Rafael López Aliaga | |
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Mayor of Lima | |
Assumed office 1 January 2023 | |
Lieutenant | Renzo Reggiardo |
Preceded by | Miguel Romero Sotelo |
President of Popular Renewal | |
Assumed office 29 August 2020 | |
Preceded by | Luis Castañeda Lossio (as President of National Solidarity) |
Member of the Lima Metropolitan Council | |
In office 1 January 2007 – 1 January 2011 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Lima, Peru | 11 February 1961
Political party | Popular Renewal (2020–present) |
Other political affiliations | National Solidarity (2009-2020) |
Parents | Fernando López Aliaga Paula Cazorla |
Alma mater | Pedro Ruiz Gallo National University University of Piura (BS) University of the Pacific (MBA) |
Rafael Bernardo López Aliaga Cazorla (born 11 February 1961) is a Peruvian businessman and politician who has been the Mayor of Lima since 2023. A conservative figure in Peruvian politics, he ran for President of Peru under Popular Renewal at the 2021 general election in which he placed third.[1][2]
Previously, he served as General Secretary and subsequently President of National Solidarity until the party was dissolved in October 2020 and succeeded by Popular Renewal, which he currently leads.[3]
In 2022, López Aliaga was narrowly elected mayor of Lima, the country's capital.[4]