Alberto Rey de Castro y Romaña explained

Alberto Rey de Castro y Romaña
Office:Prime Minister of Peru
President:Oscar R. Benavides
Term Start:18 May 1934
Term End:25 December 1934
Predecessor:José de la Riva-Agüero y Osma
Successor:Carlos Arenas y Loayza
Office2:Minister of Justice
President2:Oscar R. Benavides
Term Start2:18 May 1934
Term End2:25 December 1934
Predecessor2:José de la Riva-Agüero y Osma
Successor2:Carlos Arenas y Loayza
Office3:Minister of Foreign Affairs
President3:Oscar R. Benavides
Term Start3:5 September 1934
Term End3:18 September 1934
Predecessor3:Solón Polo
Successor3:Carlos Concha Cárdenas
Birth Date:1 July 1869
Birth Place:Arequipa, Peru
Death Place:Arequipa, Peru
Spouse:María López de Romaña y López de Romaña
Profession:diplomat

Alberto Rey de Castro y Romaña (1 July 1869  - 18 May 1961) was a Peruvian politician and diplomat. He was Prime Minister of Peru, Minister of Justice and Minister of Foreign Relations in 1934.

Rey de Castro was born in Arequipa, Peru. His parents were Ezequiel Rey de Castro y Maria Manuela de Romaña y Bustamante. He received his early education in Lima at Colegio de la Inmaculada and Liceo Carolino and obtained his PhD from the University of San Agustin de Arequipa.

He joined the diplomatic service, serving as Secretary at Peru's legation in England (1902) and Chile (1905-1908), Chargé d'affairs in Argentina (1911-1914) and Plenipotentiary Minister in Ecuador (1916-1919). He was also appointed to Bolivia in 1920, but did not serve.