Julio León (politician) explained

Julio León Heredia
Office2:Governor of Yaracuy
Term Start2:2008
Predecessor2:Álex Sánchez (interim, after Carlos E. Giménez was impeached)
Birth Date:23 October 1966
Party:PSUV

Julio León Heredia (born 23 October 1966[1]) is a Venezuelan politician and the current governor of Yaracuy (since 2008). He was the PSUV candidate for the 2008 Venezuelan regional elections, and won comfortably. He succeeded Álex Sánchez, an interim governor appointed after Carlos E. Giménez was impeached in June 2008 by the Supreme Tribunal of Justice.[2]

León's career in the Venezuelan air force was cut short when León participated in the November 1992 coup attempt against Carlos Andrés Pérez.[1]

Notes and References

  1. PSUV.org.ve, Aquí está Julio León
  2. VTV, 14 June 2008, Nombran a Álex Sánchez, como sustituto de ex gobernador de Yaracuy