Javier Velásquez

Who is Javier Velásquez?

Ángel Javier Velásquez Quesquén is a Peruvian politician. From 2009 to 2010 he was the Prime Minister of Peru. Velásquez is a four-term Congressman representing Lambayeque; he was President of Congress for the 2008–2009 term.

In 1987 Javier Velásquez graduated with a law degree from the National University Pedro Ruiz Gallo. Since 1987 he has been a designate lecturer at the Higher Institute of Technology "República Federal de Alemania" in Chiclayo. From 1991 to 1992 he was head of the public register of the North Eastern region of Marañón. From 1997 to 2003 he additionally studied for a Master of Laws with focus on Constitutional law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. Velásquez was a lecturer at the Private University Chiclaya in 2000/2001 and at the University of San Martín de Porres in 2006 and in 2007/2008, teaching constitutional law. Currently he is studying for a Doctor of Laws from the prestigious National University of San Marcos.

Javier Velásquez started his career in the social-democratic Aprista Party becoming General Secretary of the Executive Committee of the party in Lambayeque Region in 1992 serving until 1994. 1995 he was elected to the Congress for his first five-year term, being re-elected in 2001, 2006 and 2011. From 1999 to 2004 he was Vice-president of the Political Commission on the national level of APRA. In June 2004 he chaired the organising committee for the XXII National Congress of the party, at which he was elected to the national Political Steering Committee. Since March 2010 he is chairman of the political steering committee.