José Carlos Carrasco Távara (14 April 1944 – 16 January 2015) was a

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vian lawyer and politician and a former

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representing the

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for the 2001–2006 term, and the 2006–2011 term. Carrasco belonged to the Peruvian Aprista Party. He was born in

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. He was the Minister of Energy and Mines during the First Presidency of Alan Garcia and was also a Deputy, representing the

from 1980 to 1992, when President

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shut the whole Congress down in a

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Biography

He was born in the province of Sullana, on April 14, 1944. He completed his school studies at the Colegio Santa Rosa de los Hermanos Maristas, in his hometown and his university studies at the Faculty of Law of the National University Federico Villarreal from 1965 to 1971, obtaining a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and later graduating from attorney. He was the Minister of Energy and Mines during the First Presidency of Alan Garcia and was also a Deputy, representing the

from 1980 to 1992, when President

shut the whole Congress down in a

. He returned to Congress, representing the

for the 2001–2006 term, and the 2006–2011 term. He participated in the 2014 regional elections as a candidate for the presidency of the Regional Government of Piura for the "Obras + Obras Regional Movement" without obtaining the election, remaining in eighth place with only 2,347% of the votes.

Death

He died in

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on 16 January 2015 from

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, at the age of 70.

References

External links

Official Congressional Site
1944 births 2015 deaths American Popular Revolutionary Alliance politicians Members of the Congress of the Republic of Peru Deaths from lung cancer in Peru Federico Villarreal National University alumni People from the Department of Piura {{Peru-politician-stub