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{{Spanishfamily name hatnote|Osterling|Parodi|lang=Spanish}}

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| name = Felipe Osterling Parodi

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| office = [[CongressPresident of the RepublicCongress of Peru|President of the Senate]]

| term_start = 2826 July 1991

| term_end = 5 April 1992

| predecessor = [[Máximo San Román]]

| successor = "Senate Abolished"abolished

| office2 = [[Congress of the Republic of Peru|Member of the Senate]]

| term_start2 = 2826 July 1985

| term_end2 = 5 April 1992

| office3 = [[Ministry of Justice and Human Rights (Peru)|Minister of Justice and Worship]]

| president3 = [[Fernando Belaúnde Terry]]

| term_start3 = 28 July 1980

| term_end3 = 3 August 1981

| predecessor3 = None

| successor3 = [[Enrique Elías Laroza]]

| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1932|5|14}}

| birth_place = [[Lima]], [[Peru]]

| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2014|8|30|1932|5|14}}

| party = [[Christian People's Party (Peru)|Christian People's Party]]

| spouse = [[Josefina Letts Colmenares]]

| website = [http://www.osterlingfirm.com www.osterlingfirm.com]

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'''Felipe Enrique Osterling Parodi''' (14 May 1932 – 30 August 2014)<ref>{{cite news|title=Falleció líder pepecista Felipe Osterling a los 82 años|url=http://elcomercio.pe/politica/partidos/fallecio-fundador-pepecista-felipe-osterling-82-anos-noticia-1753567|accessdateaccess-date=31 August 2014|publisher=El Comercio|date=30 August 2014}}</ref> was a Peruvian lawyer, writer and politician. MemberHe was a member and leader of the [[Christian People's Party (Peru)|Christian People's Party]], and served in senior positions in the Peruvian government.

SonHe was the son of Luis Felipe Osterling Parodi Irvine and Regina Garcia. UncleHe was the uncle of the prominent Peruvian lawyer Alfredo Enrique Martín Parodi Plaza, and pharmacist and businessman Luis Miguel Parodi Plaza. He attended the school of the Sacred Hearts Recoleta. He studied law at the [[Pontifical Catholic University of Peru]], from which he graduated in 1967. He did postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Law of the [[University of Michigan]] and the [[New York University]].

Since 1957 he iswas professor of [[Pontifical Catholic University of Peru]], where he has taught courses on Private International Law, Contracts and Civil Law Practice. Since 1964, ashe was head teacher, and dictatesdictated the course of Obligations Law, which also was in charge at the University of Lima (1986–1989). In 1966 he attended as a visiting professor at the Universities of [[University of Notre Dame|Notre Dame]], [[Harvard University|Harvard]], [[Georgetown University|Georgetown]], [[University of Columbia|Columbia]] and [[New York University|New York]].

In July 1980 he was appointed [[Ministry of Justice ofand Human Rights (Peru)|Minister of Justice and Worship]]<ref>{{cite book |title=Christian Democracy in Latin America: Electoral Competition and Regime Conflicts |last=Mainwaring |first=Scott |page=349 |year=2003 |publisher=[[Stanford University Press]] |isbn=9780804745987 }}</ref> by [[Fernando Belaúnde Terry|Fernando Belaunde Terry]], as such a ministry had to refound disappeared in the Revolutionary Government of the Armed Forces remained in office until August 1981.

In the [[1985 Peruvian general election, 1985|1985 general election]], he was elected Senator representing the Christian People's Party for the period 1985 to 1990. Inside the Senate, he was member of the Permanent Commission of the Congress and the Committees on National Defense and Justice and Internal Order.

In the [[1990 Peruvian general election, 1990|1990 general election]], he was reelected as Senator representing his party insideunder the [[FredemoDemocratic Front (Peru)|FREDEMO]] coalition of [[Mario Vargas Llosa]] for the period 1990 to 1995. A year later he was elected [[CongressPresident of the RepublicCongress of Peru|President of the Senate]] for the legislature 1991 – 1992.<ref>{{cite book |title=Conservative Parties, the Right, and Democracy in Latin America |last=Middlebrook |first=Kevin J. |page=[https://archive.org/details/conservativepart0000unse/page/266 266] |year=2000 |publisher=[[Johns Hopkins University Press]] |isbn=9780801863868 |url=https://archive.org/details/conservativepart0000unse/page/266 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.congreso.gob.pe/participacion/museo/congreso/presidentes/Felipe_osterling|title=Felipe Osterling Parodi}}</ref>

With the coup of 1992, Osterling was unable to perform his duties and was even beaten by the police that restricted entry to the Congress because he was inunder "house arrest".<ref>{{cite news |title=Diez años después la democracia peruana goza de buena salud |url=http://www.editoraperu.com.pe/edc/02/04/05/inf.htm |work=[[El Peruano]] |access-date=|accessdate=20 November 2012 |archiveurlarchive-url=httphttps://web.archive.org/web/20081010140052/http://www.editoraperu.com.pe/edc/02/04/05/inf.htm |archivedatearchive-date=10 October 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Fujimori's Peru: Deception in the Public Sphere |last=Conaghan |first=Catherine M. |page=27 |year=2005 |publisher=[[University of Pittsburgh Press]] |isbn=9780822959434 }}</ref> After these incidents, he returned to his law firm, and was Dean of the School of Lawyers of [[Lima]] in 1995.

He has served as chairman of Hoechst Peruana SA, Vice Chairman of San Juan SAA Brewery, director of the Corporation [[Union of Peruvian Breweries Backus and Johnston|Backus & Johnston]] SAA, vice chairman of Volcan Compania Minera SAA, Chairman of the Brewers and director of the National Society of Industries.

Today is the study's lead attorney Osterling, Vice Chairman of Volcan Compania Minera. AlthoughHe he is no longer actively involved in politics, remainsremained a member of the Christian People's Party.

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