President of the Congress of the Republic of Peru is the presiding officer in the Congress of the Republic of Peru .
This is a list of representatives that have served as Presidents of the Peruvian legislature. The Constitution of 1993 re-arranged Congress into a unicameral legislature. The President is elected for a one-year term.
Constituent Congress (1827–1828) [ ]
Congress (1829–1832) [ ]
First bicameral congress of Peru.
Presidents of the Senate
Name
Took office
Left office
31 August 1829
20 December 1829
19 April 1831
26 September 1831
29 July 1832
22 December 1832
Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies
Name
Took office
Left office
31 August 1829
20 December 1829
19 April 1831
26 September 1831
29 July 1832
22 December 1832
Constituent Congress (1833–1834) [ ]
President of the Assembly (Republic of South Peru)
Name
Took office
Left office
7 December 1835
22 March 1836
President of the Assembly (Republic of North Peru)
Name
Took office
Left office
3 August 1836
24 August 1836
Constituent Congress (1839–1840) [ ]
Name
Took office
Left office
15 August 1839
15 September 1839
15 September 1839
15 October 1839
15 October 1839
15 November 1839
15 November 1839
28 November 1839
7 July 1840
12 July 1840
Bicameral Congress (1845–1853) [ ]
Presidents of the Senate (1845–1853) [ ]
Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies (1845–1853) [ ]
Name
Took office
Left office
16 April 1845
6 August 1847
6 August 1847
28 July 1849
28 July 1849
28 July 1851
28 July 1851
28 July 1853
28 July 1853
17 November 1853
National convention (1855–1857) [ ]
Name
Took office
Left office
14 July 1855
5 September 1855
(First vicepresident)
5 September 1855
30 September 1855
Miguel de San Román y Meza
1 October 1855
31 October 1855
1 November 1855
16 November 1855
Manuel Costas Arce (First vicepresident)
16 November 1855
30 November 1855
Miguel de San Román y Meza
1 December 1855
31 January 1856
1 February 1856
28 February 1856
Miguel de San Román y Meza
1 March 1856
31 October 1856
1 November 1856
31 December 1856
1 January 1857
31 January 1857
1 February 1857
31 March 1857
1 April 1857
31 August 1857
1 September 1857
31 October 1857
1 November 1857
2 November 1857
Congress (1858–1859) [ ]
President of the Senate (1858–1859) [ ]
Name
Took office
Left office
12 October 1858
25 May 1859
President of the Chamber of Deputies (1858–1859) [ ]
Name
Took office
Left office
12 October 1858
25 May 1859
Constituent Congress (1860) [ ]
Name
Took office
Left office
14 July 1860
15 November 1860
Bicameral Congress (1860–1865) [ ]
Presidents of the Senate (1860–1865) [ ]
Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies (1860–1865) [ ]
Constituent Congress (1867) [ ]
Bicameral Congress (1868–1879) [ ]
[1]
Presidents of the Senate (1868–1879) [ ]
Name
Took office
Left office
José Rufino Echenique Benavente
28 July 1868
28 July 1871
No legislature
28 July 1871
28 July 1872
28 July 1872
28 July 1873
No legislature
28 July 1873
28 July 1874
28 July 1874
28 July 1876
28 July 1876
4 August 1876
4 August 1876
28 July 1878
Manuel Pardo y Lavalle
28 July 1878
16 November 1878
Vicepresident
16 November 1878
28 July 1879
28 July 1879
25 October 1879
Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies (1868–1879) [ ]
Name
Took office
Left office
Juan Oviedo
28 July 1868
28 July 1870
28 July 1870
15 December 1870
(Second vicepresident)
15 December 1870
28 July 1871
No legislature
28 July 1871
28 July 1872
28 July 1872
28 July 1873
No legislature
28 July 1873
28 July 1874
Mariano Ignacio Prado
28 July 1874
28 August 1874
(First vicepresident)
28 August 1874
28 July 1875
Mariano Ignacio Prado
28 July 1875
28 July 1876
28 July 1876
28 July 1878
28 July 1878
29 July 1879
(First vicepresident)
29 July 1879
25 October 1879
Congress (1881) [ ]
Installed by the government of Francisco García Calderón in Chorrillos .[1]
President of the Senate (1881) [ ]
Name
Took office
Left office
10 July 1881
23 August 1881
President of the Chamber of Deputies (1881) [ ]
Name
Took office
Left office
César Canevaro
10 July 1881
23 August 1881
National constituent assembly (1881) [ ]
Installed by Nicolás de Piérola in Ayacucho .
Name
Took office
Left office
28 July 1881
12 September 1881
Constituent assembly in the North (1882–1883) [ ]
[1]
Installed by the government of Miguel Iglesias in Cajamarca .
Name
Took office
Left office
25 December 1882
1883
Congress (1883) [ ]
[1]
Installed by the government of Lizardo Montero Flores in Arequipa.
President of the Senate (1883) [ ]
President of the Chamber of Deputies (1883) [ ]
Name
Took office
Left office
22 April 1883
20 June 1883
Constituent Congress (1884–1885) [ ]
[1]
Congress (1886) [ ]
[1]
President of Senate (1886) [ ]
Name
Took office
Left office
30 May 1886
13 July 1886
President of Chamber of Deputies (1886) [ ]
Bicameral Congress (1886–1919) [ ]
Presidents of Senate (1886–1919) [ ]
Presidents of Chamber of Deputies (1886–1919) [ ]
National constituent assembly (1919) [ ]
President of the national constituent assembly [3]
Name
Took office
Left office
24 September 1919
27 December 1919
Bicameral Congress (1919–1930) [ ]
Presidents of the Senate (1919–1930) [ ]
Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies (1919–1930) [ ]
Constituent Congress (1931–1936) [ ]
Presidents of the Constituent Congress [3]
Name
Took office
Left office
Political party
Luis Antonio Eguiguren Escudero
8 December 1931
21 April 1932
Party Socialdemócrata
21 April 1932
8 December 1936
Nationalist Party
Bicameral Congress (1939–1968) [ ]
Presidents of the Senate (1939–1968) [ ]
Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies (1939–1968) [ ]
Constituent assembly (1978–1979) [ ]
Bicameral Congress (1980–1992) [ ]
Presidents of the Senate (1980–1992) [ ]
¹ Ramiro Prialé died on February 25 of 1988.
² Jorge Lozada assumed the Presidency of the Senate after the death of Ramiro Prialé, because he was the Vice-President of the Chamber.
³ Felipe Osterling's presidency was interrupted when President Fujimori dissolved Congress in 1992.
Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies (1980–1992) [ ]
¹ Fernando León de Vivero died on January 26 of 1990.
² Luis Alvarado assumed the Presidency of the Chamber after the death of Fernando León De Vivero, because he was the 1st Vice-President of the Chamber.
³ Roberto Ramírez del Villar presidency was interrupted when President Fujimori dissolved Congress in 1992.
Congress of the Republic (1995–present) [ ]
Notes
¹ Luz Salgado temporarily assumed the position of President of Congress after a motion to censure President Hildebrandt.
² Valentìn Paniagua, was elected President of Congress and as such simultaneously served as President of the Transitional Government .
³ Carlos Ferrero Costa, was assigned to President of Congress by an agreement between different political parties.
4 Alejandro Aguinaga temporarily assumed the position of President of Congress after Javier Velásquez's nomination as President of the Council of Ministers.
5 Luis Iberico temporarily assumed the position of President of Congress after Freddy Otárola's nomination as Minister of Labor.
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