Abel Salinas, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Abel Salinas

Peruvian politician

Date of Birth: 12-May-1930

Place of Birth: Lima, Peru

Date of Death: 01-Aug-2012

Profession: engineer, politician

Nationality: Peru

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Abel Salinas Izaguirre (May 12, 1930 – August 1, 2012) was a Peruvian politician.
In 1985 under Alan García's government he served as Interior Minister, and in 1987 as Energy Minister and in 1988 Finance Minister.
In 1990, he was elected Senator of the Republic, by the APRA Party ticket, and unsuccessfully ran for the Presidency of Peru in the 2000 elections, winning about 1.3% of the vote.