Jesús Torrealba
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Jesús Torrealba | |
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Executive Secretary of the Democratic Unity Roundtable | |
In office 23 September 2014 – 17 February 2017 | |
Preceded by | Ramón Guillermo Aveledo |
Succeeded by | José Luis Cartaya (General Coordinator) |
Personal details | |
Born | Caracas, Venezuela | 18 May 1958
Political party | Communist Party (Before 1974) Democratic Unity Roundtable (2008–present) |
Alma mater | Central University of Venezuela |
Jesús Alberto Torrealba Rodríguez (born May 18, 1958 in Caracas), also known as Chúo Torrealba, is a Venezuelan politician and journalist, serving as Secretary-General of the Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD) from September 24, 2014 to February 17, 2017.[1][2]
Torrealba was originally active in the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) until 1974. In the 1980s, Torrealba trained as a teacher at the Pedagogical Institute of Caracas (IPC) and studied journalism at the Central University of Venezuela (UCV).[1] In 2000 he founded the civil association Radar de los barrios ("Radar of the slums") to promote social work in Caracas.[1] On September 23, 2014, Torrealba was elected Secretary-General of the Venezuelan opposition coalition (MUD).[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Chúo Torrealba, el papaúpa de la MUD, Climax, December 29, 2014.
- ^ Jesús Torrealba renuncia a liderazgo en MUD Archived 2017-02-28 at the Wayback Machine, elCaribe, February 18, 2017
- ^ Torrealba es el nuevo secretario ejecutivo de la MUD Archived 2015-12-10 at the Wayback Machine, Globovisión, September 24, 2014.