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 ...

, 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

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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) {{Venezuela-law-bio-stub