Augusto Sergio Miyashiro Ushikubo (Japan, January 26, 1981) is a Peruvian engineer and politician of Japanese origin. He was mayor of the district of Chorrillos from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2022.[1]
Political career
He was a member of the National Solidarity party and started in politics as a candidate for councilor of the Municipality of Lima on the list led by Luis Castañeda Lossio for the 2014 municipal elections. Miyashiro was elected as councilor for the 2015-2018 municipal period.[2]
Mayor of Chorrillos
In the 2018 municipal elections, Miyashiro ran for mayor of the district of Chorrillos after his father was barred from re-election.[3] Culminating the processes, Miyashiro was elected as the new mayor of Chorrillos for the 2019-2022 term.[4][5][6]
As part of his administration, he acquired pickup trucks and motorcycles for security forces to combat crime.[7]
With Miyashiro Ushikubo, the Miyashiro dynasty in the district of Chorrillos came to an end because, in the municipal elections of 2022, his father Augusto Miyashiro of Podemos Perú lost the election after being defeated by Fernando Velasco of Alianza para el Progreso.[8]
References
- ^ "Los Miyashiro: una dinastía chorrillana con prontuario". Sudaca - Periodismo libre y en profundidad (in Spanish). 2022-07-21. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
- ^ "Augusto Miyashiro Ushikubo - Procesos Electorales". Infogob. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
- ^ "Hijos, hermanos y esposas de actuales alcaldes tientan sillones municipales | RPP Noticias". rpp.pe (in Spanish). 2018-05-22. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
- ^ "Hijo de Augusto Miyashiro es el virtual alcalde de Chorrillos". Panamericana Televisión. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
- ^ "La continuidad sigue en el poder: Augusto Miyashiro hijo es el virtual alcalde deChorrillos". peru21.pe (in Spanish). 2019-08-24. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
- ^ "Augusto Miyashiro asegura elección de su familia es "voluntad del pueblo"". El Comercio (in Spanish). 2018-10-09. ISSN 1605-3052. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
- ^ "Chorrillos: adquieren camionetas y motos de serenazgo para combatir la delincuencia". Panamericana Televisión. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
- ^ "Chorrillos: familia Miyashiro deja la municipalidad después de 24 años, según flash electoral de Ipsos". La República. Archived from the original on 2022-11-11. Retrieved 2024-09-27.