David De Lima Explained

David de Lima
Office:Governor of Anzoátegui
Term Start:2000
Term End:2004
Successor:Tarek Saab (MVR)
Birth Date:1959
Birth Place:Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela
Profession:Politician
Party:MVR, MAS

David Eugenio de Lima Salas (born 1959) is a Venezuelan politician.

Career

He was elected Governor of the state of Anzoátegui in the 2000 regional elections for the MVR. He later broke with the MVR and lost to his MVR successor, Tarek Saab, in the 2004 elections.

De Lima was a member of the Movement for Socialism (MAS) for 32 years, but in 2012 described MAS as "a failed project". He was elected to the 1999 Constituent Assembly of Venezuela.[1]

De Lima accused his successor as governor, Tarek Saab, of using his position for political persecution,[2] [3] after Saab's wife accused De Lima of mismanagement.[4] [5]

De Lima is a lawyer by training, having graduated from the Central University of Venezuela in 1987.[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. El Tiempo, 2 September 2012, David De Lima: un triunfo de Capriles sería un milagro malo, no creo que ocurra
  2. El Universal, 10 October 2005, GOVERNOR DE LIMA: CHASE AFTER ME IS UNPRECEDENTED IN LATIN AMERICA
  3. El Universal, 11 October 2005, Former governor De Lima released
  4. http://www.eltiempo.com.ve/noticias/default.asp?id=69327 El Tiempo - El Periódico del Pueblo Oriental
  5. Web site: TSJ Regiones - Decisión . 2012-09-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120224074248/http://vargas.tsj.gov.ve/decisiones/2005/febrero/1035-17-BP01-R-2005-001-.html . 2012-02-24 . dead .