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President of the Congress of the Republic of Peru
Presidencia del Congreso de la República del Perú
Parliamentary Logo
Incumbent
Fernando Rospigliosi
Acting
since 10 October 2025
ResidenceLegislative Palace
SeatLima
Term length1 year, renewable
Inaugural holderFrancisco Xavier de Luna Pizarro
Formation20 September 1822
SuccessionThird
Deputy1st Vice President of Congress
2nd Vice President of Congress
3rd Vice President of Congress
Websitecongreso.gob.pe

The President of the Congress of the Republic of Peru is the presiding officer in the Congress of the Republic of Peru. This is a list of representatives that have served as Presidents of the Peruvian legislature. The Constitution of 1993 re-arranged Congress into a unicameral legislature. The President is elected for a one-year term.

Constituent Congress (1822–1825)

Name Took office Left office
Francisco Xavier de Luna Pizarro 20 Sep 1822 20 Oct 1822
José de Larrea y Loredo 21 Oct 1822 20 Nov 1822
Juan Antonio de Andueza 21 Nov 1822 20 Dec 1822
Hipólito Unanue 20 Dec 1822 20 Feb 1823
Nicolás de Araníbar y Fernández Cornejo 20 Feb 1823 20 Apr 1823
Carlos Pedemonte y Talavera 21 Apr 1823 20 Jun 1823
Justo Figuerola de Estrada 20 Jun 1823 6 Aug 1823
Carlos Pedemonte y Talavera 6 Aug 1823 12 Aug 1823
Justo Figuerola de Estrada 12 Aug 1823 20 Sep 1823
Manuel Arias Pérez de los Ríos 20 Sep 1823 20 Oct 1823
Manuel Salazar y Baquíjano 20 Oct 1823 20 Nov 1823
José de la Mar Cortázar 20 Nov 1823 20 Dec 1823
Felipe Antonio Alvarado Toledo y Pimentel 20 Dec 1823 20 Jan 1824
José María Galdeano y Mendoza 20 Jan 1824 20 Feb 1824
José Gregorio Fernández de Paredes Ayala 20 Feb 1825 10 Mar 1825

Constituent Congress (1827–1828)

Name Took office Left office
Francisco Xavier de Luna Pizarro 4 Jun 1827 4 Jul 1827
Manuel Lorenzo de Vidaurre y Encalada 4 Jul 1827 4 Aug 1827
Francisco Valdivieso y Prada 4 Aug 1827 4 Oct 1827
Mariano de la Llosa y Vizcarra 4 Oct 1827 4 Nov 1827
Tomás Diéguez de Florencia 4 Nov 1827 4 Dec 1827
Juan Tomás Moscoso y Pérez 4 Dec 1827 4 Jan 1828
Juan Manuel Nocheto de Castro 4 Jan 1828 4 Feb 1828
Manuel Tellería Vicuña 4 Feb 1828 4 Mar 1828
Francisco Xavier de Luna Pizarro 4 Mar 1828 4 Apr 1828
Mariano Alejo Álvarez Vera 4 Apr 1828 4 Jun 1828
Juan Manuel Nocheto de Castro 4 Jun 1828 16 Jun 1828

Congress (1829–1832)

First bicameral congress of Peru.

Presidents of the Senate
Name Took office Left office
Andrés Reyes y Buitrón 31 Aug 1829 20 Dec 1829
Andrés Reyes y Buitrón 19 Apr 1831 26 Sep 1831
Manuel Tellería Vicuña 29 Jul 1832 22 Dec 1832
Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies
Name Took office Left office
Juan Antonio Távara Andrade 31 Aug 1829 20 Dec 1829
Juan Bautista Navarrete y Maldonado 19 Apr 1831 26 Sep 1831
José María de Pando y Ramírez de Laredo 29 Jul 1832 22 Dec 1832

Constituent Congress (1833–1834)

Name Took office Left office
Francisco de Paula González Vigil Yáñez 12 Sep 1833 12 Oct 1833
José Freyre Rodríguez 12 Oct 1833 12 Nov 1833
Santiago Távara Andrade 12 Nov 1833 12 Dec 1833
Francisco Xavier de Luna Pizarro 12 Dec 1833 12 Mar 1834
Manuel Villarán Loli 12 Mar 1834 12 Apr 1834
Tomás Diéguez de Florencia 12 Apr 1834 12 May 1834
Marcos Farfán 13 May 1834 12 Jun 1834
Rufino Macedo Béjar 12 Jun 1834 12 Jul 1834
Francisco de Paula González Vigil Yáñez 12 Jul 1834 11 Aug 1834

Legislative Assembly of Peru–Bolivian Confederation

President of the Assembly (Republic of South Peru)
Name Took office Left office
Nicolás Fernández de Piérola y Flores 7 Dec 1835 22 Mar 1836
President of the Assembly (Republic of North Peru)
Name Took office Left office
Evaristo Gómez Sánchez 3 Aug 1836 24 Aug 1836

Constituent Congress (1839–1840)

Name Took office Left office
Manuel Bartolomé Ferreyros 15 Aug 1839 15 Sep 1839
Manuel Villarán Loli 15 Sep 1839 15 Oct 1839
Agustín Guillermo Charún 15 Oct 1839 15 Nov 1839
Lucas Pellicer Camacho 15 Nov 1839 28 Nov 1839
Lucas Pellicer Camacho 7 Jul 1840 12 Jul 1840

Bicameral Congress (1845–1853)

Presidents of the Senate (1845–1853)

Name Took office Left office
Manuel Salazar y Baquíjano 16 Apr 1845 28 Jul 1849
Antonio Gutiérrez de la Fuente 28 Jul 1849 28 Dec 1849
Juan Manuel Iturregui Aguilarte 28 Dec 1849 20 Mar 1851
Pedro Cisneros de la Torre 20 Mar 1851 28 Jul 1851
Antonio Gutiérrez de la Fuente 28 Jul 1851 17 Nov 1853

Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies (1845–1853)

Name Took office Left office
Manuel A. Cuadros Loayza 16 Apr 1845 6 Aug 1847
José Isidro Bonifaz 6 Aug 1847 28 Jul 1849
Bartolomé Herrera Vélez 28 Jul 1849 28 Jul 1851
Joaquín José de Osma 28 Jul 1851 28 Jul 1853
Francisco Forcelledo Maldonado 28 Jul 1853 17 Nov 1853

National convention (1855–1857)

Name Took office Left office
Francisco Quirós y Ampudia 14 Jul 1855 5 Sep 1855
José Santos Castañeda
(First vice president)		 5 Sep 1855 30 Sep 1855
Miguel de San Román y Meza 1 Oct 1855 31 Oct 1855
Manuel Ezequiel Rey de Castro Arce 1 Nov 1855 16 Nov 1855
Manuel Costas Arce
(First vice president)		 16 Nov 1855 30 Nov 1855
Miguel de San Román y Meza 1 Dec 1855 31 Jan 1856
José Gálvez Egúsquiza 1 Feb 1856 28 Feb 1856
Miguel de San Román y Meza 1 Mar 1856 31 Oct 1856
Manuel Toribio Ureta Pacheco 1 Nov 1856 31 Dec 1856
José Gálvez Egúsquiza 1 Jan 1857 31 Jan 1857
Manuel Toribio Ureta Pacheco 1 Feb 1857 31 Mar 1857
José Gálvez Egúsquiza 1 Apr 1857 31 Aug 1857
Francisco Quirós y Ampudia 1 Sep 1857 31 Oct 1857
Manuel Toribio Ureta Pacheco 1 Nov 1857 2 Nov 1857

Congress (1858–1859)

President of the Senate (1858–1859)

Name Took office Left office
José Miguel Medina Elera 12 Oct 1858 25 May 1859

President of the Chamber of Deputies (1858–1859)

Name Took office Left office
Pedro José Bustamante y Alvizuri 12 Oct 1858 25 May 1859

Constituent Congress (1860)

Name Took office Left office
Bartolomé Herrera Vélez 14 Jul 1860 15 Nov 1860

Bicameral Congress (1860–1865)

Presidents of the Senate (1860–1865)

Name Took office Left office
Juan Miguel del Carpio y Melgar 18 Nov 1860 31 May 1863
Ramón Castilla y Marquesado 1864 1864

Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies (1860–1865)

Name Took office Left office
Antonio Arenas Merino 18 Nov 1860 28 Jul 1862
José María Pérez Franco 28 Jul 1862 31 May 1863
José Rufino Echenique Benavente 1864 1864

Constituent Congress (1867)

Name Took office Left office
Antonio Salinas y Castañeda 15 Feb 1867 15 Mar 1867
José María Químper Caballero 15 Mar 1867 15 Apr 1867
José Jacinto Ibarra Falcón 15 Apr 1867 15 Jul 1867
Mariano Herencia Zevallos 15 Jul 1867 15 Aug 1867
José Jacinto Ibarra Falcón 15 Aug 1867 15 Sep 1867
Francisco García Calderón Landa 15 Sep 1867 15 Nov 1867

Bicameral Congress (1868–1879)

[1]

Presidents of the Senate (1868–1879)

Name Took office Left office
José Rufino Echenique Benavente 28 Jul 1868 28 Jul 1871
No legislature 28 Jul 1871 28 Jul 1872
Manuel Francisco Benavides Canduelas 28 Jul 1872 28 Jul 1873
No legislature 28 Jul 1873 28 Jul 1874
Francisco de Paula Muñoz Sologuren 28 Jul 1874 28 Jul 1876
José Antonio García y García 28 Jul 1876 4 Aug 1876
Francisco Rosas Balcázar 4 Aug 1876 28 Jul 1878
Manuel Pardo y Lavalle 28 Jul 1878 16 Nov 1878
José Antonio García y García
Vice president		 16 Nov 1878 28 Jul 1879
José Antonio García y García 28 Jul 1879 25 Oct 1879

Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies (1868–1879)

Name Took office Left office
Juan Oviedo 28 Jul 1868 28 Jul 1870
Manuel Benjamín Cisneros 28 Jul 1870 15 Dec 1870
Eleuterio Macedo
(Second vice president)		 15 Dec 1870 28 Jul 1871
No legislature 28 Jul 1871 28 Jul 1872
José Simeón Tejeda Mares 28 Jul 1872 28 Jul 1873
No legislature 28 Jul 1873 28 Jul 1874
Mariano Ignacio Prado 28 Jul 1874 28 Aug 1874
Ramón Ribeyro
(First vice president)		 28 Aug 1874 28 Jul 1875
Mariano Ignacio Prado 28 Jul 1875 28 Jul 1876
Ignacio de Osma y Ramírez de Arellano 28 Jul 1876 28 Jul 1878
Camilo N. Carrillo Martínez 28 Jul 1878 29 Jul 1879
Ricardo Espinoza
(First vice president)		 29 Jul 1879 25 Oct 1879

Congress (1881)

Installed by the government of Francisco García Calderón in Chorrillos.[1]

President of the Senate (1881)

Name Took office Left office
Francisco de Paula Muñoz Sologuren 10 Jul 1881 23 Aug 1881

President of the Chamber of Deputies (1881)

Name Took office Left office
César Canevaro 10 Jul 1881 23 Aug 1881

National constituent assembly (1881)

Installed by Nicolás de Piérola in Ayacucho.

Name Took office Left office
Pío Benigno Meza 28 Jul 1881 12 Sep 1881

Constituent assembly in the North (1882–1883)

[1] Installed by the government of Miguel Iglesias in Cajamarca.

Name Took office Left office
Vidal García y García 25 Dec 1882 1883

Congress (1883)

[1] Installed by the government of Lizardo Montero Flores in Arequipa.

President of the Senate (1883)

Name Took office Left office
Manuel Costas Arce 22 Apr 1883 20 Jun 1883

President of the Chamber of Deputies (1883)

Name Took office Left office
Alejandro Arenas Villarreal 22 Apr 1883 20 Jun 1883

Constituent Congress (1884–1885)

Name[1] Took office Left office
Antonio Arenas Merino 1 Mar 1884 31 Mar 1884
Antonio Arenas Merino 28 Feb 1885 24 Mar 1885
Manuel Tovar y Chamorro
(First vice president)		 24 Mar 1885 2 May 1885

Congress (1886)

President of Senate (1886)

President of Senate[1]
Name Took office Left office
Francisco Rosas Balcázar 30 May 1886 13 Jul 1886

President of Chamber of Deputies (1886)

President of Chamber of Deputies[1]
Name Took office Left office
Pedro Alejandrino del Solar Gabans 30 May 1886 6 Jun 1886
Ramón Ribeyro Álvarez del Villar
(First vice president)		 6 Jun 1886 13 Jul 1886

Bicameral Congress (1886–1919)

Presidents of Senate (1886–1919)

President of Senate
Name Took office Left office Party
Francisco García Calderón Landa 28 Jul 1886 28 Jul 1887 Civilista Party
Francisco Rosas Balcázar 28 Jul 1887 28 Jul 1888 Civilista Party
Manuel Candamo Iriarte 28 Jul 1888 28 Jul 1889 Civilista Party
Francisco Rosas Balcázar 28 Jul 1889 28 Jul 1890 Civilista Party
Manuel Candamo Iriarte 28 Jul 1890 28 Jul 1891 Civilista Party
Francisco Rosas Balcázar 28 Jul 1891 28 Jul 1892 Civilista Party
Manuel Candamo Iriarte 28 Jul 1892 28 Jul 1893 Civilista Party
Francisco Rosas Balcázar 28 Jul 1893 28 Jul 1894 Civilista Party
César Canevaro 28 Jul 1894 28 Jul 1895 Constitutional Party
Manuel Pablo Olaechea 28 Jul 1895 28 Jul 1896 Democratic Party
Guillermo Billinghurst Angulo 28 Jul 1896 12 Aug 1897 Democratic Party
Manuel Candamo Iriarte 12 Aug 1897 28 Jul 1898 Civilista Party
Rafael Fernández de Villanueva Cortez 28 Jul 1898 28 Jul 1899 Civilista Party
Benjamín Boza Filiberto 28 Jul 1899 28 Jul 1900 Democratic Party
Julio Santiago Normand Soto 28 Jul 1900 28 Jul 1901
Manuel Candamo Iriarte 28 Jul 1901 28 Jul 1902 Civilista Party
Ántero Aspíllaga Barrera 28 Jul 1902 28 Jul 1904 Civilista Party
Rafael Fernández de Villanueva Cortez 28 Jul 1904 28 Jul 1905 Civilista Party
Manuel Irigoyen Larrea 28 Jul 1905 28 Jul 1906 Constitutional Party
Manuel Camilo Barrios 28 Jul 1906 28 Jul 1908
Agustín Ganoza y Cavero 28 Jul 1908 28 Jul 1909
Antero Aspíllaga Barrera 28 Jul 1909 28 Jul 1911 Civilista Party
Agustín Tovar Aguilar 28 Jul 1911 28 Jul 1912 Civilista Party
Rafael Fernández de Villanueva Cortez 28 Jul 1912 28 Jul 1913 Civilista Party
Juan Norberto Eléspuru 28 Jul 1913 28 Jul 1914
Nicanor Carmona 28 Jul 1914 28 Jul 1915
Manuel Camilo Barrios 28 Jul 1915 28 Jul 1916
Amador del Solar Cárdenas 28 Jul 1916 28 Jul 1917
José Carlos Bernales Rodríguez de Mendoza 28 Jul 1917 28 Jul 1918
Antonio Miró Quesada de la Guerra 28 Jul 1918 9 Dec 1918

Presidents of Chamber of Deputies (1886–1919)

Presidents of Chamber of Deputies
Name Took office Left office Party
Alejandro Arenas Villarreal 28 Jul 1886 28 Jul 1888 Constitutional Party
Manuel María del Valle 28 Jul 1888 28 Jul 1889 Constitutional Party
Mariano Valcárcel 28 Jul 1889 28 Jul 1890
Manuel María del Valle 28 Jul 1890 28 Jul 1891 Constitutional Party
Mariano Valcárcel 28 Jul 1891 28 Jul 1892
Alejandro Arenas Villarreal 28 Jul 1892 28 Jul 1893 Constitutional Party
Mariano Valcárcel 28 Jul 1893 28 Jul 1894
Manuel María del Valle 28 Jul 1894 28 Jul 1895 Constitutional Party
Augusto Durand Maldonado[2] 28 Jul 1895 28 Jul 1896 Democratic Party
Wenceslao Valera Olano 28 Jul 1896 12 Aug 1897
Carlos de Piérola Villena 12 Aug 1897 28 Jul 1899 Democratic Party
Aurelio Sousa Matute 28 Jul 1899 28 Jul 1900 Democratic Party
Carlos de Piérola Villena 28 Jul 1900 28 Jul 1901 Democratic Party
Mariano H. Cornejo Zenteno 28 Jul 1901 28 Jul 1902
Carlos de Piérola Villena
(resigned)		 28 Jul 1902 18 Oct 1902 Democratic Party
Pedro de Osma y Pardo 18 Oct 1902 28 Jul 1903 Democratic Party
Nicanor Álvarez Calderón Roldán 28 Jul 1903 28 Jul 1904 Civilista Party
Cesáreo Chacaltana Reyes 28 Jul 1904 28 Jul 1905 Civilista Party
Antonio Miró Quesada de la Guerra 28 Jul 1905 28 Jul 1906 Civilista Party
Juan Pardo y Barreda
(First vice president)		 28 Jul 1906 28 Jul 1907 Civilista Party
Juan Pardo y Barreda 28 Jul 1907 28 Jul 1909 Civilista Party
José Matías Manzanilla Barrientos 28 Jul 1909 28 Jul 1910 Civilista Party
Antonio Miró Quesada de la Guerra 28 Jul 1910 28 Jul 1911 Civilista Party
Roberto Leguía Salcedo 28 Jul 1911 28 Jul 1912 Civilista Party
Juan de Dios Salazar y Oyarzábal 28 Jul 1912 28 Jul 1913 Civilista Party
Ricardo Bentín Sánchez 28 Jul 1913 28 Jul 1914
David García Yrigoyen 28 Jul 1914 28 Jul 1915
Francisco Tudela y Varela 28 Jul 1915 28 Jul 1916 Civilista Party
José Matías Manzanilla Barrientos 28 Jul 1916 28 Jul 1917 Civilista Party
Juan Pardo y Barreda 28 Jul 1917 9 Dec 1918 Civilista Party

National constituent assembly (1919)

President of the national constituent assembly[3]
Name Took office Left office
Mariano H. Cornejo Zenteno 24 Sep 1919 27 Dec 1919

Presidents of the Senate (1919–1930)

Presidents of the Senate[3]
Name Took office Left office Party
Mariano H. Cornejo Zenteno 28 Dec 1919 28 Jul 1920 Reformist Democratic Party
Augusto Bedoya Suárez 28 Jul 1920 28 Jul 1921 Constitutional Party
César Canevaro 28 Jul 1921 28 Jul 1922 Constitutional Party
Germán Luna Iglesias 28 Jul 1922 28 Jul 1923 Reformist Democratic Party
Manuel Guillermo Rey Torres Valdivia 28 Jul 1923 4 May 1925 Reformist Democratic Party
Antonio Castro y Arellano
 4 May 1925 18 Jun 1925 Reformist Democratic Party
Enrique de la Piedra
(First vice president)		 18 Jun 1925 28 Jul 1925
Enrique de la Piedra 28 Jul 1925 28 Jul 1927
Roberto Leguía Salcedo 28 Jul 1927 22 Aug 1930 Reformist Democratic Party

Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies (1919–1930)

Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies[3]
Name Took office Left office Party
Juan de Dios Salazar y Oyarzábal 28 Dec 1919 28 Jul 1921 Reformist Democratic Party
Pedro José Rada y Gamio 28 Jul 1921 28 Jul 1922 Reformist Democratic Party
Jesús M. Salazar del Valle 28 Jul 1922 28 Jul 1923 Reformist Democratic Party
Foción A. Mariátegui Ausejo 28 Jul 1923 28 Jul 1926 Reformist Democratic Party
Jesús M. Salazar del Valle 28 Jul 1926 27 Jul 1928 Reformist Democratic Party
Celestino Manchego Muñoz
(First vice president)		 27 Jul 1928 12 Jan 1929 Reformist Democratic Party
Foción A. Mariátegui Ausejo 12 Jan 1929 22 Aug 1930 Reformist Democratic Party

Constituent Congress (1931–1936)

Presidents of the Constituent Congress[3]
Name Took office Left office Political party
Luis Antonio Eguiguren Escudero 8 Dec 1931 21 Apr 1932 Party Socialdemócrata
Clemente Justiniano Revilla Villanueva 21 Apr 1932 8 Dec 1936 Nationalist Party

Bicameral Congress (1939–1968)

Presidents of the Senate (1939–1968)

Presidents of the Senate[4][3]
Name Took office Left office Political party
Ernesto Montagne Markholz 8 Dec 1939 28 Jul 1941
Ignacio A. Brandariz 28 Jul 1941 28 Jul 1943
Ernesto Diez Canseco Masías 28 Jul 1943 28 Jul 1945
José Gálvez Barrenechea 28 Jul 1945 28 Jul 1948 National Democratic Front
No legislature 28 Jul 1948 29 Oct 1948
Vacant, coup d'état 29 Oct 1948 28 Jul 1950
Héctor Boza Aizcorbe 28 Jul 1950 28 Jul 1952 Party Restaurador
July de la Piedra del Castillo 28 Jul 1952 28 Jul 1954 Party Restaurador
Héctor Boza Aizcorbe 28 Jul 1954 28 Jul 1956 Party Restaurador
José Gálvez Barrenechea[5] 28 Jul 1956 8 Feb 1957
Raúl Porras Barrenechea
(First vice president)		 8 Feb 1957 28 Jul 1957
Enrique Torres Belón 28 Jul 1957 28 Jul 1958
Rodrigo Franco Guerra 28 Jul 1958 28 Jul 1959 Peruvian Aprista Party
Enrique Martinelli Tizón 28 Jul 1959 28 Jul 1960
Alberto Arca Parró 28 Jul 1960 28 Jul 1961
Enrique Martinelli Tizón 28 Jul 1961 18 Jul 1962
Vacant, coup d'état 18 Jul 1962 28 Jul 1963
July de la Piedra del Castillo 28 Jul 1963 28 Jul 1964 Unión Nacional Odriísta
Ramiro Prialé Prialé 28 Jul 1964 28 Jul 1965 Peruvian Aprista Party
David Aguilar Cornejo 28 Jul 1965 28 Jul 1966 Unión Nacional Odriísta
Luis Alberto Sánchez Sánchez 28 Jul 1966 30 Aug 1967 Peruvian Aprista Party
Julio de la Piedra del Castillo 30 Aug 1967 30 Aug 1967
David Aguilar Cornejo 30 Aug 1967 28 Jul 1968 Unión Nacional Odriísta
Carlos Manuel Cox Roose 28 Jul 1968 3 Oct 1968 Peruvian Aprista Party

Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies (1939–1968)

Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies[4]
Name Took office Left office Political party
Carlos Sayán Álvarez 8 Dec 1939 28 Jul 1941 Revolutionary Union
Gerardo Balbuena Carrillo 28 Jul 1941 28 Jul 1944
Carlos Sayán Álvarez 28 Jul 1944 28 Jul 1945 Revolutionary Union
Fernando León de Vivero 28 Jul 1945 28 Jul 1946 Peruvian Aprista Party
Pedro E. Muñiz Martínez 28 Jul 1946 28 Jul 1947 Peruvian Aprista Party
Fernando León de Vivero 28 Jul 1947 28 Jul 1948 Peruvian Aprista Party
No legislature 28 Jul 1948 29 Oct 1948
Vacant, coup d'état 29 Oct 1948 28 Jul 1950
Claudio Fernández Concha 28 Jul 1950 28 Jul 1952
Juan Manuel Peña Prado 28 Jul 1952 28 Jul 1954
Eduardo Miranda Sousa 28 Jul 1954 28 Jul 1956
Carlos Ledgard Jiménez 28 Jul 1956 28 Jul 1958
Javier Ortiz de Zevallos Thorndike 28 Jul 1958 28 Jul 1960 Pradist Democratic Movement
Armando de la Flor Valle 28 Jul 1960 18 Jul 1962
Vacant, coup d'état 18 Jul 1962 28 Jul 1963
Fernando León de Vivero 28 Jul 1963 28 Jul 1964 Peruvian Aprista Party
Víctor Freundt Rosell 28 Jul 1964 28 Jul 1965
Enrique Rivero Vélez 28 Jul 1965 28 Jul 1966 Unión Nacional Odriísta
Antonio Monsalve Morante 28 Jul 1966 28 Jul 1967
Armando Villanueva del Campo 28 Jul 1967 28 Jul 1968 Peruvian Aprista Party
Andrés Townsend Ezcurra 28 Jul 1968 3 Oct 1968 Peruvian Aprista Party

Constituent assembly (1978–1979)

President of the Constituent assembly[4]
Name Took office Left office Political party
Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre 28 Jul 1978 13 Mar 1979 Peruvian Aprista Party
Luis Alberto Sánchez 13 Mar 1979 13 Jul 1979 Peruvian Aprista Party

Bicameral Congress (1980–1992)

Presidents of the Senate (1980–1992)

Presidents of the Senate of the Republic[4]
Name Took office Left office Political party
July Óscar Trelles Montes 26 Jul 1980 26 Jul 1981 Popular Action
Javier Alva Orlandini 26 Jul 1981 26 Jul 1982 Popular Action
Sandro Mariátegui Chiappe 26 Jul 1982 26 Jul 1983 Popular Action
Ricardo Monteagudo Monteagudo 26 Jul 1983 26 Jul 1984 Popular Action
Manuel Ulloa Elías 26 Jul 1984 26 Jul 1985 Popular Action
Luis Alberto Sánchez 26 Jul 1985 26 Jul 1986 Peruvian Aprista Party
Armando Villanueva del Campo 26 Jul 1986 26 Jul 1987 Peruvian Aprista Party
Ramiro Prialé Prialé[a] 26 Jul 1987 25 Feb 1988 Peruvian Aprista Party
Jorge Lozada Stanbury[b] 25 Feb 1988 26 Jul 1988 Peruvian Aprista Party
Romualdo Biaggi Rodríguez 26 Jul 1988 26 Jul 1989 Peruvian Aprista Party
Humberto Carranza Piedra 26 Jul 1989 26 Jul 1990 Peruvian Aprista Party
Máximo San Román Cáceres 26 Jul 1990 26 Jul 1991 Cambio 90
Felipe Osterling Parodi[c] 26 Jul 1991 5 Apr 1992 Christian People's Party

Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies (1980–1992)

Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies of the Republic[4]
Name Took office Left office Political party
Francisco Belaúnde Terry 26 Jul 1980 26 Jul 1981 Popular Action
Luis Pércovich Roca 26 Jul 1981 26 Jul 1982 Popular Action
Valentín Paniagua Corazao 26 Jul 1982 26 Jul 1983 Popular Action
Dagoberto Láinez Vodanovic 26 Jul 1983 26 Jul 1984 Popular Action
Elías Mendoza Habersperger 26 Jul 1984 26 Jul 1985 Popular Action
Luis Alberto Negreiros Criado 26 Jul 1985 26 Jul 1986 Peruvian Aprista Party
Fernando León de Vivero 26 Jul 1986 26 Jul 1987 Peruvian Aprista Party
Luis Alva Castro 26 Jul 1987 26 Jul 1988 Peruvian Aprista Party
Héctor Vargas Haya 26 Jul 1988 26 Jul 1989 Peruvian Aprista Party
Fernando León de Vivero[d] 26 Jul 1989 26 Jan 1990 Peruvian Aprista Party
Luis Alvarado Contreras[e] 26 Jan 1990 26 Jul 1990 Peruvian Aprista Party
Víctor Felipe Paredes Guerra 26 Jul 1990 26 Jul 1991 Cambio 90
Roberto Ramírez del Villar Beaumont[f] 26 Jul 1991 5 Apr 1992 Christian People's Party

Democratic Constituent Congress (1992–1995)

President of the Constituent Congress[4]
Name Took office Left office Political party
Jaime Yoshiyama 20 Dec 1992 24 Jul 1995 Cambio 90 – New Majority

Congress of the Republic (1995–present)

Presidents of the Congress of the Republic[4][6]
Name Took office Left office Parliamentary caucus
Martha Chávez 26 Jul 1995 26 Jul 1996 Cambio 90 – New Majority (New Majority)
Víctor Joy Way 26 Jul 1996 26 Jul 1997 Cambio 90 – New Majority (New Majority)
Carlos Torres y Torres Lara 26 Jul 1997 26 Jul 1998 Cambio 90 – New Majority (New Majority)
Víctor Joy Way 26 Jul 1998 3 Jan 1999 Cambio 90 – New Majority (New Majority)
Ricardo Marcenaro (Interim as First Vice President) 3 Jan 1999 26 Jul 1999 Cambio 90 – New Majority (New Majority)
Martha Hildebrandt 26 Jul 1999 26 Jul 2000 Cambio 90 – New Majority (Change 90)
Martha Hildebrandt 26 Jul 2000 13 Nov 2000 Peru 2000 (Change 90)
Luz Salgado[g] (Interim as First Vice President) 13 Nov 2000 16 Nov 2000 Peru 2000 (Change 90)
Valentín Paniagua Corazao[h] 16 Nov 2000 26 Jul 2001 Popular Action
Luz Salgado (Interim as First Vice President) 22 Nov 2000 30 Nov 2000 Peru 2000 (Change 90)
Francisco Tudela (Interim as Second Vice President) 30 Nov 2000 5 Dec 2000 Peru 2000 (Independent)
Carlos Ferrero Costa[i] (Interim as First Vice President) 5 Dec 2000 26 Jul 2001 Possible Peru
Carlos Ferrero Costa 27 Jul 2001 26 Jul 2002 Possible Peru
Carlos Ferrero Costa 27 Jul 2002 26 Jul 2003 Possible Peru
Henry Pease 27 Jul 2003 26 Jul 2004 Possible Peru (Independent)
Antero Flores Aráoz 27 Jul 2004 26 Jul 2005 National Unity (Christian People's Party)
Marcial Ayaipoma 27 Jul 2005 26 Jul 2006 Possible Peru
Mercedes Cabanillas 27 Jul 2006 26 Jul 2007 Peruvian Aprista Party
Luis Gonzales Posada 27 Jul 2007 26 Jul 2008 Peruvian Aprista Party
Javier Velásquez 27 Jul 2008 11 Jul 2009 Peruvian Aprista Party
Alejandro Aguinaga[j] (Interim as First Vice President) 11 Jul 2009 26 Jul 2009 Fujimorist Parliamentary Group (Force 2011)
Luis Alva Castro 27 Jul 2009 26 Jul 2010 Peruvian Aprista Party
Cesar Zumaeta 27 Jul 2010 25 Jul 2011 Peruvian Aprista Party
Daniel Abugattás 25 Jul 2011 26 Jul 2012 Peruvian Nationalist Party
Víctor Isla 26 Jul 2012 26 Jul 2013 Peruvian Nationalist Party
Fredy Otárola 26 Jul 2013 22 Jul 2014 Peruvian Nationalist Party
Luis Iberico Núñez[k] (Interim as Second Vice President) 22 Jul 2014 26 Jul 2014 Alliance for Progress
Ana María Solórzano 26 Jul 2014 26 Jul 2015 Peruvian Nationalist Party
Luis Iberico Núñez 26 Jul 2015 26 Jul 2016 Alliance for Progress
Luz Salgado 26 Jul 2016 26 Jul 2017 Popular Force
Luis Galarreta 26 Jul 2017 26 Jul 2018 Popular Force
Daniel Salaverry 26 Jul 2018 27 Jul 2019 Popular Force
Pedro Olaechea 27 Jul 2019 16 Mar 2020 Republican Action (Independent)
Manuel Merino 16 Mar 2020 15 Nov 2020 Popular Action
Luis Valdez Farías (Interim as First Vice President) 10 Nov 2020 15 Nov 2020 Alliance for Progress
Rocío Silva-Santisteban (Acting) 15 Nov 2020 16 Nov 2020 Broad Front (Independent)
Francisco Sagasti 16 Nov 2020 26 Jul 2021[7] Purple Party
Mirtha Vásquez (Interim as First Vice President) 17 Nov 2020 26 Jul 2021 Broad Front (Independent)
María del Carmen Alva[8] 26 Jul 2021 26 Jul 2022 Popular Action[9]
Lady Camones 26 Jul 2022 5 Sep 2022 Alliance for Progress
Martha Moyano (Interim as First Vice President) 5 Sep 2022 12 Sep 2022 Popular Force
José Williams 12 Sep 2022 26 Jul 2023 Go on Country – Social Integration Party
Alejandro Soto Reyes 26 Jul 2023 26 Jul 2024 Alliance for Progress
Eduardo Salhuana 26 Jul 2024 26 Jul 2025 Alliance for Progress
José Jerí 26 Jul 2025 17 Feb 2026 We Are Peru
Fernando Rospigliosi (Interim as First Vice President since 10 Oct 2025) 10 Oct 2025 present Popular Force
José María Balcázar 18 Feb 2026 present Free Peru

Notes

  1. Ramiro Prialé died on 25 February 1988.
  2. Jorge Lozada assumed the Presidency of the Senate after the death of Ramiro Prialé, because he was the Vice-President of the Chamber.
  3. Felipe Osterling's presidency was interrupted when President Fujimori dissolved Congress in 1992.
  4. Fernando León de Vivero died on 26 January 1990.
  5. Luis Alvarado assumed the Presidency of the Chamber after the death of Fernando León De Vivero, because he was the 1st Vice-President of the Chamber.
  6. Roberto Ramírez del Villar's presidency was interrupted when President Fujimori dissolved Congress in 1992.
  7. Luz Salgado temporarily assumed the position of President of Congress after a motion to censure President Hildebrandt.
  8. Valentìn Paniagua was elected President of Congress and as such simultaneously served as President of the Transitional Government.
  9. Carlos Ferrero Costa was assigned to President of Congress by an agreement between different political parties.
  10. Alejandro Aguinaga temporarily assumed the position of President of Congress after Javier Velásquez's nomination as President of the Council of Ministers.
  11. Luis Iberico temporarily assumed the position of President of Congress after Freddy Otárola's nomination as Minister of Labor.

References

  1. "Presidentes del Congreso de 1851 al 1900". www.congreso.gob.pe.
  2. Was replaced by the first vice president Ramón Arístides Chaparro Echave between 5 Dec 1895 and 16 Jan 1896.
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