:American Popular Revolutionary Alliance politicians
Category:Members of the Congress of the Republic of Peru
Category:University of Lima alumni
Category:21st-century Peruvian women politicians
Category:21st-century Peruvian politicians
Category:Women members of the Congress of the Republic of Peru
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