Willian Lara

Willian Rafael Lara
Minister of Communications and Information of Venezuela
In office
2006–2008
Preceded byYuri Pimentel
Succeeded byAndrés Izarra
62nd Governor of Guárico
In office
2008–2010
Preceded byEduardo Manuitt
Succeeded byArturo Suárez[1]
Personal details
Born(1959-07-28)28 July 1959
El Socorro, Venezuela
Died10 September 2010(2010-09-10) (aged 51)
Political partyFifth Republic Movement (MVR) (before 2007)
United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) (2007-10)
SpouseGisela Toro de Lara
ProfessionPolitician

Willian Lara (28 July 1959 – 10 September 2010) was a Venezuelan politician. Elected several times to the National Assembly, he was the Minister of Communication and Information between 2006 and 2008 and Governor of Guárico state from 2008 to 2010. Prior to the creation of the PSUV in 2007, he was the national director of its main predecessor, the Fifth Republic Movement (MVR), having been one of its founders in 1997.[2]

  1. ^ Últimas Noticias, 11 september 2010, (in Spanish) Legislador Arturo Suárez reemplazará a Willian Lara
  2. ^ El Revolucionario, 20 December 2006, (in Spanish) William Lara anuncia formalmente la disolución del Movimiento Quinta República