Constituent Assembly (Peru)

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Type Unicameral Disbanded 28 July 1980		Established 28 July 1978
Preceded by Congress of the Republic of Peru Succeeded by Congress of the Republic of Peru President of the Constituent Assembly Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre, Peruvian Aprista Party

The Constituent Assembly was the tenth Constituent Assembly of Peru, convened by the government of General Francisco Morales Bermudez to facilitate the return of democracy following a decade of the self-styled Revolutionary Government of the Armed Forces. It was settled on July 28, 1978 and was led by Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre, historical leader of the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance. Its main mission was to develop a new constitution replacing the old 1933 Constitution. This new Constitution was enacted and promulgated on July 12, 1979, and entered into force on July 28, 1980, on the opening of the constitutional government of the architect Fernando Belaúnde Terry. It was replaced 14 years later by the 1993 Constitution.

Board

Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre, President

Luis Alberto Sánchez, First Vice President and Chairman of the Constitutional Committee

Ernesto Alayza Grundy, Second Vice President

Jorge Lozada Stambury, First Secretary

Rafael Vega García, Second Secretary

Manuel Adrianzen Castillo, Pro Secretary

Carlos Roca Cáceres, Librarian Pro Secretary

Moisés Woll Dávila, Treasurer

Representatives

Peruvian Aprista Party

1. Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre

2. Ramiro Prialé

3. Andrés Townsend

4. Fernando León de Vivero

5. Carlos Manuel Cox Roose

6. Luis Heysen

7. Carlos Enrique Melgar

8. Carlos Enrique Ferreyros

9. Javier Valle Riestra

10. Luis Rodríguez Vildosola

11. Héctor Vargas Haya

12. Humberto Carranza Piedra

13. Eulogio Tapia Olarte

14. Lucio Muñiz Flores

15. Luis Rivera Tamayo

16. Jorge Lozada Stanbury

17. Alfonso Ramos Alva

18. Alan García Pérez

19. Gustavo García Mundaca

20. Mario Peláez Bazán

21. Julio Cruzado Zavala

22. Luis Alberto Sánchez

23. Romualdo Biaggi Rodríguez

24. Guillermo Baca Aguinaga

25. Jorge Torres Vallejo

26. Saturnino Berrospi Mendez

27. Carlos Roca

28. Urbina Julve Ciriaco

29. Lucio Galarza Villar

30. Arnaldo Alvarado Degregort

31. Luis Negreiros

32. Josmel Muñoz Cordova

33. Enrique Chirinos Soto

34. Francisco Chirinos Soto

35. Arturo Miranda Valenzuela

36. Pedro Arana Quiroz

37. César Vizcarra Vargas

Christian People's Party

38. Luis Bedoya Reyes

39. Federico Tovar Freire

40. Xavier Barrón Cebreros

41. Alberto Thorndike Elmore

42. Andrés Aramburu Menchaca

43. Clohaldo Salazar Penailillo

44. Mario Polár Ugarteche

45. Roberto Ramírez del Villar Beaumont

46. Óscar Olivares Montano

47. Edwin Montesinos Ruiz

48. Rafael Vega García

49. Lauro Muñoz Garay

50. Ernesto Alayza Grundy

51. Moisés Woll Dávila

52. Manuel Kawashito Nagana

53. Pedro Gotuzzo Fernandini

54. Gabriela Porto Cárdenas de Power

55. Rafael Risco Boado

56. Genix Ruiz Hidalgo

57. Miguel Ángel Arévalo del Valle

58. Jorge Neyra Bisso

59. Celso Sotomarino Chávez

60. Armando Buendía Gutiérrez

61. Miguel Ángel Mufarech Nemy

62. Ruben Chang Gamarra

Popular Workers Student Farmers Front

63. Hugo Blanco Galdos

64. Genaro Ledesma Izquieta

65. Magda Benavides Morales

66. Hernán Cuentas Anci

67. German Chamba Calle

68. Ricardo Napuri Schapiro

69. Enrique Fernández Chacón

70. Juan Cornejo Gómez

71. César Augusto Mateu Moya

72. Romain Ovidio Montoya Chávez

73. Victoriano Lázaro Gutiérrez

74. Saturnino Paredes Macedo

Peruvian Communist Party

75. Raúl Acosta Salas

76. Eduardo Castillo Sánchez

77. Luis Alberto Delgado Bejar

78. Jorge del Prado

79. Isodoro Gamarra Ramírez

80. Alejandro Olivera Vila

Revolutionary Socialist Party

81. Antonio Aragón Gallegos

82. Miguel Echeandía Urbina

83. Avelino Mar Arias

84. Antonio Meza Cuadra

85. Leonidas Rodríguez Figueróa

86. Alberto Ruiz Eldredge

Popular Democratic Union

87. Carlos Malpica Silva Santisteban

88. Javier Diez Canseco

89. Ricardo Díaz Chávez

90. Víctor Cuadros Paredes

Workers and Farmers National Front

91. Pedro Cáceres Velásquez

92. Roger Cáceres Velásquez

93. Ernesto Sánchez Fajardo

94. Jesús Veliz Lizarraga

Christian Democrat Party

95. Héctor Cornejo Chávez

96. Carlos Arturo Moretti Ricardi

Peruvian Democratic Movement

97. Marco Antonio Garrido Malo

98. Javier Ortíz de Zevallos

Odriist National Union

99. Manuel Adrianzen Castillo

100. Víctor Freundt Rosell

Innovations of the Constitution

The main innovations of this Constitution, compared to its predecessor, were:

The President, the two Vice-Presidents and members of Congress (deputies and senators) would be elected jointly every five years in general elections (previous renovations were abolished parliamentary by thirds or halves)

The set up the second round of the elections for President, should not reach more than half (50% plus one) of the votes validly cast

Strengthened the authority of the President of the Republic. This could be seen "in whole or in part" the bills passed in Congress and could dissolve the House of Deputies if it censured three of the Presidential Cabinet. Could also grant pardons and commute sentences. It also gave him more power over the budget, which allowed a greater capacity to implement its policies.

Corrected parliamentary excessive powers referred to in the Constitution of 1933

Limited death penalty only for cases of treason in foreign war. It was abolished for crimes like murder and others included in the law.

Established citizenship for all Peruvians from 18 years (before the minimum age was 21 years)

It repealed the restriction on voting by illiterate

Watched the insurgency right (obviously, to defend the constitutional order and not to alter or bruise)

Created the Constitutional Tribunal of Peru, as the controlling body of the Constitution

On the economic side, the rules would be the social market economy, corporate pluralism and freedom of trade and industry

References

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Contents

Board

Representatives

Innovations of the Constitution

References