Andrés Caldera
Andrés Caldera | |
|---|---|
Andrés Caldera (left) in 1959 | |
| Secretary of the Presidency of Venezuela | |
| In office 1994–1996 | |
| President | Rafael Caldera |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1954 Caracas, Venezuela |
| Political party | Convergence |
| Parent | Rafael Caldera |
Andrés Caldera Pietri (born November 27, 1954, in Caracas) is a Venezuelan lawyer and politician who served as Secretary to the Presidency during the second administration of his father, former President Rafael Caldera.
Biography
He served as the general secretary of his father's campaign during the 1993 general elections, which resulted in Rafael Caldera's victory. Following the election, Caldera Pietri filed a complaint with the Public Prosecutor's Office, alleging electoral fraud against parliamentary candidates of the Convergence party.[1] Subsequently, in 1994,[2] he was appointed Secretary to the Presidency, a position he held until 1996.
Caldera Pietri is a member of the Tomás Liscano Foundation[3] and the Superior Council of Christian Democracy. In 2021, through this organization, he criticized Cuba for its support of Guyana in the territorial dispute over the Guayana Esequiba region.[4]
References
- ^ "VENEZUELA SE SACUDE DEL FRAUDE". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 1993-12-12.
- ^ "NUEVO GABINETE VENEZOLANO". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 1994-02-06.
- ^ "ANDRÉS CALDERA: "No estamos en un estado de derecho"". La Razón (in Spanish). 2020.
- ^ Barráez, Sebastiana (2021-03-16). "Demócratas Cristianos criticaron la actuación histórica de Cuba al favorecer a Guyana en el reclamo de Venezuela por el Esequibo". Infobae (in European Spanish).