Fernando Herrera Mamani (31 July 1966 – 25 October 2021) was a Peruvian politician who served as a member of Congress.[1]

Fernando Herrera Mamani
Member of Congress
In office
27 July 2021 – 25 October 2021
Succeeded byNieves Limachi
ConstituencyTacna
Personal details
Born
Fernando Mario Herrera Mamani

(1966-07-31)31 July 1966
Ilo, Peru
Died25 October 2021(2021-10-25) (aged 55)
Lima, Peru
Political partyFree Peru

Biography

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He was born in Ilo on 31 July 1966. He entered the Instituto Superior Pedagógico Mercedes Cabello de Carbonera, where he trained as a language and literature teacher.[2]

He worked as a teacher of Language and Literature in Tacna from 2011 to 2020, and as a teacher of Verbal Reasoning at the Institución Educativa Parroquial Corazón de María in 2020.[2]

In the 2021 general elections, he was elected congressman of the republic for Free Peru, with 6105 votes, for the parliamentary period 2021 to 2026.[3]

He was married to Martha Madueño, with whom he had three daughters.[4]

He died on 25 October 2021, at his home in La Victoria of cardiorespiratory arrest at the age of 55 caused by COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru, while a vote of confidence in the ministerial cabinet chaired by Mirtha Vásquez was being requested from the seat of the Congress of the Republic, a debate that was suspended.[5][6][7] Due to his death, his position will be filled by Nieves Limachi, who is his deputy.[8][9]

References

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  1. ^ "Fallece congresista de Perú Libre Fernando Herrera Mamani". andina.pe (in Spanish). 25 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Quién era Fernando Herrera, el congresista de Perú Libre que falleció a los 55 años". Trome (in Spanish). 25 October 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Resultados de las elecciones al Congreso | próximos 130 congresistas boca de urna Ipsos, conteo rápido y avance ONPE". elecciones.larepublica.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Fernando Herrera Mamani, el profesor de Lengua y Literatura que llegó al Congreso". rpp.pe (in Spanish). 27 October 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Congresista Alex Paredes revela que Fernando Herrera Mamani tuvo COVID-19 y estuvo internado en la Villa Panamericana". El Comercio. 25 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Fallece congresista Fernando Herrera Mamani, de Perú Libre durante Pleno del Congreso". El Comercio (in Spanish). 25 October 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Falleció el congresista de Perú Libre Fernando Mario Herrera Mamani". rpp.pe (in Spanish). 25 October 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Nieves Limachi Quispe será la accesitaria del fallecido congresista Fernando Herrera". rpp.pe (in Spanish). 25 October 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Nieves Limachi jurará como congresista tras fallecimiento de Fernando Herrera". canaln.pe (in Spanish). 25 October 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.