# Alejandro Cavero > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Alejandro_Cavero > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Alejandro_Cavero.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alejandro_Cavero > Source revision: 1356462879 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Peruvian politician}} {{Family name hatnote|Cavero|Alva|lang=Spanish}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Alejandro Cavero | image = Alejandro Cavero.jpg | caption = | office = Third Vice President of the [Congress of the Republic of Peru](/source/Congress_of_the_Republic_of_Peru) | term_start = 26 July 2024 | term_end = 26 July 2025 | president = [Eduardo Salhuana](/source/Eduardo_Salhuana) | predecessor = [Rosselli Amuruz](/source/Rosselli_Amuruz) | successor = [Ilich López](/source/Ilich_L%C3%B3pez) | office2 = Member of the [Congress of the Republic of Peru](/source/Congress_of_the_Republic_of_Peru) | term_start2 = 27 July 2021 | term_end2 = | constituency2 = [Lima](/source/Lima_province) | birth_name = Alejandro Enrique Cavero Alva | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|6|6|df=y}} | birth_place = [Lima](/source/Lima), [Peru](/source/Peru) | death_date = | death_place = | party = [Go on Country – Social Integration Party](/source/Go_on_Country_%E2%80%93_Social_Integration_Party) | other_party = | spouse = | children = | education = [Pontifical Catholic University of Peru](/source/Pontifical_Catholic_University_of_Peru) ([LLB](/source/Bachelor_of_Laws)) | signature = }} '''Alejandro Enrique Cavero Alva''' (born 6 June 1992) is a Peruvian politician who has been a member of the [Congress of the Republic of Peru](/source/Congress_of_the_Republic_of_Peru) as a member of the [Go on Country – Social Integration Party](/source/Go_on_Country_%E2%80%93_Social_Integration_Party) since 2021. ==Early life and education== Alejandro Enrique Cavero Alva{{sfn|National Jury of Elections}} was born in [Lima](/source/Lima), Peru,{{sfn|Sugobono|2021}} on 6 June 1992.{{sfn|National Jury of Elections}} He graduated from [Pontifical Catholic University of Peru](/source/Pontifical_Catholic_University_of_Peru) as a lawyer.{{sfn|Sugobono|2021}} ==Career== During the [2011 election](/source/2011_Peruvian_general_election) Cavero worked on [Pedro Pablo Kuczynski](/source/Pedro_Pablo_Kuczynski)'s youth campaign. He was a journalist that covered politics for ''[El Comercio](/source/El_Comercio_(Peru))''.{{sfn|Sugobono|2021}} In the [2021 election](/source/2021_Peruvian_general_election) Cavero won a seat in the [Congress of the Republic of Peru](/source/Congress_of_the_Republic_of_Peru) from the [Lima province](/source/Lima_province) as a member of the [Go on Country – Social Integration Party](/source/Go_on_Country_%E2%80%93_Social_Integration_Party_(2017)).{{sfn|National Jury of Elections}} He was selected to serve as Third Vice President.{{sfn|Alejandro Cavero exhorta a Dina Boluarte reconocer a Edmundo González como presidente electo de Venezuela|2025}} ==Personal life== Cavero is a homosexual.{{sfn|Alejandro Cavero: "Soy LGBT y orgullosamente de derecha"|2021}} On 1 December 2024, he was assaulted at the [Lima Art Museum](/source/Lima_Art_Museum) after taking a phone away from an attendee that was harassing him.{{sfn|Ricci|2024}} ==Political positions== Cavero is opposed to [compulsory voting](/source/compulsory_voting) stating that it increases the amount of uninformed voters.{{sfn|Sugobono|2021}} In response to [prison overcrowding](/source/prison_overcrowding) in most of Peru's prisons, Cavero proposed [privatising prisons](/source/Private_prison).{{sfn|Cavero propone privatización de la gestión carcelaria|2025}} Cavero stated that he is [right-wing](/source/Right-wing_politics). He supports the far-right Spanish political party [Vox](/source/Vox_(political_party)).{{sfn|Alejandro Cavero: "Soy LGBT y orgullosamente de derecha"|2021}} He called for Peru to recognise [Edmundo González](/source/Edmundo_Gonz%C3%A1lez) as president-elect of Venezuela after the [2024 presidential election](/source/2024_Venezuelan_presidential_election).{{sfn|Alejandro Cavero exhorta a Dina Boluarte reconocer a Edmundo González como presidente electo de Venezuela|2025}} Cavero supports equality for [LGBTQ people](/source/LGBTQ_people) on both moral and economic perspectives.{{sfn|Alejandro Cavero: "Soy LGBT y orgullosamente de derecha"|2021}} In 2022, he proposed legislation to recognise [civil union](/source/civil_union)s, but placed limitations on [same-sex adoption](/source/same-sex_adoption) except in the case in which one of the partners has a child that does not have another parent.{{sfn|Arroyo|2022}}{{sfn|León|2022}} ==Electoral history== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;" ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" rowspan=2 | Election ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" rowspan=2 | Office ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" colspan=2 rowspan=2 | List ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" rowspan=2 | {{abbr|2=List number|#}} ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" rowspan=2 | District ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" colspan=3 | Votes ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" rowspan=2 | Result ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" rowspan=2 | {{abbr|2=Reference|Ref}}. |- ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | Total ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | % ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | {{abbr|2=Position|P}}. |- | style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | [2021](/source/2021_Peruvian_general_election) | [Member of Congress](/source/Congress_of_the_Republic_of_Peru) | style="background-color:{{party color|Go on Country}};" | | [Go on Country – Social Integration Party](/source/Go_on_Country_%E2%80%93_Social_Integration_Party) | 14 | [Lima Metropolitan Area](/source/Lima_Metropolitan_Area) | 30,242 | 10.79% | 3rd{{efn|name=fn1|Presented on an [electoral list](/source/electoral_list). The data shown represents the share of the vote the entire party/alliance received in that constituency.}} | {{yes2|Elected}} | {{Cite web|title="ELECCIONES GENERALES 2021 - CONGRESAL"|url=https://infogob.jne.gob.pe/Eleccion/FichaEleccion/elecciones-generales-2021-congresal_candidatos-y-resultados_qAwcJ+A37rc=w+}} |- |} {{notelist}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{Official website|https://alejandrocavero.pe/}} {{in lang|es}} ==Works cited== {{refbegin|30em}} ===News=== * {{Cite news |date=7 January 2025 |title=Alejandro Cavero exhorta a Dina Boluarte reconocer a Edmundo González como presidente electo de Venezuela |work=[Caretas](/source/Caretas) |url=https://caretas.pe/politica/alejandro-cavero-exhorta-a-dina-boluarte-reconocer-a-edmundo-gonzalez-como-presidente-electo-de-venezuela/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250629233236/https://caretas.pe/politica/alejandro-cavero-exhorta-a-dina-boluarte-reconocer-a-edmundo-gonzalez-como-presidente-electo-de-venezuela/ |archive-date=29 June 2025 |ref={{harvid|Alejandro Cavero exhorta a Dina Boluarte reconocer a Edmundo González como presidente electo de Venezuela|2025}}}} * {{Cite news |date=25 November 2021 |title=Alejandro Cavero: "Soy LGBT y orgullosamente de derecha" |work=[El Comercio](/source/El_Comercio_(Peru)) |url=https://canaln.pe/actualidad/alejandro-cavero-soy-lgbt-y-orgullosamente-derecha-n441234 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250629230434/https://canaln.pe/actualidad/alejandro-cavero-soy-lgbt-y-orgullosamente-derecha-n441234 |archive-date=29 June 2025 |ref={{harvid|Alejandro Cavero: "Soy LGBT y orgullosamente de derecha"|2021}}}} * {{Cite news |date=8 April 2025 |title=Cavero propone privatización de la gestión carcelaria |work=[Caretas](/source/Caretas) |url=https://caretas.pe/politica/cavero-propone-privatizacion-de-la-gestion-carcelaria/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250629233731/https://caretas.pe/politica/cavero-propone-privatizacion-de-la-gestion-carcelaria/ |archive-date=29 June 2025 |ref={{harvid|Cavero propone privatización de la gestión carcelaria|2025}}}} * {{Cite news |last=Arroyo |first=Carlos |date=15 August 2022 |title=Proyecto de Ley de Alejandro Cavero no cumple con actuales estándares de Derechos Humanos, afirma Más Igualdad |work=[Infobae](/source/Infobae) |url=https://www.infobae.com/america/peru/2022/08/16/proyecto-de-ley-de-alejandro-cavero-no-cumple-con-los-actuales-estandares-de-derechos-humanos/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250629230456/https://www.infobae.com/america/peru/2022/08/16/proyecto-de-ley-de-alejandro-cavero-no-cumple-con-los-actuales-estandares-de-derechos-humanos/ |archive-date=29 June 2025}} * {{Cite news |last=León |first=Jessica |date=16 August 2022 |title=Presentan proyecto de unión civil, pero con limitaciones |work=[La República](/source/La_Rep%C3%BAblica) |url=https://larepublica.pe/sociedad/2022/08/16/union-civil-presentan-proyecto-pero-con-limitaciones-congreso-alejandro-cavero-matrimonio-igualitario-promsex-susel-paredes |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250629230455/https://larepublica.pe/sociedad/2022/08/16/union-civil-presentan-proyecto-pero-con-limitaciones-congreso-alejandro-cavero-matrimonio-igualitario-promsex-susel-paredes |archive-date=29 June 2025}} * {{Cite news |last=Ricci |first=Agustin |date=2 December 2024 |title=Alejandro Cavero denuncia agresión física: «Me golpeó en la cara, rompió mis lentes y me lanzó un vaso» |work=LP Pasión por el Derecho |url=https://lpderecho.pe/alejandro-cavero-agresion-fisica-congreso/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250629234331/https://lpderecho.pe/alejandro-cavero-agresion-fisica-congreso/ |archive-date=29 June 2025}} * {{Cite news |last=Sugobono |first=Nora |date=16 January 2021 |title=Alejandro Cavero: el joven que soñó con ser PPK y ahora postula al Congreso por Avanza País |work=[El Comercio](/source/El_Comercio_(Peru)) |url=https://elcomercio.pe/somos/historias/elecciones-2021-alejandro-cavero-el-joven-que-sono-con-ser-ppk-y-ahora-postula-al-congreso-por-avanza-pais-hernando-de-soto-noticia/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250629230133/https://elcomercio.pe/somos/historias/elecciones-2021-alejandro-cavero-el-joven-que-sono-con-ser-ppk-y-ahora-postula-al-congreso-por-avanza-pais-hernando-de-soto-noticia/ |archive-date=29 June 2025}} ===Web=== * {{Cite web |title=Alejandro Enrique Cavero Alva |publisher=[National Jury of Elections](/source/National_Jury_of_Elections) |url=https://infogob.jne.gob.pe/Politico/FichaPolitico/alejandro-enrique-cavero-alva_procesos-electorales_Gkg6LRGj2vkc6+@0ElOxMA==gR |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250629230708/https://infogob.jne.gob.pe/Politico/FichaPolitico/alejandro-enrique-cavero-alva_procesos-electorales_Gkg6LRGj2vkc6+@0ElOxMA==gR |archive-date=29 June 2025 |access-date=29 June 2025 |ref={{harvid|National Jury of Elections}}}} {{refend}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cavero, Alejandro}} Category:1992 births Category:Alva family Category:LGBTQ legislators Category:Peruvian LGBTQ conservatives Category:Living people Category:Members of the Congress of the Republic of Peru Category:Peruvian anti-communists Category:Politicians from Lima Category:Pontifical Catholic University of Peru alumni Category:Peruvian gay politicians Category:21st-century Peruvian LGBTQ people Category:21st-century Peruvian politicians --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Alejandro Cavero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alejandro_Cavero) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alejandro_Cavero?action=history)). 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