Waldemar Cerrón

Waldemar José Cerrón Rojas (19 March 1972) is a Pervuian professor and a politician.[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cerrón and the second or maternal family name is Rojas.
Waldemar Cerrón
Parliamentary Spokesman for Free Peru
Assumed office
2 August 2021
Preceded byÁlex Paredes
Member of Congress
Assumed office
26 July 2021
ConstituencyJunín
Personal details
Born (1972-03-19) 19 March 1972
Chupaca, Junín, Peru
Political partyFree Peru
RelativesVladimir Cerrón (brother)
Alma materNational University of the Center of Peru

Biography

Cerrón was born on 19 March 1972 in Chupaca, Junín.[2] He is the son of Jaime Cerrón Palomino and Bertha Rojas López, two university professors. His brother is politician Vladimir Cerrón.[3][4] Cerrón is licensed to teach both pedagogy and humanities. He received a doctorate in the educational sciences at the National University of the Center of Peru.[2]

Political career

Cerrón joined the Socialist Party in 2007. In 2008, he was one of the founders of the Free Peru party, where he was the national economic secretary.[2] After Free Peru member and congressman Álex Paredes González retired, Cerrón was elected as the spokesman of the party.[5]

As a congressman

In the 2021 Peruvian general election, Cerrón was elected to the Congress of the Republic of Peru with 25,281 votes.[1][6] Cerrón criticized Pedro Castillo's cabinet, with Mirtha Vásquez as the president of the Council of Ministers.

Controversies

Money laundering

Waldemar, with his brothers Vladimir and Fritz, were investigated for money laundering in Junín.[7] They are still under investigation.

References
  1. "Resultados de las elecciones al Congreso".
  2. "Otorongo CERRON ROJAS, WALDEMAR JOSE - 2021". otorongo.club. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  3. "Los hermanos Cerrón Rojas: los pilares de Perú Libre". Correo (in Spanish). 31 May 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  4. "VLADIMIR CERRÓN ROJAS – Perú Libre | Partido Político Nacional" (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  5. "Waldemar Cerrón, hermano de Vladimir Cerrón, es el nuevo portavoz de la bancada Perú Libre". LP (in Spanish). 2 August 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  6. "Congresista electo por Perú Libre, Waldemar Cerrón: "Si hay fraude cualquier ciudadano debe elevar su voz" (VIDEO)". Correo (in Spanish). 6 June 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  7. "Candidato Waldemar Cerrón de Perú Libre investigado por lavado de activos | LaRepublica.pe". larepublica_pe (in Spanish). 7 April 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
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