Carmelo Antonio Lauría Lesseur (24 August 1936 – 29 November 2010 Globovision, 30 November 2010
Hoy se realizará ceremonia fúnebre del dirigente político Carmelo Lauría
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Career

He served in several ministerial positions for

Carlos Andrés Pérez Carlos Andrés Pérez Rodríguez (27 October 1922 – 25 December 2010) also known as CAP and often referred to as '' El Gocho'' (due to his Andean origins), was a Venezuelan politician and the president of Venezuela from 12 March 1974 to 12 M ...

, and was Secretary of the Presidency for Jaime Lusinchi from 1985 to 1988, and Governor of the

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(1984–85). He also served as President of the

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from 1994 to 1996. Among other business positions he was Director of

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and President of

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, and a board member of Sidor. Lauría was said to be one of the "

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", a group of Venezuelan businessmen close to President

during his first term, Lauria served briefly as Minister for Development in 1974, during the

First Presidency of Carlos Andrés Pérez The first presidency of Carlos Andrés Pérez (from 1974 to 1979) coincided with the oil boom of 1974, which saw Venezuela's economy prosper. Carlos Andrés Pérez launched a program of rapid modernization. His first presidency also saw the nationa ...

. He was also briefly Interior Minister in 1992 during the

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. He obtained a law degree and a doctorate in law from the Andrés Bello Catholic University, and taught there and at the

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. Democratic Action, 29 November 2010
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'' El Nacional'', 30 November 2010
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References

1936 births 2010 deaths Andrés Bello Catholic University alumni 20th-century Venezuelan lawyers Democratic Action (Venezuela) politicians Academic staff of Andrés Bello Catholic University Academic staff of the Central University of Venezuela Venezuelan Ministers of Interior Presidents of the Venezuelan Chamber of Deputies Secretariat of the Presidency ministers of Venezuela {{Venezuela-politician-stub