Henry Ramos Allup

Henry Ramos Allup
Ramos Allup in 2021 during the activities for the 80th anniversary of Democratic Action
7th President of the National Assembly of Venezuela
In office
5 January 2016 – 5 January 2017
Preceded byDiosdado Cabello
Succeeded byJulio Borges
Vice President of Socialist International
Assumed office
2 September 2012
PresidentGeorge Papandreou
Secretary-General of Democratic Action
Assumed office
2000
PresidentIsabel Carmona de Serra
Preceded byLewis Pérez
Deputy of the National Assembly
for the Capital District
In office
5 January 2011 – 5 January 2021
In office
14 August 2000 – 5 January 2006
Deputy of Latin American Parliament
for Venezuela
In office
7 January 2011 – 5 January 2016
Personal details
Born
Henry Lisandro Ramos Allup

(1943-10-17) 17 October 1943 (age 80)
Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela
Political partyDemocratic Action
Other political
affiliations
Democratic Unity Roundtable
SpouseDiana D'Agostino [1]
Children3
ProfessionLawyer

Henry Lisandro Ramos Allup (born 17 October 1943) is a Venezuelan politician and lawyer and former President of the National Assembly who was born in Valencia, Carabobo. He has been leader of the social democratic Democratic Action party, holding the position of Secretary-General.

In 2016, following the decisive victory of the Democratic Unity Roundtable (an electoral coalition of which Democratic Action is part) in the 2015 parliamentary election, Ramos Allup was chosen by members of the coalition to be President of the National Assembly, succeeding Diosdado Cabello.[2]

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  2. ^ "Henry Ramos Allup será el nuevo presidente de la AN". El Universal (in Spanish). Caracas. 3 January 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2015.