César Pérez Vivas

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pérez and the second or maternal family name is Vivas.

César Pérez Vivas
Pérez Vivas in 2023
45th Governor of Táchira
In office 5 January 2008 – 21 December 2012
Preceded by	Ronald Blanco La Cruz
Succeeded by	José Gregorio Vielma Mora
Deputy of the National Assembly for Táchira State
In office 14 August 2000 – 5 January 2006
Member of the Chamber of Deputies for Táchira State
In office 23 January 1989 – 22 December 1999
Personal details
Born	César Alejandro Pérez Vivas (1957-04-24) 24 April 1957 (age 67) La Grita, Táchira, Venezuela
Political party	Copei
Spouse	Genny Morales de Pérez
Children	2
Alma mater	Catholic University of Tachira
Profession	Politician, Lawyer

César Alejandro Pérez Vivas (born 24 April 1957), is a Venezuelan lawyer and politician associated with COPEI in Táchira State. From 2008 to 2012, he was the Governor of Táchira.

Career

He studied the secondary level at Jáuregui, a military school from Táchira State. Later Pérez Vivas got graduated as a lawyer at the Catholic University of Tachira. Finally he did the postgraduate level at Central University of Venezuela. Pérez Vivas worked also as a university lecturer.

Pérez Vivas was chosen Youth Secretary of COPEI -Táchira in 1977. Later he became National Youth Secretary of that party. From 2002 to 2007, Pérez Vivas was the General Secretary of COPEI. In 1983 Pérez Vivas was elected a deputy of the Asamblea Legislativa of Táchira State, a kind of state legislature. From 1988 to 1998 Pérez Vivas worked as a deputy of the Venezuelan National Congress. In 2000, he won a seat at the National Assembly of Venezuela. In 2005 he decided not to compete for a re-election as deputy.

On 28 September 2008, Pérez Vivas won a primary election done by some political parties opposed to Hugo Chávez to select the candidate to the governor's office of Táchira State.^[1] On 23 November, he became the winner during the Venezuelan regional elections with 49% of the votes, according to the first bulletin from the CNE.^[2]

See also

• Táchira state
• List of Venezuela governors

References

1. César Pérez Vivas ganó primarias en Táchira Archived 2008-09-30 at archive.today. CadenaGlobal.com. (in Spanish)
2. Pérez Vivas es el nuevo Gobernador del Táchira Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine. La Nación (San Cristóbal) (in Spanish)

Sources

• www.cesarperezvivas.com (in Spanish)