Diethell Columbus Murata (born March 19, 1981) is a Peruvian lawyer, university professor and

Fujimorist Fujimorism (, , Hepburn: ) is the policies and the political ideology of former President of Peru Alberto Fujimori as well as the personality cult built around him, his policies and his family, especially Keiko Fujimori. The ideology is defined ...

politician. Currently, he is a

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representing

Lima Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rive ...

as of March 16, 2020. In 2018, he ran an unsuccessful campaign for Mayor of Lima.

Biography

He completed his school studies at the San Antonio de Padua and San Francisco Solano de Lima schools. Before entering the University he studied Advertising Graphic Design. In 1999, he began his studies at the

Federico Villarreal National University Federico Villarreal National University (, UNFV) is a public university located in Lima, Peru. It was named in honor of the Peruvian mathematician Federico Villarreal. History It first functioned as a branch of the Community University of t ...

, where he studied Law and obtained the professional title of lawyer. He studied Administration and Public Management at the Center for Higher National Studies, Governance and Political Management at the

Pontifical Catholic University of Peru Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (, PUCP) is a private university in Lima, Peru. It was founded in 1917 with the support and approval of the Catholic church, being the oldest private institution of higher learning in the country. The Peru ...

and Master's studies in Conflict Resolution at the

University of San Martín de Porres The University of San Martin de Porres (USMP) is a private nonprofit university located in the city of Lima, Peru. It was founded by the Dominican Order of the Catholic Church in 1962. History The Dominican foundation: Pro Deo T ...

Political career

Early political career

He began his activities as a public servant in 2002 in the San Isidro District Municipality of the capital of the Republic of Peru. When he was 26 years old, he assumed, for the first time, a position as Public Manager in the District Municipality of Pueblo Libre of the capital of the Republic of Peru, holding the managerial positions of Manager of Legal Advice, Municipal Public Prosecutor and Secretary General. Upon returning to the District Municipality of San Isidro in the capital of the Republic of Peru, he served as General Secretary, Mayor's Advisor, Legal Advisory Manager (e) and finally as Municipal Manager. In 2015 he went to work in the Municipality of Jesús María in the capital of the Republic of Peru, serving as Mayor's Office Advisor, General Secretary, Legal Advisory Manager and finally as Municipal Manager. At the end of 2017, he resigned from his municipal duties and assumed the position of principal advisor to the OECD Commission of the

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. In 2019, he assumed functions as an advisor to the Presidency of the

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. He has served as a teacher at the Faculty of Law of the

, as well as at the School of Distance Education of the National University Federico Villarreal and the Faculty of Law of the

Inca Garcilaso de la Vega University The Inca Garcilaso de la Vega University (UIGV) is a private university located in the city of Lima, Peru. Founded on December 21, 1964, during the first government of President Fernando Belaúnde Terry. It is currently in the period of cessation ...

. For several years he has participated as a political analyst in various free-to-air and cable television programs (national and international).

Candidacy for Mayor of Lima

In the municipal elections of 2018 he ran for Mayor of Lima under the

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; however, he was ranked 8th out of 20 candidates winning 2.7% of the vote for the capital's municipal seat and lost to Jorge Muñoz of the Popular Action.

Congressman

In the extraordinary elections of 2020, he was elected congressman under the

party for the complementary period 2020-2021. He obtained the second highest vote of all the candidates in his political group with 78,912 votes. Currently, as a congressman, he is Titular Spokesperson of the

Parliamentary Group, he is also a titular member of the Permanent Commission of Congress. He represents the

Parliamentary Group on the Board of Spokespersons of the Peruvian Parliament and is a full member of the Parliamentary Commissions of Economy, Banking, Finance and Financial Intelligence and of the Transport and Communications Commission. The congressman supported the motion being one of the 105 parliamentarians who voted in favor of the removal of President Martín Vizcarra. Columbus would later sign the ''

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'' of the

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Spanish party Vox, joining an international alliance of

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and far-right individuals.

References

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