Raúl Porras Barrenechea
Raúl Porras Barrenechea | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 4 April 1958 – 12 September 1960 | |
| President | Manuel Prado Ugarteche |
| Preceded by | Victor Andres Belaunde |
| Succeeded by | Luis Alvarado Garrido |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 March 1897 Lima, Peru |
| Died | 27 September 1960 (aged 63) Lima, Peru |
| Alma mater | National University of San Marcos |
| Occupation | Diplomat, historian and politician |
Raúl Porras Barrenechea (23 March 1897 – 27 September 1960) was a Peruvian diplomat, historian and politician. He was President of the Senate in 1957 and Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1958 and 1960. A well-known figure of the student movement in San Marcos in the early 20th century, Porras became one of the most prominent hispanist historians of his generation and a leading figure of the Peruvian diplomacy.