Lourdes Mendoza

Zoila Lourdes Carmen Sandra Mendoza del Solar (7 January 1958 – 4 October 2024) was a Peruvian businesswoman and politician with the Peruvian Aprista Party. She was 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.

Mendoza was also elected as Member of Congress representing Arequipa, 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.

Mendoza died from a heart attack on 4 October 2024, at the age of 66.

Electoral history

Executive

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Election	Office	List		Votes			Result	Ref.
				Total	%	P.
2006 1-R	Second Vice President of Peru	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Peruvian Aprista Party	2,985,858	24.32%	2nd	→ Round 2
2006 2-R		style="background-color:Template:Party color;"|		6,965,017	52.63%	1st	Elected

Legislative

Election	Office	List		#	District	Votes			Result	Ref.
						Total	%	P.
2006	Member of Congress	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Peruvian Aprista Party	1	Arequipa	20,019	13.61%	3rdTemplate:Efn	Elected
2011	Member of Congress	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Peruvian Aprista Party	2	Arequipa	6,693	4.28%	6thTemplate:Efn	Not elected

Andean Parliament

Election	Office	List		#	Votes			Result	Ref.
					Total	%	P.
2016	Member of the Andean Parliament	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Popular Alliance	3	38,069	8.15%	4thTemplate:Efn	Not elected

Provincial

Election	Office	List		#	Votes			Result	Ref.
					Total	%	P.
2002	Arequipa Province Councilwoman	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Peruvian Aprista Party	3	89,418	22.82%	1stTemplate:Efn	Elected

References

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