César Pérez Vivas
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César Pérez Vivas is a Venezuela
n lawyer and politician associated with COPEI
in Táchira State
. Since 2008 he has been the Governor of Táchira.
He studied the secondary level at Jáuregui, a military school from Táchira State
. Later Pérez Vivas got graduated as a lawyer at Universidad Católica del Táchira. Finally he did the postgraduate level at Central University of Venezuela
. Pérez Vivas worked also as a university lecturer.
Pérez Vivas was chosen Youth Secretary of COPEI
-Táchira in 1977. Later he became National Youth Secretary of that party. From 2002 to 2007, Pérez Vivas was the General Secretary
of COPEI.
In 1983 Pérez Vivas was elected a deputy of the Asamblea Legislativa of Táchira State, a kind of state legislature. From 1988 to 1998 Pérez Vivas worked as a deputy of the Venezuelan National Congress
. In 2000, he won a seat at the National Assembly of Venezuela
. In 2005 he decided not to compete for a re-election as deputy.
On 28 September 2008, Pérez Vivas won a primary election done by some political parties opposed to Hugo Chávez
to select the candidate to the governor’s office of Táchira State. On 23 November, he became the winner during the Venezuelan regional elections
with 49% of the votes, according to the first bulletin from the CNE
.
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
n lawyer and politician associated with COPEI
COPEI
Copei – Social Christian Party of Venezuela is a third way political party in Venezuela. The name stands for Comité de Organización Política Electoral Independiente...
in Táchira State
Táchira (state)
Táchira State is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is San Cristóbal.Táchira State covers a total surface area of 11,100 km² and, in 2007, had an estimated population of 1,177,300....
. Since 2008 he has been the Governor of Táchira.
He studied the secondary level at Jáuregui, a military school from Táchira State
Táchira (state)
Táchira State is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is San Cristóbal.Táchira State covers a total surface area of 11,100 km² and, in 2007, had an estimated population of 1,177,300....
. Later Pérez Vivas got graduated as a lawyer at Universidad Católica del Táchira. Finally he did the postgraduate level at Central University of Venezuela
Central University of Venezuela
The Central University of Venezuela is a premier public University of Venezuela located in Caracas...
. Pérez Vivas worked also as a university lecturer.
Pérez Vivas was chosen Youth Secretary of COPEI
COPEI
Copei – Social Christian Party of Venezuela is a third way political party in Venezuela. The name stands for Comité de Organización Política Electoral Independiente...
-Táchira in 1977. Later he became National Youth Secretary of that party. From 2002 to 2007, Pérez Vivas was the General Secretary
General Secretary
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of COPEI.
In 1983 Pérez Vivas was elected a deputy of the Asamblea Legislativa of Táchira State, a kind of state legislature. From 1988 to 1998 Pérez Vivas worked as a deputy of the Venezuelan National Congress
National Congress
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. In 2000, he won a seat at the National Assembly of Venezuela
National Assembly of Venezuela
The National Assembly is the legislative branch of the Venezuelan government. It is a unicameral body made up of a variable number of members, who are elected by "universal, direct, personal, and secret" vote partly by direct election in state-based voting districts, and partly on a state-based...
. In 2005 he decided not to compete for a re-election as deputy.
On 28 September 2008, Pérez Vivas won a primary election done by some political parties opposed to Hugo Chávez
Hugo Chávez
Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías is the 56th and current President of Venezuela, having held that position since 1999. He was formerly the leader of the Fifth Republic Movement political party from its foundation in 1997 until 2007, when he became the leader of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela...
to select the candidate to the governor’s office of Táchira State. On 23 November, he became the winner during the Venezuelan regional elections
Venezuelan regional elections, 2008
The regional elections of Venezuela were held on Sunday, 23 November 2008, to choose22 governors, 2 metropolitan mayors, 328 mayors and 251 aldermen for a four-year term . These were the first elections to be held since incumbent President Hugo Chávez founded the PSUV.In these elections, 17,308...
with 49% of the votes, according to the first bulletin from the CNE
National Electoral Council (Venezuela)
The National Electoral Council is one of the five independent branches of government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. It is the institution that oversees and guarantees the transparency of all elections and referendums in Venezuela at the local, regional, and national levels...
.