Eduardo Salhuana is a former member of the Congress of Peru of the Perú Posible party representing Madre de Dios.

[2] In 1990, he entered politics as a member of United Left (IU), being elected deputy for Madre de Dios,[3] a period that was frustrated by the 1992 self-coup.

In 1997 he unsuccessfully ran for mayor of the Tambopata Provincial Municipality, in a questioned election that gave the ruling candidate the winner.

[6] He was one of the promoters in declaring the South Interoceanic Highway of national interest, which he considered essential to achieve economic integration with Brazil.

[7] He resigned when the ministerial crisis of August 2005 occurred, which led to the fall of the Ferrero cabinet.