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Henrique Salas Feo | |
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| 57th and 59thGovernor of Carabobo | |
| In office 4 December 2008 – 28 December 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Luis Felipe Acosta Carlez |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Ameliach |
| In office 1996–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Henrique Salas Römer |
| Succeeded by | Luis Felipe Acosta Carlez |
| Member of theChamber of Deputies forCarabobo State | |
| In office 1994–1995 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1960-12-14)14 December 1960 (age 65) |
| Party | Project Venezuela |
| Other political affiliations | Copei(before 1998) |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Parent(s) | Henrique Salas Romer Raiza Feo La Cruz |
| Profession | Politician,economist |
Henrique Fernando Salas Feo (born 14 December 1960) is aVenezuelan politician, President of the centre-right partyProject Venezuela, and the former governor ofCarabobo State. He is the son of the former Carabobo Governor and1998 presidential candidateHenrique Salas Römer. He has run for Governor of Carabobo in five elections (1995–2008), winning four times.
He holds degrees in economy and industrial relations and post-graduate degrees from theInstitute of High Studies of Administration (Venezuela) and the Chase Manhattan Bank. He has worked for IBM International in the section of Market and Sellings Management.
In the1993 Venezuelan parliamentary election he ran successfully for the Venezuelan Congress, becoming deputy for his home state.
In the1995 Venezuelan regional elections he was elected governor of Carabobo andre-elected in 1998. In the2000 elections, after the approval of the newConstitution of Venezuela, he won a new term. In the2004 election he lost his re-election bid tochavista candidateLuis Felipe Acosta Carlez.
In the2008 election he ran again backed by the National Unity, a broad coalition of opposition parties including Project Venezuela. This time against chavista Mario Silva, a former host of the TV channelVenezolana de Televisión. On November 23 he won the election with 49% of the votes and was sworn on December 4.
Between 2002 and 2004 he was Vice-President of theUnion of Latin American Parties (UPLA), a regional division of theInternational Democratic Union (IDU) that groups conservative political parties fromLatin America.
In May 2009 Salas Feo was noted for calling for a "piggy bank" of cash saved up during the oil "bonanza era" to be used to make up shortfalls in block grants to regional governments.[1]
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| Preceded by | Governor of Carabobo 1996–2004 | Succeeded by |