Guido Lombardi

Not to be confused with Italian actor Guido Lombardi.

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

Guido Ricardo Lombardi Elías (born 9 December 1949) is a Peruvian journalist, lawyer, and politician of Italian descent.

Guido Lombardi
Guido Lombardi in 2011
Member of Congress
In office July 26, 2016 – September 30, 2019
Constituency	Lima
In office July 26, 2006 – July 26, 2011
Constituency	Lima
Personal details
Born	(1949-12-09) December 9, 1949 Tacna, Peru
Nationality	Peruvian
Political party	Independent
Other political affiliations	National Unity (non-affiliated) Peruvians for Change (non-affiliated)
Domestic partner	Patricia del Río
Alma mater	Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (LLB)
Occupation	Journalist
Profession	Lawyer

Career

Since 1984, he has conducted radio programs, both on Radio Programs del Peru and on Radio Nacional del Peru. In 1990, he was the moderator of the first presidential debate in the history of Peru, a debate between Mario Vargas Llosa (FREDEMO) and Alberto Fujimori (C90). In 2002, he is a regular columnist for Diario Perú.21 broadcast in Lima. He has also worked at Panamericana Televisión as host of the journalistic program "Panorama".

He is a well-known radio host, as a political critic and host of various programs, he most remembered for hosting in 2001, the program Who wants to be a millionaire ?.

In 2001 he led the second presidential debate in Peruvian history: Alejandro Toledo (PP) against Alan García (APRA) for the 2001 general elections.

Political career

At the beginning of the nineties, he worked as Coordinator of Promotion and Dissemination of the Instituto Libertad y Democracia chaired by Hernando de Soto.

In 2005, he was invited by Lourdes Flores to head the list of National Unity to the Andean Parliament. However, his quota was filled by Rafael Rey, so he was instead selected to run in the congressional list for Lima. He was elected as Congressman of the Republic by National Unity, being the third most voted in the coalition.

He currently works as a professor at ESAN University, teaching the Globalization and National Reality course.

External links

• Official Congressional Site