Alberto_de_Belaúnde

Alberto de Belaúnde de Cárdenas (born 20 March 1986) is a Peruvian lawyer, LGBT activist, and politician. An independent progressive caucusing with the Purple Party, he currently serves in the Peruvian Congress' complementary term 2020–2021. He previously served in the 2016–2019 term, elected under Peruvians for Change, and subsequently joining the progressive Liberal Bench.A graduate of the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, de Belaúnde pursued a career in legal consultancy and as adjunct faculty at the University of the Pacific and his alma mater. During his tenure at the Peruvian Congress, he became the second openly gay congressman, and led numerous bills in favor of the LGBT community in Peru.