Patricia Chirinos

Patricia Rosa Chirinos Venegas (born July 19, 1975) is a Peruvian journalist and politician. She was Regional Councilor of Callao (2011–2014), District Mayor of La Perla (2015–2018) and is currently a Congresswoman of the Republic for the parliamentary period 2021–2026.

Patricia Chirinos
Member of Congress
Assumed office
July 26, 2021
ConstituencyCallao
Third Vice President of Congress
In office
26 July 2021  26 July 2022
PresidentMaricarmen Alva
Preceded byMatilde Fernández
Succeeded byWilmar Elera
Mayor of La Perla
In office
1 January 2015  31 December 2018
Preceded byPedro López Barrios
Succeeded byAníbal Jara Aguirre
Callao Regional Councilwoman
from La Perla
In office
1 January 2011  31 December 2014
GovernorFélix Moreno Caballero
Succeeded byOscar Araujo Sánchez
Callao Provincial Councilwoman
In office
1 January 2007  31 December 2010
Personal details
Born
Patricia Rosa Chirinos Venegas

(1975-07-19) July 19, 1975
Callao, Peru
Political partyAvanza País – Social Integration Party
SpouseLuis León Rupp (2019–2020)
ChildrenSantiago, Cayetana
ParentEnrique Chirinos Soto
EducationUniversity of Lima (BA)

Biography

She was born in Callao on July 19, 1975. She is the daughter of the constitutional lawyer and politician Enrique Chirinos Soto.

She completed his primary studies at Colegio Santa Martha and secondary studies at Colegio América, both in Callao.

Between 1995 and 2000, she studied journalism at the University of Lima, after which she worked as a producer and journalist in various media.

She married Peruvian millionaire Luis León Rupp, who died in 2020.

Political career

Councilor of Callao (2006–2010)

In the municipal elections of 2006, she was elected councilor of the Municipality of Callao for the period 2006–2010.

Regional Councilor of Callao (2011–2014)

In 2011, she was elected Regional Councilor of Callao for the period 2011–2014.

District Mayor of La Perla (2015–2018)

In the municipal elections of 2014, she was elected Mayor of La Perla by the Independent Movement Chim Pum Callao, thus becoming the first woman to be Mayor of said district, for the period 2015–2018.

Congresswoman (2021–2026)

For the general elections of 2021, she was a member of the political team of the presidential candidate Hernando de Soto from Go on Country – Social Integration Party and also ran for Congress on behalf of Callao, being elected Congresswoman of the Republic for the parliamentary period 2021–2026.[1]

On July 26, 2021, Chirinos was elected 3rd Vice President of Congress under the presidency of Maria del Carmen Alva for the legislative period 2021–2022.[2]

References

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