Overview
- Congress issued an official condolence message confirming the passing of Carlos Antonio Anderson Ramírez, with media reports noting the cause has not been disclosed.
- An economist by training, Anderson served as president of the National Center for Strategic Planning (CEPLAN) from 2013 to 2015 during Ollanta Humala’s administration.
- He was elected to Congress in 2021 with Podemos Perú and later continued his term as an independent following his departure from that caucus.
- His political path included unsuccessful congressional bids in 2006 with Fuerza Perú and in 2020 with Perú Patria Segura before winning a seat in 2021.
- He becomes the fifth congressman to die this legislative period, following Enrique Wong, Nano Guerra García, Fernando Herrera Mamani and Hitler Saavedra.