Mario Enrique Villarroel Lander (born 21 September 1947) is a Venezuelan lawyer.
Career
After studying jurisprudence at the
Central University of Venezuela
The Central University of Venezuela (Spanish: ''Universidad Central de Venezuela''; UCV) is a public university of Venezuela located in Caracas. It is widely held to be the highest ranking institution in the country, and it also ranks 18th in L ...
, he graduated as LL. D. in criminology. He is currently the professor for criminal law at the
Universidad Santa María in Caracas and president of the Venezuelan Red Cross Society. In 1987, he succeeded
Enrique de la Mata Gorostizaga as President of the
International League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies from 1987 to 1997. During his tenure, in November 1991, it was renamed the International ''Federation'' of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. He also functioned occasionally as the president of the
Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue in
Geneva
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.
References
External links
Red Cross Biography
1947 births
Lawyers from Caracas
20th-century Venezuelan lawyers
Living people
Presidents of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Central University of Venezuela alumni
Universidad Santa María (Venezuela) alumni
Lander family
Academic staff of the Universidad Santa María (Venezuela)
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