Javier Velásquez
Javier Velásquez | |
|---|---|
| Prime Minister of Peru | |
| In office 11 July 2009 – 14 September 2010 | |
| President | Alan García |
| Preceded by | Yehude Simon |
| Succeeded by | José Antonio Chang |
| President of Congress | |
| In office 26 July 2008 – 11 July 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Luis Gonzales Posada |
| Succeeded by | Alejandro Aguinaga (Acting) |
| Member of Congress | |
| In office July 26, 2001 – September 30, 2019 | |
| Constituency | Lambayeque |
| In office July 26, 1995 – July 26, 2000 | |
| Constituency | National |
| Chairman of the Peruvian Aprista Party National Political Commission | |
| In office March 5, 2010 – July 8, 2017 | |
| President | Alan García |
| Preceded by | Mercedes Cabanillas |
| Succeeded by | Mauricio Mulder |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ángel Javier Velásquez Quesquén 12 March 1960 |
| Party | Peruvian Aprista Party Popular Alliance (2015–2016) |
| Spouse | Jenny Obando Popuche |
| Alma mater | Pedro Ruiz Gallo National University (LLB) Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (LLM) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Ángel Javier Velásquez Quesquén (born 12 March 1960) is a Peruvian lawyer and politician. A prominent member of the Peruvian Aprista Party, he has served in Congress between 2001 and 2019, previously serving from 1995 to 2000.
Raised in Lambayeque, Velásquez started his political career from a young age, attaining positions among the party’s regional cadres as a build-up to his first election to Congress in 1995. Following two consecutive reelections, he was elected President of Congress for the 2008–2009 legislature, and was subsequently appointed as Alan García's third Prime Minister of Peru of the administration, serving in the position until late 2010.
Velásquez is currently a candidate for the APRA's presidential nomination at the upcoming 2026 presidential election.