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Pablo Pérez Álvarez | |
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| 35th Governor of Zulia | |
| In office 2008–2012 | |
| Preceded by | Manuel Rosales |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Arias Cárdenas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pablo Martín Pérez Álvarez (1969-08-19)August 19, 1969 (age 56) |
| Political party | A New Era(since 2000) Democratic Action(1986-2000) |
| Spouse | Mercedes Peñaranda |
| Profession | Lawyer, Politician |
Pablo Martín Pérez Álvarez (August 19, 1969 inMaracaibo) is aVenezuelan lawyer, politician and former Governor ofZulia State.
In 1986 he graduated from secondary school with a diploma in Humanities. Pérez Álvarez enrolled atUniversity of Zulia to study law. Later he did postgraduate studies in Public Law at the same university. Pérez Álvarez also studiedGerencia Municipal (municipal management) atInstituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración (IESA), a Venezuelan higher education institute of management.
In 1995 he began to work withManuel Rosales, 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 asSecretario de Gobierno, the second highest ranking official in the government of Zulia.
In 2004 Pablo Pérez was candidate of the political partyun Nuevo Tiempo for the mayor’s office of Maracaibo. But he was narrowly defeated by the candidate of theFifth Republic Movement,Gian Carlo di Martino.
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 ofHugo Chávez during the2008 regional elections. Pablo Pérez won with 53.59% of the votes.
| Preceded by | Governor of Zulia 2008-2012 | Succeeded by |
