Member of "Justice and Liberty" he was invited by Ollanta Humala, the  candidate of the Peruvian Nationalist Party and  he ran as Ollanta Humala's first Vice President during the 2006 national election on the coalition between Union for Peru and the Peruvian Nationalist Party. The ticket won in the first round of voting with 30.6% of the total vote but lost in the second round (47.6%). Gonzalo Garcia was responsible of the large team of government planning of the ticket, editor of the plan named The Great Transformation, in honour of Karl Polanyi, and native name Llapanckik in Quechua.
As a member of "Justice and Liberty," he was invited by Ollanta Humala, who ran as the Peruvian Nationalist Party candidate. He served as Ollanta Humala's first Vice President during the 2006 national election on the coalition between Union for Peru and the Peruvian Nationalist Party. The ticket won in the first round with 30.6% of the total vote but lost in the second round (47.6%). Gonzalo Garcia was responsible for the large team planning the ticket, editor of "The Great Transformation," honoring Karl Polanyi, and native name Llapanckik in Quechua.