Luis Herrera Campins

Luis Herrera Campins
President of Venezuela
In office
12 March 1979 – 2 February 1984
Preceded byCarlos Andrés Pérez
Succeeded byJaime Lusinchi
Senator for life
In office
2 February 1984 – 30 December 1999
Personal details
Born
Luis Antonio Herrera Campins

(1925-05-04)4 May 1925
Acarigua, Portuguesa, Venezuela
Died9 November 2007(2007-11-09) (aged 82)
Caracas, Venezuela
Political partyCopei
SpouseBetty Urdaneta
Children
  • Luis Fernando Herrera
  • María Luisa Herrera
  • José Gregorio Herrera
  • Juan Luis Herrera
  • María Beatriz Herrera
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Herrera and the second or maternal family name is Campins.

Luis Antonio Herrera Campins (4 May 1925 – 9 November 2007) was the president of Venezuela from 1979 to 1984. He was elected to one five-year term in 1978. He was a member of COPEI, a Christian Democratic party.