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President of the Constitutional Court

  • Spanish: Presidente del Tribunal Constitucional

Constitutional Court · Peru

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How it's filled

In plain words
Chosen by the Constitutional Court from among its members
Exact method
Elected by the Court's plenary for a two-year term (2026-2028: elected 2 September 2026 by 4 votes to 3, sworn in 4 September 2026).
Seats
1
Source: congreso.gob.pe, checked

Who holds it now

Sources

  • congreso.gob.pe · checked Congreso de la República, Constitución Política del Perú and chamber sites (senado.congreso.gob.pe, diputados.congreso.gob.pe), read 2026-10-12: national bodies and offices; cabinet structure from Wikipedia Cabinet of Peru and gob.pe/El Peruano reports. Fallback: Wikipedia for 2026 cabinet and election facts. For: President of the Constitutional Court
  • congreso.gob.pe · checked Spanish names of Peruvian bodies and offices as used in the Constitution and official sites, read 2026-10-12. For: President of the Constitutional Court in Spanish
  • tc.gob.pe · checked Tribunal Constitucional, press notes of 2 and 4 Sept 2026, read 2026-10-12: Pedro Hernández Chávez elected president by the Pleno on 2 Sept 2026 (4 votes to 3), sworn in 4 Sept 2026 for the biennial period 2026-2028, succeeding Helder Domínguez Haro. For: Pedro Hernández Chávez, current term
  • tc.gob.pe · checked Tribunal Constitucional, read 2026-10-12: magistrates and presidency; start dates not sourced. For: Pedro Hernández Chávez, current term

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