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Yonhy Lescano in 2012
Member of Congress
In office 26 July 2001 – 30 September 2019
Constituency	Puno (2001–2011) Lima (2011–2019)
General Secretary of the Popular Action
In office 14 November 2009 – 12 November 2011
President	Javier Alva Orlandini
Preceded by	Mesías Guevara
Succeeded by	Mesías Guevara
Personal details
Born	Yonhy Lescano Ancieta (1959-02-15) 15 February 1959 (age 66) Puno, Peru
Nationality	Peruvian
Political party	Popular Action (2000-present)
Other political affiliations	National Solidarity (2000) Independent (until 2000)
Spouse	Patricia Contador ​ (m. 1986)​
Children	3
Alma mater	Catholic University of Santa María (LLB) University of Chile (LLM)
Occupation	Lawyer
Profession	Politician

Yonhy Lescano Ancieta (born 15 February 1959) is a Peruvian lawyer and politician. He is a member of the Popular Action political party. He served as a Congressman (a member of Peru's parliament) from 2001 until 2019. In 2019, the Congress was closed down by then-President Martín Vizcarra.

From 2009 to 2011, Mr. Lescano was the national secretary-general for his party. He also ran for president of Peru in the 2021 general election. He finished fifth among many candidates.

Yonhy Lescano's Education

Yonhy Lescano studied law at the Catholic University of Santa María in Arequipa, Peru. He attended from 1976 to 1980. After finishing his studies, he worked as a lawyer in his hometown of Puno. He did this from 1984 to 2001. During this time, he also taught law at the National University of the Altiplano (UNA) in Puno. He was a professor there from 1985 to 2001.

Political Journey

Yonhy Lescano began his political career by running for Congress in the 2000 elections. He was part of the National Solidarity party but did not win a seat that year.

Serving as a Congressman

In the 2001 elections, Mr. Lescano was elected as a Congressman. He represented the Puno Region for the Popular Action party. He was re-elected several times. He won again in 2006, 2011, and 2016. For his later terms, he represented the Lima area.

His time in Congress ended in 2019. This happened when President Martín Vizcarra closed down the Congress. This event is known as the dissolution of the Congress. Yonhy Lescano supported this decision.

In 2018, he disagreed with a report from the Lava Jato Commission. This commission was looking into corruption cases. Lescano felt the report was not fair. He said that some members of the commission were involved in the cases they were investigating.

Role in Party Politics

Yonhy Lescano was an important figure within his party, Popular Action. He served as the party's General Secretary. This role means he was in charge of the party's daily operations. He held this position from 2009 to 2011.

Running for President of Peru

In the 2021 general election, Yonhy Lescano became his party's choice for president. He won the nomination by getting 63.67% of the votes within his party. His running mates were Gisela Tipe and Alberto Velarde.

During the election campaign, he was one of the leading candidates. He took part in a live debate with other candidates. In one debate, he had a discussion with another candidate, Verónika Mendoza.

While visiting Tacna, Mr. Lescano stated that if elected, he would ask Chile to return the Monitor Huascar. This is a historic ship. A Chilean mayor, Henry Campos, responded by saying the ship would not be moved.

After President Vizcarra was removed from office in November 2020, Lescano spoke out. He strongly criticized Manuel Merino becoming president. He did not agree with Vizcarra's removal or Merino's new role.

In the end, Yonhy Lescano finished fifth in the 2021 presidential election. There were 18 candidates in total.

His Ideas and Beliefs

Yonhy Lescano is often described as having a center-left political view. This means he supports some ideas that help society and the economy. He is also seen as conservative on social issues. However, he is progressive when it comes to economic ideas.

He has suggested that Peru should have a social market economy. This system respects private businesses. But it also has the government step in to prevent unfair practices. He has also spoken against large mining companies in Peru. He has suggested that the country's natural resources should be controlled by the nation.

Mr. Lescano has sometimes disagreed with his own party's decisions. For example, when Congress was dissolved in 2019, he supported President Vizcarra. He did not attend the inauguration of Vice President Mercedes Araoz. His party faced challenges after Vizcarra's removal. This was especially true when Manuel Merino, a party member, briefly became president. Merino resigned after only five days due to public protests.

Personal Life

While studying in Chile, Yonhy Lescano met Patricia Contador Durán, who is also a lawyer. They got married in 1986. They have three children together.

See also

In Spanish: Yonhy Lescano para niños