Lourdes Alcorta
Encyclopedia
María Lourdes Pía Luisa Alcorta Suero (born 21 June 1951 in Lima
) is a Peru
vian politician (PPC
) and a Congresswoman
representing Lima
.
Before her political career, Alcorta worked as accountancy
director for publicity agencies. 2003 she was elected councillor of Lima's San Isidro District, representing the Christian People's Party (PPC). In 2006 she was elected to Congress for the 2006-2011 term on the National Unity
list. In the election 2011
, she was re-elected for another five-year term on the ticket of the Alliance for the Great Change
, to which the Christian democrats now belong.
Lima
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...
) is a Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
vian politician (PPC
Christian People's Party (Peru)
The Christian People's Party is a center-right and conservative political party based on Christian Democracy. It was founded in 1966 by a group of Peruvian Christian Democracy dissidents, led by Luis Bedoya Reyes....
) and a Congresswoman
Congress of Peru
The Congress of the Republic of Peru or the National Congress of Peru is the unicameral body that assumes legislative power in Peru.Congress consists of 130 members of congress , who are elected for five year periods in office on a proportional representation basis...
representing Lima
Lima
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...
.
Before her political career, Alcorta worked as accountancy
Accountancy
Accountancy is the process of communicating financial information about a business entity to users such as shareholders and managers. The communication is generally in the form of financial statements that show in money terms the economic resources under the control of management; the art lies in...
director for publicity agencies. 2003 she was elected councillor of Lima's San Isidro District, representing the Christian People's Party (PPC). In 2006 she was elected to Congress for the 2006-2011 term on the National Unity
National Unity (Peru)
National Unity was a Peruvian center-right, mainly Christian democratic electoral alliance.National Unity was founded in 2000 by Lourdes Flores Nano and was considered Peru's third largest party. The party participated in the 2001 presidential election, on 8 April 2001, when its candidate,...
list. In the election 2011
Peruvian general election, 2011
The Peruvian general election, 2011 took place on 10 April 2011. Since no candidate received more than half of all valid votes, a second round was necessary to determine the winner. This second round took place on 5 June and determined the successor of Alan García, as well as 130 members of the...
, she was re-elected for another five-year term on the ticket of the Alliance for the Great Change
Alliance for the Great Change
- Constituent Parties :*Christian People's Party , Christian democratic and conservative, chaired by Lourdes Flores*Alliance for Progress , led by César Acuña...
, to which the Christian democrats now belong.