Roberto Helbert Sánchez Palomino (born February 3, 1969) is 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 ...

psychologist and politician. He is a congressman of the

Congress of the Republic of Peru The Congress of the Republic of Peru () is the unicameral body that assumes legislative power in Peru. Due to broadly interpreted impeachment wording in the Constitution of Peru, the President of Peru can be Vacancy due to moral incapacity (Per ...

for the period 2021-2026 and was Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism for

Pedro Castillo José Pedro Castillo Terrones (; born 19 October 1969) is a Peruvian politician, former elementary school teacher, and union leader who served as the President of Peru from 28 July 2021 until Third impeachment and removal of Pedro Castillo, he ...

from July 29, 2021 until his resignation on December 7, 2022.

Biography

Roberto was born in

Huaral Huaral is a town in central Peru, capital of the Huaral Province, Huaral Province in the Department of Lima. It is located within the jurisdiction of the Regional Government of Lima-Provinces and is located on the central coast of the country. Et ...

on February 3, 1969. He studied

Psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Its subject matter includes the behavior of humans and nonhumans, both consciousness, conscious and Unconscious mind, unconscious phenomena, and mental processes such as thoughts, feel ...

at the

National University of San Marcos The National University of San Marcos (, UNMSM) is a public university, public research university located in Lima, the capital of Peru. In the Americas, it is the first officially established (Privilege (legal ethics), privilege by Charles V, ...

. In 2020, he was appointed manager of Social Development of the Provincial Municipality of Huaral.

Political career

In the 2006 general elections, Roberto ran for congress for the Decentralist Concertation for Lima, without success, he obtained 1,259 votes. In the 2006 regional and municipal elections, Roberto was a candidate for mayor of Huaral for the

Peruvian Humanist Party The Peruvian Humanist Party (, PHP), formerly the Peruvian Humanist Movement Party, is a humanist political party in Peru, and a former member of the Decentralization Coalition together with the Partido por la Democracia Social - Compromiso Per� ...

, but was unsuccessful in winning it. He was part of the Peruvian Humanist Party, later he joined

Together for Peru Together for Peru () is a Peruvian Centre-left politics, centre-left to Left-wing politics, left-wing Political alliance, political coalition founded with the incumbent registration of the Peruvian Humanist Party. Formally a registered political ...

, where he is the president as of 2022.

Congressman

In the 2021 general elections, he was elected congressman for the Republic of Peru with Together for Peru, with 29,827 votes, for the 2021-2026 parliamentary period. On July 29, 2021, he was appointed Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism in the government of

. He was the only individual to serve throughout the entirety of Castillo's tenure.

References

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