César Alejandro Pérez Vivas (born 24 April 1957), is a

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n lawyer and politician associated with COPEI in

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. From 2008 to 2012, he was the

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Career

He studied the secondary level at Jáuregui, a military school from

. Later Pérez Vivas got graduated as a lawyer at the

Catholic University of Tachira Catholic University of Tachira (''Universidad Católica del Táchira'' – UCAT) in San Cristobal, capital of Táchira state in Venezuela, originated in 1962 as an extension of Andrés Bello Catholic University of the Society of Jesus. History The ...

. Finally he did the postgraduate level at

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. Pérez Vivas worked also as a university lecturer. Pérez Vivas was chosen Youth Secretary of COPEI -Táchira in 1977. Later he became National Youth Secretary of that party. From 2002 to 2007, Pérez Vivas was the

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of COPEI. In 1983 Pérez Vivas was elected a deputy of the ''Asamblea Legislativa of Táchira State'', a kind of

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. From 1988 to 1998 Pérez Vivas worked as a deputy of the Venezuelan National Congress. In 2000, he won a seat at the

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. In 2005 he decided not to compete for a re-election as deputy. On 28 September 2008, Pérez Vivas won a primary election done by some political parties opposed to

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to select the candidate to the governor's office of Táchira State. On 23 November, he became the winner during the Venezuelan regional elections with 49% of the votes, according to the first bulletin from the CNE. ''Pérez Vivas es el nuevo Gobernador del Táchira''
. La Nación (San Cristóbal)

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www.cesarperezvivas.com
Living people Governors of Táchira People from Táchira Members of the National Assembly (Venezuela) 20th-century Venezuelan lawyers 1957 births Copei politicians Catholic University of Tachira alumni {{venezuela-politician-stub

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