Ronald Blanco La Cruz is a

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n politician.

Biography

Ronald Blanco La Cruz was born in

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on April 12, 1959 to José Vicente Blanco and Ana Julia La Cruz. He spent his early years going to school in his birth city. In 1977 he received his

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degree. He later joined the Military Academy of Venezuela (Academia Militar de Venezuela) where he received a licence in Military Arts & Sciences in 1981. That same year, he was deployed to the Cuartel Bolívar del Táchira, a military base. Blanco is currently a retired captain of the Venezuelan Army and has a

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and Company Management, obtaining both titles from

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in the

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. He has held various positions in the Táchira State, among them the director of the Maternal-Infantile Nourishing Program (Programa Alimentario Maternal Infantil, also known as PAMI). He was also a professor at the Universidad de los Andes. In 1999, he was elected to the National Constituent Assembly, where he served as the President of the Subcommission of Borders. From 2000 to 2008, Blanco La Cruz was governor of

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State.

Personal life

Ronald Blanco is married and they have three children named Royma, Ronald, and Indira.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Blanco La Cruz, Ronald 1959 births Living people Governors of Táchira Politicians from Caracas Venezuelan soldiers United Socialist Party of Venezuela politicians People of the 1992 Venezuelan coup d'état attempts Recipients of Venezuelan presidential pardons Members of the Venezuelan Constituent Assembly of 1999