David Waisman Rjavinsthi (born 4 May 1937) is a

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vian politician who served as the

Second Vice President of Peru The Republic of Peru has two vice presidents, the First Vice President and the Second Vice President, who are elected along with the President in democratic elections. Their only constitutional mission is to replace the President in case of death ...

from 2001 to 2006. He also served as

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from 2000 to 2011.

Early life

Son of Natan Waisman Reines and Blima Rjavinsthi Tubac, who came to Peru as young people fleeing anti-Semitic policies that were developing in Europe. He studied primary education at the José Granda school and the first years of secondary school at the Hipólito Unanue school; however, he did not finish school.

Political career

He is a member of

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since 1994, and was elected as a Congressman in the

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, and 2006 elections, representing

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. In the 2000 elections, Waisman ran as the second running mate of

Alejandro Toledo Alejandro Celestino Toledo Manrique (; born 28 March 1946) is a Peruvian politician who served President of Peru, from 2001 to 2006. He gained international prominence after leading the opposition against president Alberto Fujimori, who held t ...

, but the ticket was defeated by the ticket of

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in the runoff in which, Toledo withdrew. In 2000-01 Waisman led a Peruvian congressional investigation commission that investigated corruption and a range of illegal activities.

Second Vice President

On 28 July 2001, Waisman became Second Vice President of Peru in

's government, and served as such from 2001 to 2006. When

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resigned as First Vice President in 2004 after a scandal with his girlfriend, Waisman became the only

Vice President of Peru The Republic of Peru has two vice presidents, the First Vice President and the Second Vice President, who are elected along with the President in democratic elections. Their only constitutional mission is to replace the President in case of death ...

until 2006. He was also Defense Minister during Toledo's presidency. He attained these positions in government in spite of the fact that he does not have any post-secondary studies and did not finish secondary school. He later resigned as Defense Minister in 2002.

2006 elections

In 2006, he was initially appointed by Perú Posible as a presidential candidate but independent Jeanette Emmanuel later replaced him as Perú Posible's candidate. With her withdrawal, Rafael Belaúnde was appointed as the new candidate, but he also withdrew. He instead ran for Congress, and was successfully re-elected as one of the only 2 congressman from Perú Posible, aside from

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2011 elections

He is considering running for Vice President once more in the upcoming early

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alongside

Luis Castañeda Óscar Luis Castañeda Lossio (21 June 1945 – 12 January 2022) was a Peruvian politician who was the Mayor of Lima, the capital city of Peru, from 2003 to 2010. He became Mayor of Lima again in 2015, after being elected for a third nonconse ...

, after having switched from Perú Posible due to irreconcilable differences with Toledo, to Partido Solidaridad Nacional. He lost his Congressional seat consequently.

Link

David Waisman website

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Waisman, David 1937 births Peruvian Jews Jewish Peruvian politicians Vice presidents of Peru Peruvian people of Romanian-Jewish descent Possible Peru politicians Members of the Congress of the Republic of Peru Defense ministers of Peru People from Lambayeque Region Living people National Solidarity Party (Peru) politicians