Javier Alva Orlandini (December 11, 1927 – June 1, 2020) was a

peruvian Peruvians (''/peruanas'') are the citizens of Peru. What is now Peru has been inhabited for several millennia by cultures such as the Caral before the Spanish conquest in the 16th century. Peruvian population decreased from an estimated 5–9 ...

lawyer and politician. A prominent member of the political party Popular Action, he served as the President of the party. He served as the Second Vice President of Peru during the government of

Fernando Belaúnde Fernando Sergio Marcelo Marcos Belaúnde Terry (October 7, 1912 – June 4, 2002) was a Peruvian politician who twice served as President of Peru (1963–1968 and 1980–1985). Deposed by a military coup in 1968, he was re-elected in 1980 after ...

from 1980 to 1985. Throughout his life he became a

Deputy Deputy or depute may refer to: * Steward (office) * Khalifa, an Arabic title that can signify "deputy" * Deputy (legislator), a legislator in many countries and regions, including: ** A member of a Chamber of Deputies, for example in Italy, Spain, ...

(1963–1968), Minister of Government and Police (1965–1966),

Senator A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or Legislative chamber, chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the Ancient Rome, ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior ...

(1980–1985 and 1990–1992),

President of the Senate President of the Senate is a title often given to the presiding officer of a senate. It corresponds to the Speaker (politics), speaker in some other assemblies. The senate president often ranks high in a jurisdiction's Order of succession, succes ...

(1981–1982), and

Congressman A member of congress (MOC), also known as a congressman or congresswoman, is a person who has been appointed or elected and inducted into an official body called a congress, typically to represent a particular constituency in a legislature. The t ...

(1995–2000). In 2002, he became a Magistrate of the Constitutional Court, at the same time being elected by Congress as the President of the Court for a 3-year term. He was a candidate for the Presidency of the Republic in 1985, but he only got 7.3% of the popular vote, placing fourth and lost the election to

Alan García Alan Gabriel Ludwig García Pérez (; 23 May 1949 – 17 April 2019) was a Peruvian politician who served as President of Peru for two non-consecutive terms from 1985 to 1990 and from 2006 to 2011. He was the second leader of the American Popula ...

. He later served as President of Peru's Constitutional Tribunal from 2002 to 2005.Alva Orlandini seguro de que el TC declare inconstitucional ordenanza regional sobre Conga
La Republica, 14 January 2012 He wrote several books, including "Responding to the Dictatorship", "Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow", the "Vicious Circle", "I Minister", "Word of Honor" and "Yes I swear", and numerous legal articles. The audits, representative legislative, legal, academic and professional are of extensive quality and are recognized by the Peruvian people and their various institutions that have given many honorary degrees.

Early life and education

He was the son of José Felipe Alva y Alva and Blanca Orlandini. His father was a lawyer, poet and senator for

Cajamarca Cajamarca (), also known by the Quechua name, ''Kashamarka'', is the capital and largest city of the Cajamarca Region as well as an important cultural and commercial center in the northern Andes. It is located in the northern highlands of Per ...

(1945–1948). Javier attended elementary school in his hometown, then went on to Trujillo, where he attended High School at Colegio Seminario San Carlos y San Marcelo (1941–1945). In 1946 he entered the

Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos The National University of San Marcos (, UNMSM) is a public research university located in Lima, the capital of Peru. In the Americas, it is the first officially established ( privilege by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor) and the oldest continu ...

, where he studied law and economics. He graduated from law school with his thesis on The Preference Pact (1952) and received his law degree on January 16, 1953. During his time as a university student, he fought against General

Manuel A. Odría Manuel Arturo Odría Amoretti (26 November 1896 – 18 February 1974) was a military officer who served as the 45th President of Peru. He ousted President José Luis Bustamante y Rivero in the 1948 Peruvian coup d'état and seized power. He pr ...

's sole candidacy for the presidency (1950) and was president of the Centro Federado de los Estudiantes at the Law School (1952). Due to his political activities, he was imprisoned for three months at El Frontón.

Political career

He was the founder and president of the National Front of Democratic Youth (1955), which led to the candidacy of architect

Fernando Belaunde Terry Fernando is a Spanish and Portuguese given name and a surname common in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Switzerland, and former Spanish or Portuguese colonies in Latin America, Africa and Asia (like the Philippines, India, and Sri Lanka). It is e ...

for the presidency in the 1956 general elections, in which he came in second place. This political grouping gave rise shortly afterwards to the Popular Action party, whose first Ordinary National Congress was held in 1957, at which Alva was elected a member of the Plenary. In 1958, his party commissioned him to draft the new Electoral Law, which was presented to the Senate. He was then appointed Secretary of Electoral Affairs (1959) and Assistant Secretary General (1961). During the 1962 general elections, and in his capacity as his party's representative, he denounced the alleged irregularities in the process, contributing to its annulment by the Armed Forces.

Deputy

In the 1963 general elections, he was elected deputy for

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 ...

; among his legislative initiatives of those years was the Municipal Elections Bill.

Second Vice President of Peru

In the 1980 general elections, he was in charge of organizing Belaunde's electoral campaign, leading him to his second presidential victory and Alva Orlandini himself was elected 2nd Vice President of the Republic.

Senator

In these elections, Alva Orlandini was also elected Senator for Popular Action for the 1980-1985 parliamentary period. In the 1990 general elections, he was again elected Senator for the

Democratic Front Democratic Front is a name used by political parties and alliances in several countries, such as: *Democratic Front (Albania) *Democratic Front for the Liberation of Angola *Democratic Front (Bosnia and Herzegovina) * Democratic Front (Cyprus) * Dem ...

for the 1990-1995 parliamentary term. He was president of the Special Commissions that elaborated the Penal Code, the Penal Procedure Code, the Penal Execution Code (1991) and the Civil Procedure Code (1992). Produced by the self-coup of 1992, his position was interrupted and he became a tenacious opponent of the Government of

Alberto Fujimori Alberto Kenji Fujimori Fujimori (26 July 1938 – 11 September 2024) was a Peruvian politician, professor, and engineer who served as the 54th president of Peru from 1990 to 2000.* * * * * * * Born in Lima, Fujimori was the country's fir ...

Senate President

On July 26, 1981, he was elected president of the Senate for the period 1981-1982. Between 1982 and 1985 he returned to be secretary general of his party.

Presidential campaign (1985)

In the 1985 general elections, he ran as a presidential candidate together with Manuel Ulloa Elías as a candidate for the first vice-presidency and Sandro Mariátegui for the second vice-presidency of the Republic. He came in fourth place, with 5% of the vote.

Congressman

In the 1995 general elections, he was elected Congressman for Popular Action for the 1995-2000 parliamentary period, and as such, he participated in the commission in charge of drafting the General Law of Companies and the Law of Securities Securities. During his parliamentary work he showed his opposition to the Fujimori regime as well as his bench. In the 2000 general elections, he failed to attain re-election as Congrsssman.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Alva Orlandini, Javier 1927 births 2020 deaths Alva family Popular Action (Peru) politicians Vice presidents of Peru Ministers of interior of Peru Members of the Congress of the Republic of Peru Presidents of the Senate of Peru Candidates for President of Peru 20th-century Peruvian lawyers National University of San Marcos alumni People from Cajamarca