José Vielma Mora
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José Gregorio Vielma Mora | |
|---|---|
 José Vielma Mora in December 2017 | |
| 46th Governor of Táchira | |
| In office 2012–2017 | |
| Preceded by | César Pérez Vivas |
| Succeeded by | Laidy Gómez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1964-10-26) October 26, 1964 (age 59) San Cristóbal, Táchira State |
| Political party | United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) |
José Gregorio Vielma Mora (born 26 October 1964, San Cristóbal, Táchira)[1] was the former governor of the Venezuelan state of Táchira (2012-2017). He is a member of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela.[2]
Election results
| Governor | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| José Vielma Mora | United Socialist Party of Venezuela | 248.788 | 54,00 |
| César Pérez Vivas | COPEI | 209.568 | 45,49 |
| William Méndez | National Opinion | 1.700 | 0,36 |
| Manuel Rugeles | PORESTA | 321 | 0,06 |
| Rafael Escobar | NUVIPA | 302 | 0,06 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 15.380 | – | |
| Total | 476.074 | 100 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 826.821 | 57,57 | |
| Source: CNE | |||
Sanctions
The Government of Canada sanctioned Vielma Mora in November 2017 as being someone who participated in "significant acts of corruption or who have been involved in serious violations of human rights".[3][4]
The United States sanctioned Vielma Mora on 25 July 2019 for being involved in a corrupted food scheme with Colombian businessman Alex Saab. Saab used some of his profits from corrupt food contracts to pay bribes to government officials for the importation of food through Táchira, including to Vielma Mora, who was the governor at the time.[5]
References
- ^ "¿Quién es José Gregorio Vielma Mora? [Who is José Gregorio Vielma Mora?]". Notitarde.
- ^ Venezuela's Maduro Faces Internal Criticism; State Governor Criticizes Government's Crackdown on Student Movement by Kejal Vyas and Ezequiel Minaya February 24, 2014 Wall Street Journal
- ^ "Canadá impone sanciones a Maduro, El Aissami, Adán Chávez y Argenis Chávez, entre otros funcionarios". La Patilla (in European Spanish). 3 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "¡Conócelos! Los 19 funcionarios del gobierno bolivariano sancionados de nuevo por el gobierno de Canadá (lista)". La Patilla (in European Spanish). 3 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "Treasury Disrupts Corruption Network Stealing From Venezuela's Food Distribution Program, CLAP". US Department of the Treasury. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
