Willian Lara
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Willian Lara was a Venezuela
n 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.
Lara was born in El Socorro, in Guárico state, in 1957. After studying social communication at the Central University of Venezuela
and completing a masters in political science at the Simón Bolívar University, he became a professor at the latter.
He was elected to the National Assembly in 2000 and was its President from 2000 to 2002. He was elected to the 1999 Constitutional Assembly
which wrote the new Constitution of Venezuela
. Lara played a key role in the efforts to institute internal democracy in the MVR; in June 2003 it became the first Venezuelan political party to do so, with over a million members taking part in the first elections.
In early 2006 Lara sharply criticised the government's media policy, and was subsequently appointed Minister of Communication and Information, replacing Yuri Pimentel after the latter had been in office only seven months; he was succeeded by Andrés Izarra. He was elected governor of Guárico
state in the 2008 regional elections
.
On 10 September 2010 at 4:30 in the afternoon, under a heavy rain, Willian Lara disappeared after being involved in a traffic accident near the edge of the river Paya in Guárico State. The car, driven by his chauffeur, landed in the river. His chauffeur, although injured, survived and was rushed to the hospital. He later said that he had tried to drag Mr. Lara out of the water but he saw Lara's body being taken away by the river's current. Lara's body was found several hours later.
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
n politician. Elected several times to the National Assembly
National Assembly of Venezuela
The National Assembly is the legislative branch of the Venezuelan government. It is a unicameral body made up of a variable number of members, who are elected by "universal, direct, personal, and secret" vote partly by direct election in state-based voting districts, and partly on a state-based...
, he was the Minister of Communication and Information between 2006 and 2008 and Governor of Guárico
Guárico
Guárico State is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is San Juan de Los Morros. Guárico State covers a total surface area of 64 986 km² and, in 2007, had an estimated population of 745,100.-Municipalities and municipal seats:...
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
Fifth Republic Movement
The Fifth Republic Movement was a left-wing, Socialist political party in Venezuela. It was founded in July 1997, following a national congress of the Revolutionary Bolivarian Movement-200, to support the candidacy of Hugo Chávez, the current President of Venezuela, in the Venezuelan presidential...
(MVR), having been one of its founders in 1997.
Lara was born in El Socorro, in Guárico state, in 1957. After studying social communication at the Central University of Venezuela
Central University of Venezuela
The Central University of Venezuela is a premier public University of Venezuela located in Caracas...
and completing a masters in political science at the Simón Bolívar University, he became a professor at the latter.
He was elected to the National Assembly in 2000 and was its President from 2000 to 2002. He was elected to the 1999 Constitutional Assembly
1999 Constituent Assembly of Venezuela
The 1999 Constituent Assembly of Venezuela was a constitutional convention held in Venezuela in 1999 to draft a new Constitution of Venezuela. The Assembly was endorsed by a referendum in April 1999 which enabled Constituent Assembly elections in July 1999...
which wrote the new Constitution of Venezuela
Constitution of Venezuela
||The Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is the current and twenty-sixth constitution of Venezuela. It was drafted in mid-1999 by a constitutional assembly that had been created by popular referendum. Adopted in December 1999, it replaced the 1961 Constitution - the longest...
. Lara played a key role in the efforts to institute internal democracy in the MVR; in June 2003 it became the first Venezuelan political party to do so, with over a million members taking part in the first elections.
In early 2006 Lara sharply criticised the government's media policy, and was subsequently appointed Minister of Communication and Information, replacing Yuri Pimentel after the latter had been in office only seven months; he was succeeded by Andrés Izarra. He was elected governor of Guárico
Guárico
Guárico State is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is San Juan de Los Morros. Guárico State covers a total surface area of 64 986 km² and, in 2007, had an estimated population of 745,100.-Municipalities and municipal seats:...
state in the 2008 regional elections
Venezuelan regional elections, 2008
The regional elections of Venezuela were held on Sunday, 23 November 2008, to choose22 governors, 2 metropolitan mayors, 328 mayors and 251 aldermen for a four-year term . These were the first elections to be held since incumbent President Hugo Chávez founded the PSUV.In these elections, 17,308...
.
On 10 September 2010 at 4:30 in the afternoon, under a heavy rain, Willian Lara disappeared after being involved in a traffic accident near the edge of the river Paya in Guárico State. The car, driven by his chauffeur, landed in the river. His chauffeur, although injured, survived and was rushed to the hospital. He later said that he had tried to drag Mr. Lara out of the water but he saw Lara's body being taken away by the river's current. Lara's body was found several hours later.