Rolando Sousa
Víctor Rolando Sousa Huanambal is a Peruvian lawyer and Fujimorist politician. He was a former Congressman representing Lima from 2006 to 2011, elected under the Fujimorist Alliance [for the Future (Peru)|Alliance for the Future] in which, he also ran unsuccessfully for the second vice presidency as the running mate of Congresswoman Martha Chávez under the Fujimorist Alliance for [the Future (Peru)|Alliance for the Future], in which, the ticket placed fourth. He is a former Representative to the Andean Parliament serving from 2016 to 2021.
Early life
Sousa was born in Lambayeque on 22 August 1961.Career
Since 2001 he was former President Alberto Fujimori’s lawyer in Peru, in association with the criminal attorney César Nakasaki, in which the defense which was taken over by another lawyer, in 2013.Political career
2006 elections
In the Peruvian general election|2006 elections], he was elected as a Congressman, representing the constituency of Lima for the 2006-2011 term after getting 38,578 votes, in which he also ran unsuccessfully for the second vice presidency as the running mate of Congresswoman Martha Chávez under the Fujimorist Alliance for the Future, in which, the ticket placed fourth.Congressman
As of August 3, 2006, the Board of Spokesmen of the Congress of the Republic, and the multiparty table appointed him as coordinator of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Traditionally, the coordinators later become committee chairmen.This table was mainly comprised by the APRA and UN parties; however, the decision was unanimous. Rolando Sousa also chaired the Committee on Justice and Human Rights of the Congress for two consecutive periods, while in Congress. He served as Congressman until July 26, 2011.