Elsa Victoria Canchaya Sánchez is a Peruvian politician and a Congresswoman representing Junín for the 2006-2011 term. Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. The Congress of the Republic (Congreso de la República is the name given to Peru 's unicameral legislature under the current (1993 constitution. Junín is a region in the central highlands of Peru. Its capital is Huancayo. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 2011 ( MMXI) will be a Common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. Canchaya was elected to congress as a member of the National Unity party. National Unity (Unidad Nacional is a Peruvian Right-wing Political party. She was suspended from congress for four months in May 2007 when it was determined that one of her assistants on the government payroll was actually her housekeeper. She was temporally replaced by former congressman Hildebrando Tapia, from the National Unity party. National Unity (Unidad Nacional is a Peruvian Right-wing Political party.
In March 2008 Canchaya was given a three-year suspended prison sentence and ordered to pay 1000 New Soles in another trial different from the congress affair. [1] She is nowadays appealing the sentence.