Javier Augusto Labarthe Correa (3 July 1924 – 8 November 2001) was a Peruvian naval officer, businessman, and politician. He served as Minister of Fisheries from 1986 to 1988 during the first presidency of Alan García. Over the course of his career, he held positions in the Peruvian Navy, the fishing industry, and in national politics as a congressman representing El Callao.
Early life and education Labarthe Correa was born to Rear Admiral Enrique Labarthe Durand and María Rosa Correa Santisteban. He was the grandson of politician Pedro Labarthe Effio and a descendant of Estanislao Correa y Garay. He attended the Colegio de La Inmaculada and the Colegio Maristas before entering the Peruvian Naval Academy in 1937. He graduated in 1944 as an ensign. After completing his naval service, he pursued studies in economics at the Federico Villarreal National University.
Military career Following his graduation from the Peruvian Naval School, Labarthe Correa served in the Peruvian Navy for seven years. In 1948, he was appointed head of the Talara Naval Garrison.
Professional career In 1950, Labarthe Correa retired from the Navy and turned his attention to the fishing industry, in which he worked until 1967. He was the owner of the San Andrés Industries, a firm specializing in the shipment of fishmeal and fish oil. He also held leadership positions in the sector, serving as director of the National Fisheries Society and as vice president of the World Fisheries Committee of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Between 1970 and 1980, Labarthe Correa worked at Inter-American Development Bank in Washington D.C. and Costa Rica in the fisheries division, heading the Fishing Projects in Central America.
Political career In the 1963 general elections, Labarthe Correa was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for El Callao as a member of the Odriist National Union (UNO). He held office until 1968, when a coup d'état established the Revolutionary Government of the Armed Forces of Peru and dissolved the legislature.
He returned to Congress in the 1980 general elections, this time under the Peruvian Aprista Party. He was re-elected in the 1985 general election with 9,832 preferential votes. As a member of the lower chamber, he chaired the Committee on Budget, and promoted the creation of the Bank of the Nation, which represents the Peruvian government in financial transactions in both the public and private sectors, as well as at both domestic and international levels.
In July 1986, he was appointed Minister of Fisheries by President Alan García. He served in this role until June 1988.
Electoral history Election Office List District Votes Result . Total % . 1963 Member of the Chamber of Deputies Odriist National Union 1 El Callao 30,048 38.97% 1st 1980 Member of the Chamber of Deputies Peruvian Aprista Party 2 El Callao 45,077 28.91% 2nd 1985 Member of the Chamber of Deputies Peruvian Aprista Party 1 El Callao 9,832 58.16% 1st
See also Peruvian Navy Peruvian Aprista Party Ministry of Production (Peru) Alan García Luis Negreiros
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