José Carlos Carrasco

José Carlos Carrasco Távara (14 April 1944 – 16 January 2015) was a Peruvian lawyer and politician and a former Congressman representing the Piura region for the 2001–2006 term, and the 2006–2011 term. Carrasco belonged to the Peruvian Aprista Party. He was born in Sullana. He was the Minister of Energy and Mines during the First Presidency of Alan Garcia and was also a Deputy, representing the Piura region from 1980 to 1992, when President Alberto Fujimori shut the whole Congress down in a self-coup.

José Carrasco
Carrasco in 2010
Member of Congress
In office
26 July 2001  26 July 2011
ConstituencyPiura
Minister of Energy and Mines
In office
5 September 1988  15 May 1989
PresidentAlan García
Prime MinisterArmando Villanueva
Preceded byAbel Salinas
Succeeded byMario Samamé Boggio
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
26 July 1980  5 April 1992
ConstituencyPiura
Personal details
Born
José Carlos Carrasco Távara

(1944-04-14)14 April 1944
Sullana, Peru
Died16 January 2015(2015-01-16) (aged 70)
Lima, Peru
Cause of deathLung cancer
Political partyPeruvian Aprista Party
Alma materUniversidad Nacional Federico Villarreal
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer
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