He completed his primary education at the Escuela Carlos Gutiérrez de Noriega and his secondary school was Colegio José Andrés Rázuri.
He completed his university studies at Universidad Nacional de Trujillo, obtaining a degree as a secondary school teacher with a specialization in Philosophy and Social Sciences.
He later obtained the post of Director of the Nocturnal Section at Colegio Nacional San Juan in Trujillo, which he held from 1982 to 1985.
He was also elected thrice as undersecretary of the regional organization of SUTEP in La Libertad (1972–1978), and between 1978 and 1982 he was the chairman of the Front for the Defense of the People's Rights of Pacasmayo.
[1] Felipe Ventura stood as a New Left Movement (MNI) candidate in La Libertad for parliament in the 2006 election.