Samuel Pérez Álvarez
Official portrait, 2020
President of the Congress of Guatemala
Assumed office
14 January 2024
Preceded byShirley Rivera
Member of the Congress of Guatemala
Assumed office
14 January 2020
ConstituencyGuatemala City
Personal details
Born (1992-08-27) 27 August 1992
Guatemala City
Political partyMovimiento Semilla[1]
ParentSamuel Pérez-Attías
Alma materRafael Landívar University

Samuel Andrés Pérez Álvarez (born 27 August 1992) is a Guatemalan economist and politician who is serving as the president of the Congress of Guatemala.[2] A member of the political party Semilla, he has been a member of Congress since January 2020.[3]

Personal life

The International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala presented a case of espionage and illegal wiretapping in 2019, allegedly requested by the then Minister of Economy, Acisclo Valladares Urruela, against members of the Semilla, including Lucrecia Hernández Mack, Patricia Orantes and Pérez.[4] The process was archived in 2023.[5]

References

  1. "Comité Ejecutivo Nacional". Movimiento Semilla. 2019. Retrieved 25 Oct 2021.
  2. Hora, Redacción La (2024-01-15). "Con 92 votos, planilla de Samuel Pérez presidirá el Congreso en el 2024". La Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  3. "Diputados/ Samuel Andrés Pérez Alvarez". Congreso de la República. Retrieved 25 Oct 2021.
  4. Quino, Hedy (30 August 2019). "Semilla podría accionar por nuevo caso que involucra a Acisclo Valladares". La Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  5. "Sala cierra investigación por espionaje contra el exministro de Economía Acisclo Valladares Urruela". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). 8 May 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
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