Rafael Zevallos

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Zevallos and the second or maternal family name is Bueno.

Rafael Jerko Zevallos Bueno (born 4 April 1973) is a Peruvian chemist, author, and politician. He holds a chemistry degree from the National University of San Marcos.[1]

A member of the Peruvian Aprista Party since 1998 and of its National Executive Committee from 2010 to 2017,[2] Zevallos announced his candidacy for President of Peru in the 2021 Peruvian general election in September 2020. In the primary election held on 29 November 2020, he faced former Minister of Women and Social Development, Nidia Vílchez, and former congressional nominee, Juan Carlos Sánchez Montes de Oca, for the APRA presidential nomination.[3] He eventually placed third with 745 votes at national level.[4][5][6][7] He ran for a second time for the party's presidential nomination for the 2026 general election.[8] He placed eigth in the primary election by attaining 1.3% of the members’ vote, losing to newcomer Enrique Valderrama.[9]

Zevallos is the author of From anti-imperialism to post-capitalism and the APRA, published by the Editorial Fund of the National University of San Marcos, in February 2018.[10] He is also the brother of Marco Antonio Zevallos, a ranking member of First The People – Community, Ecology, Liberty, and Progress and a former member of the Purple Party.

References

  1. ^ Politico.PE, Columnas de Opinión. "Rafael Zevallos". politico.pe.
  2. ^ Nacional, Radio. "Rafael Zevallos: "Con la muerte de Alan García se cierra un ciclo y se abre otro"". radionacional.com.pe.
  3. ^ El Comercio, Diario. "Elecciones 2021: Nidia Vílchez competirá en las internas del Apra por la candidatura presidencial". elcomercio.pe.
  4. ^ El Comercio, Diario. "APRA: Nidia Vílchez encabeza resultados de elecciones internas al 60,6% de actas contabilizadas". elcomercio.pe.
  5. ^ "Elecciones 2021 | Partido Aprista Peruano | el Apra va a elecciones internas: Una estrella golpeada que busca la renovación | POLITICA". El Comercio (in European Spanish). 27 November 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2025. The APRA is preparing for this Sunday's internal elections, with three options for the presidential pre-candidacy.
  6. ^ "Nidia Vílchez encabeza resultados de internas del Apra al 60.6% de actas contabilizadas". Perú21 (in European Spanish). 30 November 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2025. Former Minister for Women Nidia Vilchez leads the results of the internal elections in the Peruvian Aprista Party with 60.6% of the votes counted, according to the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE).
  7. ^ "Estos son los resultados de las elecciones internas de Acción Popular, Partido Morado y Apra a más del 90% de actas". Diario Correo (in European Spanish). 30 November 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2025. Former Minister for Women Nidia Vílchez leads the results of the internal elections in the Peruvian Aprista Party with 93.61% of the votes counted, according to the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE).
  8. ^ "El APRA define siete precandidatos presidenciales y apuesta por la unidad interna". Altavoz (in Spanish). 24 August 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025. APRA heads into the upcoming elections with seven presidential candidates, according to the party's national secretary general, Belén Ysabel García Mendoza, who emphasized the importance of resolving internal issues before the elections.
  9. ^ "PRESENTACIÓN DE RESULTADOS ELECCIONES PRIMARIAS - 30 de Noviembre (Partido Aprista Peruano - Candidato Presidencial)". Oficina Nacional de Procesos Electorales - ONPE (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  10. ^ Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Noticias. "Fondo Editorial de la UNMSM publica libros sobre el APRA y las prácticas comunicativas". unmsm.edu.pe.
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