Carlos Eduardo Giménez Colmenares is a

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n politician and was the governor of

Yaracuy Yaracuy (, ;) is one of the 23 States of Venezuela, states of Venezuela. Yaracuy is located in the Central-Western Region, Venezuela. It is bordered by Falcón State, Falcón in the north, in the west by Lara State, Lara, in the south by Portug ...

from 2004 to 2008. He was

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in June 2008 by the Supreme Tribunal of Justice, and replaced by Álex Sánchez.

Biography

Carlos Eduardo Giménez Colmenares was born in the Independencia Municipality, located in the

State on April 9, 1959. He would go on to study law at the Universidad Fermin Toro in

Barquisimeto Barquisimeto (; ) is a city in Venezuela. Barquisimeto is located in the Central-Western Region, Venezuela. It is the capital of the state of Lara (state), Lara and head of Iribarren Municipality. It is an important urban, industrial, commercial a ...

in the

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. He was elected to the Yaracuy Legislative Assembly in 1993 where he would serve until 1996, when he was elected mayor of Independencia Municipality. In 1998, he became

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of the Bolivarian National Association of Mayors of Venezuela (Asociacion Nacional Bolivariana de Alcaldes de Venezuela). That same year, he supported the candidacy of

Hugo Chávez Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías (; ; 28 July 1954 – 5 March 2013) was a Venezuelan politician, Bolivarian Revolution, revolutionary, and Officer (armed forces), military officer who served as the 52nd president of Venezuela from 1999 until De ...

. In the October 2004 regional elections, Gimenez was elected governor of Yaracuy, beating the incumbent anti-Chavez governor,

Eduardo Lapi Eduardo Lapi (born May 17, 1963) is a Venezuelan politician. Career He was governor of Yaracuy for the National Convergence from 1995 to 2004. He lost to Carlos Eduardo Gimenez Colmenares ( For Social Democracy) in the 2004 Venezuelan region ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gimenez, Carlos E. 1959 births Governors of Yaracuy People from Yaracuy Living people For Social Democracy politicians Impeached governors removed from office