Mauricio Mulder
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Claude Maurice Mulder Bedoya, known as Mauricio Mulder (born 8 June 1956 in Lima
) is a Peru
vian politician (APRA
), lawyer and journalist.
Mauricio Mulder studied the Law at the Catholic University in Lima, graduating with a Licentiate
in 1978. From 1976 to 1977 he was General Secretary of the students' wing of the Aprista Party
. He continued his academics at the Graduate Institute of International Studies
(HEI) in Geneva, Switzerland
, from which he graduated in 1985.
Under the first presidency of his fellow party member Alan García from 1985 to 1990, Mulder was chairman of the national broadcasting company IRTP. From 1992 to 1995 he was United Nations
official for political issues in the El Salvador
peace process. From 1995 to 2000 he was Secretary General of the APRA party. Parallel he was chief editor of the center-left daily newspaper La República
from 1996 to 2001. From 1999 to 2004 he was on the National Comission of the APRA.
In 2001 he was elected to the Congress
for the first time, representing Lima
and being re-elected consecutively in 2006 and 2011. From 2004 to 2010 he was again Secretary General of his party.
Lima
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...
) is a Peru
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 (APRA
American Popular Revolutionary Alliance
The Alianza Popular Revolucionaria Americana is a centre-left Peruvian political party.At the legislative elections held on 9 April 2006, the party won 22.6% of the popular vote and 36 out of 120 seats in the Congress of the Republic...
), lawyer and journalist.
Mauricio Mulder studied the Law at the Catholic University in Lima, graduating with a Licentiate
Licentiate
Licentiate is the title of a person who holds an academic degree called a licence. The term may derive from the Latin licentia docendi, meaning permission to teach. The term may also derive from the Latin licentia ad practicandum, which signified someone who held a certificate of competence to...
in 1978. From 1976 to 1977 he was General Secretary of the students' wing of the Aprista Party
American Popular Revolutionary Alliance
The Alianza Popular Revolucionaria Americana is a centre-left Peruvian political party.At the legislative elections held on 9 April 2006, the party won 22.6% of the popular vote and 36 out of 120 seats in the Congress of the Republic...
. He continued his academics at the Graduate Institute of International Studies
Graduate Institute of International Studies
The Graduate Institute of International Studies, best known as HEI , was founded in 1927 as one of the first institutions in the world dedicated to the study of international relations...
(HEI) in Geneva, Switzerland
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
, from which he graduated in 1985.
Under the first presidency of his fellow party member Alan García from 1985 to 1990, Mulder was chairman of the national broadcasting company IRTP. From 1992 to 1995 he was United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
official for political issues in the El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
peace process. From 1995 to 2000 he was Secretary General of the APRA party. Parallel he was chief editor of the center-left daily newspaper La República
La República
La República is a center-left newspaper published in Lima, Peru. It is one of the two main national dailies sold all over the country since it was founded on May 3, 1981. The paper was founded by Gustavo Mohme Llona, a former member of the Peruvian Congress...
from 1996 to 2001. From 1999 to 2004 he was on the National Comission of the APRA.
In 2001 he was elected to the Congress
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...
for the first time, representing Lima
Lima
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...
and being re-elected consecutively in 2006 and 2011. From 2004 to 2010 he was again Secretary General of his party.