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Peruvian politician (born 1959)
In this
Spanish name
, the first or paternal
surname
is
Valer
and the second or maternal family name is
Pinto
.
Hector Valer Pinto
(born 4 February 1959)
[1]
is a Peruvian politician who served as
Prime Minister of Peru
from 1 February 2022 to 8 February 2022.
Originally elected to the
Peruvian Congress
as a invited candidate of the
Popular Renewal
party,
[2]
Valer was subsequently expelled from the elected caucus for supporting
Pedro Castillo
in the aftermath of the second round of the
2021 Peruvian general election
. After a brief stint in the
We Are Peru ? Purple Party
caucus, Valer currently sits with the
Democratic Peru
caucus, composed primarily of former
Free Peru
lawmakers.
[3]
[4]
Valer was appointed as Prime Minister by President
Pedro Castillo
on 1 February 2022, following the resignation of
Mirtha Vasquez
. Following his designation as
Prime Minister of Peru
by President
Pedro Castillo
, it was revealed that his daughter and his wife had denounced him for physical abuse in 2016.
[5]
On 5 February 2022, before the confidence vote requested for that day was even scheduled by congress,
[6]
Valer announced that he would resign from his position and denied the accusations, saying that the right-wing elements of Peru were responsible for the reports.
[2]
[7]
When discussing in Congress about those killed in the
Juliaca massacre
during the
2022?2023 Peruvian protests
, Valer issued a
terruqueo
attack by placing an image of a
hammer and sickle
near the images of the victims, stating that the dead held "the attitude of those who use the masses and who militate in the
Shining Path
, who continue to have a communist ideology".
[8]
Political positions
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Valer initially began his political career within a
far-right
party, and he holds ultra-
conservative
positions according to
The Guardian
.
[2]
He was in opposition of
sex education
and has been observed using
sexist
language.
[2]
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