Felipe Osterling Parodi | |
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President of the Senate | |
In office 28 July 1991 – 5 April 1992 |
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Preceded by | Máximo San Román |
Succeeded by | "Senate Abolished" |
Member of the Senate | |
In office 28 July 1985 – 5 April 1992 |
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Minister of Justice and Worship | |
In office 28 July 1980 – 3 August 1981 |
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President | Fernando Belaúnde Terry |
Preceded by | None |
Succeeded by | Enrique Elías Laroza |
Personal details | |
Born |
Lima, Peru |
14 May 1932
Died | 30 August 2014 | (aged 82)
Political party | Christian People's Party |
Spouse(s) | Josefina Letts Colmenares |
Website | www.osterlingfirm.com |
Felipe Enrique Osterling Parodi (14 May 1932 – 30 August 2014) was a Peruvian lawyer, writer and politician. Member and leader of the Christian People's Party, served in senior positions in the Peruvian government.
Son of Luis Felipe Osterling Parodi Irvine and Regina Garcia. Uncle prominent Peruvian lawyer Alfredo Enrique Martín Parodi Plaza, pharmacist and businessman Luis Miguel Parodi Plaza. He attended school of the Sacred Hearts Recoleta. He studied law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, from which he graduated in 1967. He did postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Law of the University of Michigan and the New York University.
Since 1957 he is professor of Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, where he has taught courses on Private International Law, Contracts and Civil Law Practice. Since 1964 as head teacher dictates the course of Obligations Law, which also was in charge at the University of Lima (1986–1989). In 1966 he attended as a visiting professor at the Universities of Notre Dame, Harvard, Georgetown, Columbia and New York.
He was Dean of the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru for the period 1969–1972.
In July 1980 he was appointed Minister of Justice and Worship by Fernando Belaunde Terry, as such a ministry had to refound disappeared in the Revolutionary Government of the Armed Forces remained in office until August 1981.
In the 1985 general election, he was elected Senator representing the Christian People's Party for the period 1985 to 1990. Inside the Senate, he was member of the Permanent Commission of the Congress and the Committees on National Defense and Justice and Internal Order.