blood". During his premiership, he gave political and economic stability to the country, generating confidence with Congress, making agreements with various unions and successfully managing social conflicts within the country. After the "Petroaudios" scandal revealed Del Castillo's involvement, he tendered his resignation with the whole cabinet on October 10, 2008, to President Alan García, marking his political downfall. 2010s Del Castillo served in Congress until 2011, after failing to achieve a fifth consecutive reelection. He served as Political Secretary General between 2010 and 2017, concurrently with the Institutional Secretary General, former Ayacucho Governor Omar Quesada. In the 2016 general election, Del Castillo was reelected for a fifth term in Congress, returning after 5 years of absence under the Popular Alliance. By law, he cannot run again for reelection since the approval of the third clause of the 2018 constitutional referendum, which states the prohibition of immediate reelection for congressman. His final tenure in office ended with the dissolution of Congress by Martín Vizcarra. He served a total of 19 years in Congress. Offices Public District Councilman of Barranco (1981-1983) Mayor of the District of Barranco (1984-1986) Prefect of the Department of Lima (1985-1986) Metropolitan Mayor of Lima (1987-1989) Chairman of Association of Municipalities of Peru (1987-1989) Member of the Chamber of Deputies (1990-1992) Member of Congress (1995-2000) (2000-2001) (2001-2006) (2006-2011) (2p16-2018) Second Vice President of Congress (2001-2002) President of the Council of Ministers (2006-2008) Party Secretary General of the District Executive Committee - Barranco (1982) Chairman of the National Political Commission (1993-1995) Secretary General of the National Executive Committee (1999-2004) (2004-2006) Candidate for the First Vice Presidency of the Republic of Peru (2000) Candidate for the Second Vice Presidency of the Republic of Peru (2001) Political Secretary General of the National Executive Committee (2010-) See also 2008 Peru oil scandal References External links Official Congress Profile Congress of the Republic of Peru Peruvian Aprista Party Official Site People from Lima 1950 births Mayors of Lima Living people Prime Ministers of Peru American Popular Revolutionary Alliance politicians Members of the Congress of the Republic of Peru National University of San Marcos alumni Pontifical Catholic University of Peru alumni University of Piura alumni