Luis Castañeda
Luis Castañeda | |
|---|---|
Castañeda in 2010 | |
| Mayor of Lima | |
| In office 1 January 2015 – 31 December 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Susana Villarán |
| Succeeded by | Jorge Muñoz Wells |
| In office 1 January 2003 – 11 October 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Alberto Andrade |
| Succeeded by | Marco Parra (interim) |
| Lima City Councilman | |
| In office 1 January 1981 – 31 December 1986 | |
| President of National Solidarity | |
| In office 5 May 1998 – 29 August 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Rafael López Aliaga |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Óscar Luis Castañeda Lossio 21 June 1945 Chiclayo, Lambayeque, Peru |
| Died | 12 January 2022 (aged 76) Lima, Peru |
| Political party | Independent (2020-2022) |
| Other political affiliations | National Solidarity (1998-2020) |
| Spouse | Rosario Pardo Arbulú |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (LL.B.) Centro de Altos Estudios Militares del Perú (M.A.) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Óscar Luis Castañeda Lossio (21 June 1945 – 12 January 2022) was a Peruvian politician who was the Mayor of Lima, the capital city of Peru, from 2003 to 2010. He became Mayor of Lima again in 2015, after being elected for a third nonconsecutive term with 51% of the popular vote, for a term that lasted until 31 December 2018. He ran for President of Peru twice, in the 2000 elections placing fifth, prior to his mayoral campaign in 2002, and in the 2011 elections, placing fifth again with 9.8% of the vote.
He was placed under investigation in 2019 for alleged corruption in the context of a broad anti-corruption campaign following revelations in the Lava Jato scandal in Brazil. In particular, he was suspected of having favoured a Brazilian multinational civil engineering corporation (Grupo OAS) in exchange for bribes while serving as mayor of Lima. On 14 February 2020, Judge Maria de los Angeles Camacho ordered 24 months of preventive detention for this case against the former mayor.