Pablo Martín Pérez Álvarez (August 19, 1969 in
Maracaibo
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) is a
Venezuela
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n lawyer, politician and former Governor of
Zulia
Zulia State (, ; Wayuu: ''Mma’ipakat Suuria'') is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is Maracaibo. As of the 2011 census, it has a population of 3,704,404, the largest population among Venezuela's states. It is also one of t ...
State.
Biography
Studies
In 1986 he graduated from secondary school with a diploma in Humanities. Pérez Álvarez enrolled at
University of Zulia
The University of Zulia (, also known as LUZ literally meaning "light" in Spanish), is a public university whose main campus is located in the city of Maracaibo, Venezuela. LUZ is one of the largest and most important universities of Venezuela. ...
to study law. Later he did postgraduate studies in Public Law at the same university. Pérez Álvarez also studied ''Gerencia Municipal'' (municipal management) at
Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración (IESA), a Venezuelan higher education institute of management.
Political career
In 1995 he began to work with
Manuel Rosales
Manuel Antonio Rosales Guerrero (born 12 December 1952, in Santa Bárbara del Zulia) is a Venezuelan educator and politician, current governor of Zulia. He was the most prominent Venezuelan opposition candidate in the 2006 Venezuelan presiden ...
, the mayor of Maracaibo. Pablo Pérez was in charge of the Legal Consultancy of the City Council and was a member of some commissions.
From 2000 to 2008, Manuel Rosales was Governor of Zulia. Pablo Pérez worked with him in some posts. In 2006 Pérez Álvarez was appointed by Rosales as ''Secretario de Gobierno'', the second highest ranking official in the government of Zulia.
In 2004 Pablo Pérez was candidate of the political party
un Nuevo Tiempo for the mayor’s office of Maracaibo. But he was narrowly defeated by the candidate of the
Fifth Republic Movement,
Gian Carlo di Martino.
Governor of Zulia
In 2008 he competed for the post of Governor of Zulia with the support of Un Nuevo Tiempo and other political parties opposed to the government 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 ...
during the
2008 regional elections. Pablo Pérez won with 53.59% of the votes.
External links
Pablo Pérez Gobernador(Spanish)
Gobernación del Estado Zulia(Spanish)
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Living people
1969 births
Governors of Zulia
People from Maracaibo
Democratic Action (Venezuela) politicians
Un Nuevo Tiempo politicians
University of Zulia alumni
Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración alumni