{{Short description|Peruvian labor union leader and politician (born 1950)}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Benigno Chirinos | image = | caption = | office = Political General Secretary of the Peruvian Aprista Party | president = Alan García<br/>César Trelles | term_start = 8 July 2017 | term_end = | predecessor = Jorge Del Castillo | successor = | office2 = Senator of the Republic | term_start2 = 26 July 1990 | term_end2 = 5 April 1992 | constituency2 = National | birth_name = Benigno Hildebrando Chirinos Sotelo | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|05|29|df=y}} | birth_place = Lima, Peru | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Union leader | party = Peruvian Aprista Party {{small|(2004-present)}} | other_party = | alma_mater = }}
'''Benigno Hildebrando Chirinos Sotelo''' (born 29 May 1950) is a Peruvian labor union leader and politician. He currently leads the Workers Confederation of Peru and serves as Political General Secretary of the Peruvian Aprista Party since 2017.<ref name="elcomercio">{{cite web|url=https://elcomercio.pe/politica/apra-congresista-elias-rodriguez-elegido-secretario-general-440798|title=Apra: congresista Elías Rodríguez fue elegido como secretario general | Política | El Comercio Perú|website=elcomercio.pe|date=9 July 2017|accessdate=2019-05-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://elcomercio.pe/politica/apra-lista-de-cesar-trelles-mauricio-mulder-y-elias-rodriguez-gana-la-presidencia-del-partido-noticia/|title = Apra: Lista de César Trelles, Mauricio Mulder y Elías Rodríguez gana la presidencia del partido | POLITICA|date = 27 October 2019}}</ref>
In 1990, Chirinos was elected to the Peruvian Senate. He served until 1992 following Alberto Fujimori's self-coup, which effectively dissolved congress.<ref name="jne">{{cite web|url=https://infogob.jne.gob.pe/Politico/FichaPolitico/benigno-hildebrando-chirinos-sotelo_historial-partidario_wzjgWnSJegIc6+@0ElOxMA==jn|title=Infogob | Historial Partidario - Benigno Hildebrando Chirinos Sotelo|website=infogob.jne.gob.pe|accessdate=2019-05-27}}</ref> He never attained public office again.
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chirinos, Benigno}} Category:American Popular Revolutionary Alliance politicians Category:1950 births Category:Living people