Mercedes Cabanillas
| Mercedes Cabanillas | |
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| Member of Congress | |
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In office 26 July 2000 – 26 July 2011 |
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| Constituency | Lima |
| Minister of the Interior | |
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In office 19 February 2009 – 11 July 2009 |
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| President | Alan García |
| Preceded by | Remigio Hernani Meloni |
| Succeeded by | Octavio Salazar Miranda |
| President of Congress | |
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In office 26 July 2006 – 26 July 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Marcial Ayaipoma |
| Succeeded by | Luis Gonzales Posada |
| Member of the Senate | |
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In office 26 July 1990 – 5 April 1992 |
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| Minister of Education | |
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In office 5 May 1990 – 28 July 1990 |
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| Preceded by | Efraín Orbegozo Rodríguez |
| Succeeded by | Gloria Helfer Palacios |
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In office 28 July 1987 – 9 August 1988 |
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| Preceded by | Grover Pango Vildoso |
| Succeeded by | Efraín Orbegozo Rodríguez |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
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In office 26 July 1985 – 26 July 1990 |
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| Constituency | Lima |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
May 22, 1947 Callao |
| Political party | Partido Aprista Peruano |
| Residence | Lima |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Website | Official website |
Mercedes Cabanillas Bustamante (born 22 May 1947 in Callao) is a Peruvian Congresswoman of the Peruvian Aprista Party representing the Electoral District of Lima. Minister of Interior of Peru.
Her parents were Armando Cabanillas Olaechea and Emma Bustamante, both members of the Peruvian Aprista Party. She entered the Party in 1961, exercising various offices such as member of the National Command of the Youth Wing Juventud Aprista Peruana, National Secretary of Women Affairs, and in 1982, the Political Action Committee of Women.
She studied Education at the Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal, where she graduated with a doctoral degree.
She was elected to Congress as a Member of the Chamber of Deputies for the term 1985-1990. She entered the Government when President Alan García appointed her Minister of Education in 1987, after the resignation of the Cabinet led by Prime Minister Luis Alva Castro. At the helm, she promised to attend the demands of the teachers syndicate, SUTEP. She began with a raise of 35% for the public teachers. She visited schools in Lima and Provinces.
Surprisingly, in 1988, the Electoral Committee of the Party elected her as Candidate for Mayor of Lima. She resigned from office in August 1988 to run for the mayorship, losing to radio host Ricardo Belmont.
After losing the Mayorship, she ran for a seat in the Senate, gaining the highest number of votes (328,714), being elected Senator for the term 1990-1995. Her office was terminated when President Alberto Fujimori dissolved Congress with his self coup in 1992.
In 1995 Cabanillas ran for the Presidency of the Republic under the Peruvian Aprista Party ticket winning only 4.11% of the popular vote. Her running mate for Vice President was Jorge Lozada Stambury, former Senator and President of the Senate.
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