Carolina Lizárraga Houghton (born 25 March 1970) is a Peruvian lawyer, jurist, and politician who serves as a member of the Congress of the Republic of Peru (PM), representing the Lima constituency.
[1] A graduate of the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru and Yale Law School, Lizárraga pursued a career in the Peruvian Judiciary.
From 2002 to 2007, she served as judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Lima, and was appointed by President Alan García to the National Anticorruption Office.
[4] Entering politics for the 2016 general election, Lizárraga was selected to run for the second vice presidency, as part of the All for Peru ticket led by Julio Guzmán as the presidential nominee.
Subsequently, she was appointed by the Alan García administration as Head of the newly created National Anticorruption Office,[12] serving in the position until her resignation in July 2008.
[15] In the months leading to the 2016 general election, the All for Peru presidential nominee, Julio Guzmán, announced Juana Umasi and Lizárraga as his first and second running mates, respectively.
[19] Alongside Julio Guzmán, Francisco Sagasti, and other members of the initial team, Lizárraga left All for Peru in order found the Purple Party on 18 November 2017.