Elías Lozada Benavente

Elías Lozada Benavente
Minister of Development and Public Works of Peru for Arequipa
In office
29 January 1932 - 19 May 1932
PresidentLuis Sánchez Cerro
Preceded byGermán Arenas y Loayza
Succeeded byRicardo Caso
Minister of Justice, Religion and Education of Peru
In office
20 February 1931 - 11 March 1931
PresidentLuis Sánchez Cerro (Military Junta)
Preceded byJosé Luis Bustamante y Rivero
Succeeded byJosé Gálvez Barrenechea
Senator of the Republic of Peru for Arequipa
In office
8 December 1939  27 July 1945
Constituent Deputy of the Republic of Peru for Arequipa
In office
8 December 1931  8 December 1936
Personal details
Born(1896-07-18)July 18, 1896
Arequipa,  Peru
DiedAugust 30, 1987(1987-08-30) (aged 91)
Lima,  Peru
Political partySocial Nationalist Party (Partido Social Nacionalista)
Parent(s)Hermógenes Lozada and Aurora Benavente
Alma materNational University of San Marcos
ProfessionLawyer, politician

Daniel Elías Lozada Benavente (Arequipa, 18 July 1896-Lima, 30 August 1987) was a Peruvian lawyer, politician, writer, and the founder of the Social Nationalist Party (Spanish: Partido Social Nacionalista). He served as the Minister of Justice (1931), the Constituent Deputy for Arequipa (1931-1936), the Minister of Development and Public Works (1932), and as Senator for Arequipa (1939-1945).