César Pérez Vivas

César Pérez Vivas
45th Governor of Táchira
In office 2009 – present
Preceded by	Ronald Blanco La Cruz
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Born	April 24, 1957 (1957-04-24) (age 54) La Grita, Táchira State
Political party	COPEI
Profession	Politician, Lawyer

César Pérez Vivas (April 24, 1957), is a Venezuelan lawyer and politician associated with COPEI in Táchira State. Since 2008 he has been the Governor of Táchira.

He studied the secondary level at Jáuregui, a military school from Táchira State. Later Pérez Vivas got graduated as a lawyer at Universidad Católica del Táchira. Finally he did the postgraduate level at Central University of Venezuela. Pérez Vivas worked also as a university lecturer.

Pérez Vivas was chosen Youth Secretary of COPEI -Táchira in 1977. Later he became National Youth Secretary of that party. From 2002 to 2007, Pérez Vivas was the General Secretary of COPEI. In 1983 Pérez Vivas was elected a deputy of the Asamblea Legislativa of Táchira State, a kind of state legislature. From 1988 to 1998 Pérez Vivas worked as a deputy of the Venezuelan National Congress. In 2000, he won a seat at the National Assembly of Venezuela. In 2005 he decided not to compete for a re-election as deputy.

On 28 September 2008, Pérez Vivas won a primary election done by some political parties opposed to Hugo Chávez to select the candidate to the governor’s office of Táchira State.^[1] On 23 November, he became the winner during the Venezuelan regional elections with 49% of the votes, according to the first bulletin from the CNE.^[2]

See also

• Táchira state
• List of Governors of States of Venezuela

References

1. ^ César Pérez Vivas ganó primarias en Táchira. CadenaGlobal.com. (Spanish)
2. ^ Pérez Vivas es el nuevo Gobernador del Táchira. La Nación (San Cristóbal) (Spanish)

Source

• www.cesarperezvivas.com (Spanish)

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Name	Perez Vivas, Cesar
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Date of birth	April 24, 1957
Place of birth	La Grita, Táchira State
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