Daniel Olivares (politician)

Daniel Federico Olivares Cortés (born 7 June 1981) is a Peruvian communicator and politician. A member of the Purple Party, he currently serves in the Peruvian Congress' complementary term 2020-2021 to finish the 2016-2021 term that was interrupted by the dissolution of Congress by Martín Vizcarra.[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Olivares and the second or maternal family name is Cortés.
Daniel Olivares
Parliamentary Spokesperson
of the Purple Party
In office
19 November 2020 – 26 July 2021
Preceded byFrancisco Sagasti
Succeeded byFlor Pablo
Member of Congress
In office
16 March 2020 – 26 July 2021
ConstituencyLima
Personal details
Born (1981-06-07) 7 June 1981
Lima, Peru
Political partyPurple Party (2020–present)
Other political
affiliations		All for Peru (2015-2019)
Social Force Party (2010-2012)
Alma materUniversity of Lima (LL.B.)
WebsiteOfficial website

Early life and education

Olivares was born in Lima in 1981, to Federico Olivares Pflücker and Teresa Cortés Massa. He completed his elementary education at the Immaculate Heart School, and high school at the Santa María Marianistas School.

Upon graduation, Olivares was admitted to the University of Lima School of Law, where he obtained a Bachelor of Law degree in 2009.[2]

Career

Leading up to the 2010 Lima municipal election, Olivares was one of the founders of the Decentralist Social Force Party, which led Susana Villarán to be elected Mayor of Lima. During Villarán's administration, Olivares served as the Municipality's Communications Advisor.

In 2012, Olivares founded Copiloto SAC, an advertising agency, which he led until August 2016. He remained the owner until 2020. Additionally, he served as a communications consultant for the Ministry of Labor and Promotion of Employment in 2013.

Upon leaving his advertisement agency, Olivares was hired by the Pedro Pablo Kuczynski administration as a communications advisor to Prime Minister of Peru, Fernando Zavala, and subsequently as Secretary of Social Communication from August to December 2017.[3] In October 2017, he was appointed as a Board Member of Editora Perú (El Peruano) in representation of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, a position he held until his resignation in December 2017.[4]

Political career

At the 2020 snap parliamentary election, Olivares was elected to the Congress of the Republic of Peru in the Lima constituency, as an invited candidate of the Purple Party.[5]

On 19 November 2020, he became a spokesman for the Purple Party following the inauguration of his predecessor, Francisco Sagasti, as President of Peru.[6]

References
  1. Jurado Nacional de Elecciones (1 January 2020). "Elecciones Congresales Extraordinarias 2020". votoinformado.jne.gob.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  2. La República, Redacción (23 January 2020). "Olivares: "Todos los partidos se llenan la boca de palabras empáticas sobre violencia contra la mujer"". larepublica.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  3. Revista Caretas (23 January 2020). "Daniel Olivares: «Yo soy una persona que no se detiene, no paro hasta que me abran la puerta»". caretas.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  4. El Peruano, Redacción (29 December 2017). "Acuerdo adoptados sobre Directores de Empresas en las que FONAFE participa como Accionista". elperuano.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  5. Agencia Peruana Andina, Redacción (4 February 2020). "Partido Morado: estos son sus virtuales congresistas". andina.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  6. El Comercio, Redacción (19 November 2020). "Daniel Olivares asume vocería de la bancada del Partido Morado". elcomercio.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 November 2020.
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