In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sagasti and the second or maternal family name is Hochhausler.
Francisco Sagasti
OSP
Sagasti in 2020
62nd President of Peru
In office 17 November 2020 – 28 July 2021
Prime Minister
Violeta Bermúdez
Vice President
First Vice President Vacant Second Vice President Vacant
Preceded by
Manuel Merino
Succeeded by
Pedro Castillo
President of Congress
In office 16 November 2020 – 17 November 2020[1]
Vice President
1st Vice President Mirtha Vásquez 2nd Vice President Luis Roel 3rd Vice President Matilde Fernández
Preceded by
Manuel Merino Rocío Silva-Santisteban (acting)
Succeeded by
Mirtha Vásquez (acting)
Parliamentary Spokesperson of the Purple Party
In office 16 March 2020 – 16 November 2020
Preceded by
Position established
Succeeded by
Daniel Olivares
Member of Congress
In office 16 March 2020 – 17 November 2020
Constituency
Lima
Personal details
Born
(1944-10-10) 10 October 1944 (age 79) Lima, Peru
Political party
Purple Party (2017–present)
Other political affiliations
Independent (2007–2017)
Party for Social Democracy - Commitment Peru (1997–2007)
Spouse
Silvia Cristina de las Mercedes Charpentier Brenes
(m. 1993; div. 2005)
Children
Amanda Sagasti Charpentier (b. 1995)
Parents
Francisco Sagasti Miller
Elsa Hochhäusler Reinisch
Alma mater
National University of Engineering (B.S.)
Pennsylvania State University (M.Sc.)
University of Pennsylvania (Ph.D.)
Signature
Website
Official website
Presidency of Peru
Francisco Rafael Sagasti HochhauslerOSP (Spanish pronunciation:[fɾanˈsiskorafaˈelsaˈɣastixoˈxawsleɾ]ⓘ; born 10 October 1944)[2] is a Peruvian engineer, academic, politician, and author who served as the President of Peru from November 2020 to July 2021.
Sagasti has worked as an advisor for economic development at the International Development Research Centre, World Bank, UNCSTD and the World Economic Forum. After the 1992 Peruvian constitutional crisis, Sagasti left his position at the World Bank to return to Peru. In 2016, he helped found the centrist Purple Party with Julio Guzmán.[3] Following the dissolution of congress in 2019, he was elected into congress in January 2020, serving from March to November 2020 as a Member of Congress, representing the Lima constituency.[4]
On 10 November 2020, following a controversial express impeachment and removal of President Martín Vizcarra by Congress due to allegations of "moral incapacity" (a 19th century concept for mental incapacity), President of Congress Manuel Merino became President of Peru. The impeachment was considered a covert parliamentary coup by many people, and after a less than a week of violent repression of the resulting mass protests, Merino resigned as the country's leader on 15 November. On 16 November, Sagasti was elected by his fellow Congressmen to succeed Merino as president of Congress so that Sagasti could become President of Peru according to the presidential line of succession. On 17 November, Sagasti became acting President of Peru.
Sagasti's presidency called itself a “transitional and emergency government”. Originally slated to run for the Second Vice Presidency with the Purple Party ticket for 2021 Peruvian general election, Sagasti quit the ticket in order to commit to his duties as President.[5][6][7] His government coincided with the development of social conflicts such as the agrarian strike in Ica, Piura, La Libertad and Apurímac, which were resolved after the repeal of the so-called "Chlimper Law" that promoted investment in agriculture through meager labor benefits for workers from the field.[8][9] Sagasti concluded the convoluted 2016–2021 presidential term on 28 July 2021, which had been started by Pedro Pablo Kuczynski on 28 July 2016 and had seen four different presidents.
^"Presidentes del Congreso de la República". www.congreso.gob.pe. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
^"Quién es Francisco Sagasti, el nuevo presidente de Perú tras la renuncia de Manuel Merino". Clarín (in Spanish). November 16, 2020. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
^El Comercio, Redacción (October 29, 2020). "Elecciones 2021: Julio Guzmán oficializa su plancha presidencial en el Partido Morado". El Comercio. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
^"Conozca el perfil de los congresistas virtualmente electos y descubra toda su trayectoria política. Al 100% de actas contabilizadas. Fuente: Onpe". January 29, 2020. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
^Sagasti, Francisco (November 15, 2020). "Francisco Sagasti - Biography and Resume". franciscosagasti.com. Archived from the original on February 5, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
^Dube, Ryan (November 16, 2020). "Peru's Congress Chooses Lawmaker Francisco Sagasti as Next President". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
^"Elecciones 2021: Julio Guzmán oficializa su plancha presidencial en el Partido Morado". Noticias El Comercio. October 29, 2020.
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