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Alberto Rey de Castro y Romaña

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Alberto Rey de Castro y Romaña
Prime Minister of Peru
In office
18 May 1934 – 25 December 1934
PresidentOscar R. Benavides
Preceded byJosé de la Riva-Agüero y Osma
Succeeded byCarlos Arenas y Loayza
Minister of Justice
In office
18 May 1934 – 25 December 1934
PresidentOscar R. Benavides
Preceded byJosé de la Riva-Agüero y Osma
Succeeded byCarlos Arenas y Loayza
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
5 September 1934 – 18 September 1934
PresidentOscar R. Benavides
Preceded bySolón Polo
Succeeded byCarlos Concha Cárdenas
Personal details
Born(1869-07-01)1 July 1869
Arequipa, Peru
Died18 May 1961(1961-05-18) (aged 91)
Arequipa, Peru
SpouseMaría López de Romaña y López de Romaña
Professiondiplomat

Alberto Rey de Castro y Romaña (1 July 1869 – 18 May 1961) was a Peruvian politician and diplomat. He was Prime Minister of Peru, Minister of Justice and Minister of Foreign Relations in 1934.

Rey de Castro was born in Arequipa, Peru. His parents were Ezequiel Rey de Castro y Maria Manuela de Romaña y Bustamante. He received his early education in Lima at Colegio de la Inmaculada and Liceo Carolino and obtained his PhD from the University of San Agustin de Arequipa.

He joined the diplomatic service, serving as Secretary at Peru's legation in England (1902) and Chile (1905-1908), Chargé d'affairs in Argentina (1911-1914) and Plenipotentiary Minister in Ecuador (1916-1919). He was also appointed to Bolivia in 1920, but did not serve.

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