Yonhy Lescano

Yonhy Lescano
Yonhy Lescano in 2012
Member of Congress
In office
26 July 2001 – 30 September 2019
ConstituencyPuno (2001–2011)
Lima (2011–2019)
General Secretary of the Popular Action
In office
14 November 2009 – 12 November 2011
PresidentJavier Alva Orlandini
Preceded byMesías Guevara
Succeeded byMesías Guevara
Personal details
BornYonhy Lescano Ancieta
(1959-02-15) 15 February 1959
PartyPopular Action (2000-2023)
Other political
affiliations
National Solidarity (2000)
Independent (until 2000)
Spouse
Patricia Contador
(m. 1986)
Children3
Alma materCatholic University of Santa María (LLB)
University of Chile (LLM)
OccupationLawyer
ProfessionPolitician
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Yonhy Lescano Ancieta (born 15 February 1959) is a Peruvian lawyer and politician belonging to the Popular Action party. He was a Congressman between 2001 until the dissolution of the Congress by Martín Vizcarra in 2019. From 2009 to 2011, he served as the Popular Action party's national secretary-general. He was the Popular Action's presidential nominee in the 2021 general election and placed fifth in an atomized race of 18 nominees.