George Forsyth (footballer)
George Patrick Forsyth Sommer (born 20 June 1982) is a Peruvian politician and former international footballer.
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| Mayor of La Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1 January 2019 – 12 October 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Harry Castro Durand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Luis Gutiérrez Salvatierra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La Victoria District Councilman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1 January 2011 – 31 December 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | George Patrick Forsyth Sommer 20 June 1982 Caracas, Venezuela | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | We Are Peru (2021–present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other political affiliations | National Victory/National Restoration (2020–2021) Independent (before 2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse |
Vanessa Terkes
(m. 2018; div. 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Peruvian University of Applied Sciences | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Forsyth played as a goalkeeper for Alianza Lima, Borussia Dortmund II, Atlético Universidad, Sport Boys and Atalanta, and he also earned 7 caps for the Peru national team.
Starting a career in politics at local level, Forsyth was elected lieutenant mayor and district councilman of La Victoria in 2010, and thus gained prominence as the first footballer to be elected to public office in Peru while still playing at professional level. In 2014, he briefly served as the district's acting mayor when the incumbent ran for mayor of Lima.
In 2018, Forsyth was elected as mayor of La Victoria for We Are Peru. He resigned in October 2020 in order to run for President of Peru in the 2021 general elections with National Victory, the succeeding party of National Restoration. At the election, he placed eighth after attaining only 5.6% of the vote.