Zoila Lourdes Carmen Sandra Mendoza del Solar (born 7 January 1958) is a Peruvian businesswoman and politician with the Peruvian Aprista Party. She is the first woman in Peru's history to become a Vice President of Peru, running as the Second Running mate of Alan García in the 2006 election.[1]

Lourdes Mendoza
Lourdes Mendoza del Solar in 2010
Second Vice President of Peru
In office
28 July 2006 – 28 July 2011
PresidentAlan García Pérez
Preceded byDavid Waisman
Succeeded byOmar Chehade
Member of Congress
In office
26 July 2006 – 26 July 2011
ConstituencyArequipa
Arequipa City Councilwoman
In office
1 January 2003 – 26 July 2006
Personal details
Born (1958-01-07) 7 January 1958 (age 66)
Arequipa, Peru
Political partyPeruvian Aprista Party
SpouseAlfredo Fonts Fontana (divorced)

She was also elected as Member of Congress representing Arequipa,[2] where she had been elected as "regidora" in 2002. She served until the 2011 election when she lost her seat in the 2011 elections when she ran for re-election.[citation needed]

References edit

  1. ^ "Presidentes y vicepresidentes desde 1980 en Perú, crisis y realidades". 26 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Ficha de Congresista". Congreso de la Republica del Peru. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 29 December 2010.