Fernando José Cillóniz Benavides (born 15 December 1950) is a Peruvian engineer and politician who served as Governor of the Ica Region from January 2015 to December 2018, elected as invited candidate under Popular Force.[1]
Fernando Cillóniz | |
|---|---|
| 4th Governor of Ica | |
| In office 1 January 2015 – 31 December 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Alonso Navarro Cabanillas |
| Succeeded by | Javier Gallegos |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 December 1950 Miraflores, Lima, Peru |
| Political party | Independent (2021–present) |
| Other political affiliations | All for Peru (2020–2021) Independent (2014–2020) Peru Secure Homeland (non-affiliated/ 2019–2020) Popular Force (non-affiliated/ 2014–2015) |
| Spouse | Mónica Guerrero Bueno |
| Alma mater | National University of Engineering (BS) University of Pennsylvania (MBA) |
Following his term as governor, Cillóniz announced a presidential bid for the 2021 general election with All for Peru.[2] Formally attaining the nomination, his ticket was ultimately rejected by the National Jury of Elections due to the party's internal disputes.[3]
Early life and education
editCillóniz was born in the urban district of Miraflores on 15 December 1950. His father, Augusto Cillóniz Garfias, owned the 150-acre land of Hacienda San José. On his mother's side, Ángela Benavides de la Quintana, he is nephew of mining engineer and billionaire Alberto Benavides de la Quintana, and cousin of economist Ismael Benavides Ferreyros and mining magnate Roque Benavides.[4]
Upon graduating from the Santa María Marianistas School, Cillóniz was admitted in 1967 to the National University of Engineering, where he pursued a career in economic engineering. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1972, and subsequently completed a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.[5]
Career
editCillóniz has been director of the Interbank and member of the advisory council of the newspaper El Comercio. He also served as director of the National Council for the Environment (CONAM), as president of the Paracas Bay Rehabilitation and Sustainable Development Commission and as director of the National Cotton Board.
Political career
editGovernor of Ica (2015–2018)
editIn the 2014 regional elections, Cillóniz ran in the regional elections for Governor of Ica under the Fujimorist Popular Force party. In the first round, held on 5 October 2014, he was in first place of the popular vote, ahead of candidate Javier Gallegos.[6]
As none of the candidates reached 30% of the votes cast, Gallegos and Cillóniz competed in the run-off. On 7 December 2014, Cillóniz was elected Governor of Ica in the second round of the regional elections for the 2015–2018 term.[7]
Presidential campaign (2020)
editIn September 2020, following an unsuccessful run for a seat in the Peruvian Congress at the 2020 snap-election with the Peru Secure Homeland as his candidacy was excluded, Cillóniz registered in All for Peru, in order to run for the party's presidential nomination.[8]
Upon registering in the party, All for Peru leader Aureo Zegarra criticized Cillóniz for "not having the kindness of calling him".[9] Cillóniz learned that the party was going through internal disputes, as the party's faction against Zegarra processed his party registration.[10] Ultimately, the National Elections Jury officially recognized Zegarra's executive position in the party, and Cillóniz and Pedro Cateriano's party affiliation.[11]
Cillóniz initially faced Cateriano in the primary election scheduled for 28 November 2020, but the latter eventually withdrew this candidacy, alleging the party disputes as the determinant factor in his decision.[12][13][14] Party president Aureo Zegarra filed a claim against Cillóniz as he continued disputing the party affiliation as not-valid due to being registered by a non-official spokesman.[15] The National Electoral Jury dismissed the claim, and Cillóniz was declared All for Peru's presumptive presidential nominee.[16] However, on 26 December 2020, the presidential ticket was rejected by the National Jury of Elections.[17]
Later career
editCillóniz is a member of the Madrid Forum, an international group of right-wing and far-right individuals organized by Vox.[18]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ PERU21, NOTICIAS (August 18, 2019). "Fernando Cillóniz Benavides: "Si me piden postular, soy materia dispuesta" | POLITICA". Peru21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ PERÚ, NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO (September 23, 2020). "Fernando Cillóniz se inscribió en Todos por el Perú: "Si soy candidato ya se verá" | Elecciones 2021 | POLITICA". El Comercio Perú.
- ^ PERÚ, NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO (2020-12-26). "Elecciones 2021: rechazan inscripción de fórmula presidencial de Todos por el Perú, liderada por Fernando Cillóniz nndc | POLITICA". El Comercio Perú (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-03-03.
- ^ PERU21, NOTICIAS (September 24, 2020). "Elecciones 2021 | Fernando Cillóniz: Todos por el Perú "no es vientre de alquiler" porque "no ha habido ni un centavo de por medio" nndc | POLITICA". Peru21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Fernando Cillóniz: "La reforma agraria fue un desastre"". August 1, 2019.
- ^ CORREO, NOTICIAS (October 30, 2014). "El agua, en agenda de Cillóniz y Gallegos | PERU". Correo.
- ^ "ONPE al 100% en Ica: Fernando Cilloniz fue elegido presidente regional". América Noticias.
- ^ "George Forsyth, Fernando Cillóniz y Roque Benavides rumbo a las elecciones 2021". September 23, 2020.
- ^ GESTIÓN, NOTICIAS (September 28, 2020). "Presidente de Todos por el Perú: Fernando Cillóniz "no ha tenido la gentileza por lo menos de llamarme" NNDC | PERU". Gestión.
- ^ PERÚ, NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO (October 6, 2020). "Todos por el Perú: La pugna que pondría en riesgo las candidaturas de Pedro Cateriano y Fernando Cillóniz | POLITICA". El Comercio Perú.
- ^ PERU21, NOTICIAS (October 17, 2020). "JNE reconoce a Áureo Zegarra como presidente de Todos por el Perú | POLITICA". Peru21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Herrada, Diego Pajares (October 19, 2020). "Elecciones 2021: los voceados para ser candidatos a la presidencia y lo que sabemos sobre sus eventuales postulaciones | El Poder en tus Manos". rpp.pe.
- ^ Andina, Redacción (October 29, 2020). "Pedro Cateriano declina precandidatura por Todos por el Perú". andina.pe.
- ^ RPP, Redacción (October 29, 2020). "Cateriano retira su precandidatura presidencial por TPP debido a "irreconciliables divisiones internas"". rpp.pe.
- ^ Diario Expreso, Redacción (November 6, 2020). "Cillóniz afirma ser el único precandidato de TPP". expreso.com.pe.
- ^ Diario Expreso, Redacción (November 13, 2020). "Cillóniz, candidato presidencial de TPP". expreso.com.pe.
- ^ PERÚ, NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO (2020-12-26). "Elecciones 2021: rechazan inscripción de fórmula presidencial de Todos por el Perú, liderada por Fernando Cillóniz nndc | POLITICA". El Comercio Perú (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-03-03.
- ^ "Carta de Madrid". Fundación Disenso (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-12-07.