▁ ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁the ▁Per uv ian ▁Naval ▁School , ▁García ▁studied ▁Law ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Vall ad olid ▁in ▁Spain ▁and ▁the ▁pr estig ious ▁National ▁University ▁of ▁San ▁Mar cos . ▁He ▁received ▁his ▁Lic ence ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁García ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Deput ies ▁on ▁his ▁uncle ' s ▁Popular ▁Action ▁( AP ) ▁list ▁for ▁a ▁five - year ▁term , ▁representing ▁Lima ▁region . ▁Par allel , ▁he ▁was ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁AP - led ▁cabinet . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁he ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁representing ▁the ▁liberal - con serv ative ▁F RE DE MO - al liance ▁compr ising ▁his ▁Popular ▁Action , ▁and ▁served ▁until ▁author itar ian ▁president ▁Alberto ▁F uj im ori ▁dissol ved ▁the ▁Congress ▁in ▁a ▁de ▁fact o - c oup ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁F uj im ori ' s ▁dict ator ship , ▁V í ctor ▁García ▁was ▁AP ' s ▁president ial ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁general ▁election ▁without ▁considerable ▁success . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁he ▁was ▁vice ▁president , ▁from ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁to ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Popular ▁Action ▁party . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁García ▁B ela ú nde ▁was ▁elected