Abel Salinas Izaguirre is a Peruvian

Demographics of Peru

This article is about the demographic features of the population of Peru, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population....

 politician. In 1985 under Alan García government he served as Interior Minister, in 1987 as Energy Minister and in 1988 Finance Minister. In 1990, he was elected Senator of the Republic, by the APRA

American Popular Revolutionary Alliance

The Alianza Popular Revolucionaria Americana is a centre-left Peruvian political party.At the legislative elections held on 9 April 2006, the party won 22.6% of the popular vote and 36 out of 120 seats in the Congress of the Republic...

 Party ticket, and unsuccessfully ran for the Presidency of Peru in the 2000 elections

Peruvian national election, 2000

The 2000 national election in Peru was highly controversial and widely considered to have been fraudulent. President Alberto Fujimori won the election and a third term in office. However, the election was tainted with allegations of unconstitutionality, bribery, structural bias, and outright...

, winning about 1.3% of the vote.