Early political career Simultaneously with his college education, Quesada served in a variety of positions within the
Peruvian Aprista Party's Regional Committee. In 1985, he rose to the position of Deputy Regional General Secretary of the party in
Ayacucho, and Provincial General Secretary for
Huanta from 1992 to 1993. In the 2002 regional elections, he was elected as the first Governor of
Ayacucho. He failed to attain reelection in 2006 regional elections.
Institutional General Secretary of the APRA Upon his resignation from COFOPRI, Quesada was elected at the party's 2010 National Convention as Institutional Secretary General, alongside
Jorge Del Castillo as Political Secretary General. In his seven-year tenure in the party leadership, he oversaw the ceremonies for the
American Popular Revolutionary Alliance's 90th Anniversary in 2014. At the
2016 general election, he was slated to run for a seat in the
Andean Parliament with the
Popular Alliance list. At the same time, Quesada dealt with the
Christian People's Party on sealing negotiations in order to confirm the electoral coalition with his party and
Alan García's presidential nomination. Upon the election results, he was not elected to the Andean Parliament and announced the dissolution of the coalition on 11 April 2016, following the poor results attained by the presidential ticket. Quesada served as Institutional General Secretary until the 2017 convention elected his successor, three-term congressman
Elías Rodríguez. == Electoral history ==