Francisco Sagasti

His Excellency Francisco Sagasti OSP
62nd President of Peru
In office 17 November 2020 – 28 July 2021
Prime Minister	Violeta Bermúdez
Preceded by	Manuel Merino
Succeeded by	Pedro Castillo
President of Congress
In office 16 November 2020 – 26 July 2021
Preceded by	Rocío Silva-Santisteban (acting) Manuel Merino
Succeeded by	Mirtha Vásquez (acting) Maricarmen Alva
Spokesperson of the Purple Party in Congress
In office 16 March 2020 – 16 November 2020
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Daniel Olivares
Member of Congress
In office 16 March 2020 – 26 July 2021
Constituency	Lima
Personal details
Born	(1944-10-10) 10 October 1944 Lima, Peru
Political party	Purple Party (2017–present)
Other political affiliations	Independent (2007–2017) Party for Social Democracy - Commitment Peru (1997–2007)
Spouse(s)	Silvia Cristina de las Mercedes Charpentier Brenes ​ ​ (m. 1993; div. 2005)​
Children	Amanda Sagasti Charpentier (b. 1995)
Parents	Francisco Sagasti Miller Elsa Hochhäusler Reinisch
Residence	Government Palace (Lima)
Alma mater	National University of Engineering (B.S.) Pennsylvania State University (M.Sc.) University of Pennsylvania (Ph.D.)
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Website	Official website Presidency of Peru

Francisco Rafael Sagasti Hochhausler (born October 10, 1944) is a Peruvian engineer, academic, and politician. He was the 62nd President of Peru from November 16, 2020 to 28 July 2021.

In March 2020, he was elected as a Member of Congress for the Lima constituency.

He is a founding member of the Purple Party.

Presidency

Following the removal of Martín Vizcarra, President of Congress Manuel Merino became President of Peru after a controvertial express impeachment due to allegations of "moral incapacity" (a 19th century concept for mental incapacity) considered a covert parliamentary coup by many people. After a week of violent repression of the massive protestsMerino resigned as the country's leader and Sagasti was elected by his fellow Congressmen to succeed Merino as president of Congress on the 16th November. The next day Sagasti succeeded him as acting President of Peru.

Sagasti is scheduled to conclude the presidential term on 28 July 2021. He would be eligible to seek election for a full term, however the Purple Party nominated Julio Guzmán as their candidate for the 2021 Peruvian general election, with Sagasti on the ticket as Second Vice President.

His government coincided with the development of social conflicts such as the agrarian strike in Ica, Piura and La Libertad and Apurímac, which were resolved after the repeal of the so-called "Chlimper Law" that promoted investment in agriculture through meager labor benefits for workers from the field. His government has called itself a “transitional and emergency government”.