His grandfather, the influential thinker, writer and diplomat Víctor Andrés Belaúnde was President of the United Nations General Assembly from 1959 to 1960 and his uncle Fernando Belaúnde Terry was the founder of the Popular Action and twice democratically elected President (1963–1968 and 1980–1985).
His grandfather, Víctor Andrés Belaúnde, held a prominent position as President of the United Nations General Assembly from 1959 to 1960. His uncle, Fernando Belaúnde Terry, was also influential, founding the Popular Action and serving as democratically elected President twice (1963–1968 and 1980–1985).