Javier Alva Orlandini

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Javier Alva Orlandini
President of the Constitutional Tribunal of Peru
In office December 2, 2002 – December 2, 2005
Preceded by	Guillermo Rey Terr
Succeeded by	Víctor García Toma
Magistrate of the Constitutional Tribunal of Peru
In office May 31, 2002 – September 19, 2007
Member of Congress
In office July 26, 1995 – July 26, 2000
Constituency	National
Member of the Senate
In office July 26, 1990 – April 5, 1992
Constituency	National
In office July 26, 1980 – July 26, 1985
Constituency	National
President of the Senate
In office July 26, 1981 – July 26, 1982
Preceded by	Julio Óscar Trelles Montes
Succeeded by	Sandro Mariátegui Chiappe
Second Vice President of Peru
In office July 28, 1980 – July 28, 1985
President	Fernando Belaúnde
Preceded by	Mario Polar Ugarteche (1968)
Succeeded by	Luis Alva Castro
Minister of Government and Police
In office November 15, 1965 – October 26, 1966
President	Fernando Belaúnde
Preceded by	Octavio Mongrut Muñoz
Succeeded by	Luis Alayza Escardó
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office July 28, 1963 – October 3, 1968
Constituency	Lima
Personal details
Born	(1927-12-11)December 11, 1927 Cajamarca, Peru
Died	June 1, 2020(2020-06-01) (aged 92) Lima, Peru[citation needed]
Cause of death	Fracture
Political party	Popular Action
Alma mater	National University of San Marcos

Javier Alva Orlandini (December 11, 1927 – June 1, 2020) was a peruvian lawyer and politician. A prominent member of the political party Popular Action, he served as the President of the party.^[1] He served as the Second Vice President of Peru during the government of Fernando Belaúnde from 1980 to 1985.^[2] Throughout his life he became a Deputy (1963–1968), Minister of Government and Police (1965–1966), Senator (1980–1985 and 1990–1992), President of the Senate (1981–1982),^[3] and Congressman (1995–2000). In 2002, he became a Magistrate of the Constitutional Court, at the same time being elected by Congress as the President of the Court for a 3-year term. He was a candidate for the Presidency of the Republic in 1985, but he only got 7.3% of the popular vote, placing fourth and lost the election to Alan García. He later served as President of Peru's Constitutional Tribunal from 2002 to 2005.^[4]

He wrote several books, including "Responding to the Dictatorship", "Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow", the "Vicious Circle", "I Minister", "Word of Honor" and "Yes I swear", and numerous legal articles. The audits, representative legislative, legal, academic and professional are of extensive quality and are recognized by the Peruvian people and their various institutions that have given many honorary degrees.