Carlos Arana

Carlos Arana
Secretary of Organization and Mobilization of the Peruvian Aprista Party
In office
March 5, 2010  July 8, 2017
PresidentAlan García
Preceded byWilbert Bendezú
Succeeded byMiguel Rosas
Director of the National Fund for Social Development Cooperation
Ministry of Women and Social Development
In office
August 8, 2008  January 3, 2011
PresidentAlan García
MinisterSusana Pinilla
Carmen Vildoso
Nidia Vílchez
Virginia Borra Toledo
Preceded byMiguel Rosas
Succeeded byCarlota Huaroto Munárez
Deputy Minister of Construction and Sanitation
In office
August 2, 2006  August 4, 2006
PresidentAlan García
Prime MinisterJorge Del Castillo
MinisterHernán Garrido Lecca
Preceded byVacant
Succeeded byJuan Sarmiento Soto
Personal details
Born (1962-01-22) January 22, 1962
Lima, Peru
Nationality Peruvian
Political partyPeruvian Aprista Party
Alma materNational University of Engineering (BA)
OccupationPublic administrator
ProfessionCivil engineer

Carlos Gerardo Arana Vivar (born January 22, 1962) is a Peruvian engineer, public administrator and politician. A ranking member of the Peruvian Aprista Party, he served in a variety of technical positions in the second presidency of Alan García, most notably as Director of the National Fund for Social Development Cooperation, from 2008 to 2011.

A controversial figure associated with Alan García's inner circle in the party leadership, he served as the party's Secretary of Organization and Mobilization in three occasions, most recently from 2010 to 2017. At the 2011 general election, Arana ran for a seat in the Peruvian Congress, but was not elected due to the low share of votes the party received nationally. He remains an influential member of the leadership.