Ramón Guillermo Aveledo (born 22 August 1950) is a Venezuelan politician, academic, businessman, and columnist, and former Executive Secretary of the opposition electoral coalition Democratic Unity Roundtable.[1][2] A former congressman, he was President of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League from 2001 to 2007, and served under Luis Herrera Campins[3] as Secretary of the Presidency (1979–1984). Author of over 30 books, he is Professor at the Universidad Metropolitana in Caracas.[4] He was elected to the Venezuelan Chamber of Deputies three times, and served as its President twice.[4] He is a columnist for Globovisión.[5] He is a member of the board of the Rómulo Betancourt Foundation,[6] and President of the Instituto de Estudios Parliamentarios Fermín Toro.[7]
Ramón Guillermo Aveledo | |
|---|---|
 Aveledo in 2009 | |
| Executive Secretary of the Democratic Unity Roundtable | |
| In office March 2009 – 30 July 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Jesús Torrealba |
| President of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League | |
| In office 2002–2007 | |
| Preceded by | Carlos Cordido Valery |
| Succeeded by | José Grasso Vecchio |
| President of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 23 January 1996 – 23 January 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Carmelo Lauría |
| Succeeded by | Ixora Rojas |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies for Lara State | |
| In office 23 January 1989 – 22 December 1999 | |
| President of Venezolana de Televisión | |
| In office 1983–1984 | |
| President | Luis Herrera Campins |
| Preceded by | Rubén Osorio Canales |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Francisco Lizandro |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ramón Guillermo Aveledo 22 August 1950 Barquisimeto, Lara, Venezuela |
| Political party | Copei |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic Unity Roundtable |
| Education | Central University of Venezuela |
| Profession | Politician, academic, businessman |
Selected bibliography
edit- El Llanero Solidario: Verdades ignoradas sobre Luis Herrera Campins y su tiempo (Editorial Libros Marcados, Caracas, 2012) – biography of Luis Herrera Campins
- El Dictador: Anatomía de la Tiranía (Editorial Libros Marcados, Caracas, 2008)
- El poder político en Venezuela (2007)
References
edit- ^ "Aveledo renuncia a la secretaría ejecutiva de la Mesa de la Unidad". El Universal. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ Ramón Guillermo Aveledo, 9 March 2012, Venezuela's Opposition Is Winning
- ^ Associated Press, 27 October 2011, Ex-Baseball Executive Key To Anti-Chavez Strategy
- ^ a b (in Spanish) Cruz Ramón Galíndez, Diario de Los Andes, 28 October 2010, Ramón Guillermo Aveledo
- ^ (in Spanish) Ramón Guillermo Aveledo, Globovisión, 27 April 2012, Esta semana, Capriles Archived 2012-04-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (in Spanish) Rómulo Betancourt Foundation, Miembros del directorio 2011–2012[usurped], accessed 20 May 2012
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto de Estudios Parlamentarios Fermín Toro Directiva Archived 2013-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 20 May 2012
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