Carlos Torres Caro
Encyclopedia
Carlos Alberto Torres Caro is a Peru
vian politician and a Congressman
representing Lima
for the 2006–2011 term. Torres Caro ran for the Union for Peru
party in the 2006 election
, obtaining the party's highest individual vote, but resigned from it after the presidential runoff, in which the ticket led by Ollanta Humala
and featuring Torres Caro as candidate for Second Vice-President was defeated. He then founded the Peruvian Democratic Party
along with fellow Congress members Gustavo Espinoza
and Rocío González
.
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
vian politician and a Congressman
Congress of Peru
The Congress of the Republic of Peru or the National Congress of Peru is the unicameral body that assumes legislative power in Peru.Congress consists of 130 members of congress , who are elected for five year periods in office on a proportional representation basis...
representing Lima
Lima Region
Lima Region, also known as Lima Provincias, is one of twenty-five regions of Peru. Located in the central coast of the country, its regional seat is Huacho....
for the 2006–2011 term. Torres Caro ran for the Union for Peru
Union for Peru
Union for Peru is a Peruvian political party. UPP was founded by Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, ex UN Secretary General, in 1994. UPP was originally a liberal or centrist political party....
party in the 2006 election
Peruvian national election, 2006
The first round of the 2006 Peruvian national election was held on April 9, 2006 to elect the President of the Republic, two Vice-Presidents, 120 Members of Congress, and five Peruvian members of the Andean Parliament , for the 2006-2011 period.No single presidential ticket obtained more than half...
, obtaining the party's highest individual vote, but resigned from it after the presidential runoff, in which the ticket led by Ollanta Humala
Ollanta Humala
Ollanta Moisés Humala Tasso is a Peruvian politician and the President of Peru. Humala, who previously served as an army officer, lost the presidential election in 2006 but won the 2011 presidential election in a run-off vote...
and featuring Torres Caro as candidate for Second Vice-President was defeated. He then founded the Peruvian Democratic Party
Peruvian Democratic Party
The Peruvian Democratic Party is a Peruvian political party founded on 26 June 2006 by former Union for Peru members following differences with that party....
along with fellow Congress members Gustavo Espinoza
Gustavo Espinoza
Gustavo Dacio Espinoza Soto is a Peruvian politician and a Congressman representing Lambayeque for the 2006-2011 term. Espinoza was elected as a member of the Union for Peru party, but left it after the election to form the Peruvian Democratic Party along with fellow Congress members Carlos Torres...
and Rocío González
Rocío González
Rocío de María González Zúñiga is a Peruvian politician. She was elected as a Congresswoman representing Arequipa for the 2006-2011 term. González was elected as a member of the Union for Peru party, but left it after the election to form the Peruvian Democratic Party along with fellow Congress...
.