Henrique Capriles Radonski
Politician
1972 –
Who is Henrique Capriles Radonski?
Henrique Capriles Radonski is a Venezuelan politician and lawyer, serving as Governor of Miranda since 2008. He was the opposition's presidential candidate in 2012 and 2013.
Capriles is the grandson of Jewish Holocaust survivors and a self-professed devout Catholic. He first ventured into politics at age 26, when he became the youngest member ever elected of the Venezuelan parliament. He secured a seat into the Chamber of Deputies in the 1998 parliamentary elections, under the Christian democratic party Copei. He served as Vice President of the Congress and President of the Chamber of Deputies until their dissolution by the Constitutional Assembly in August 1999. In 2000, he co-founded the political party Justice First. He served as mayor of Baruta municipality in Caracas from 2000 to 2008.
In November 2008, Capriles was elected Governor of Miranda. After winning the election primaries in February 2012, Capriles became the opposition candidate for the 2012 Venezuelan presidential election. He lost the election to incumbent Hugo Chávez, who was re-elected for a third term with 55.1% of the vote.
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- Born
- Jul 11, 1972
Caracas - Nationality
- Venezuela
- Profession
- Education
- Central University of Venezuela
Tax law - Universidad Católica Andrés Bello
- Columbia University
- Central University of Venezuela
- Lived in
- Caracas
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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