Gonzalo Barrios (politician)

Venezuelan politician

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Gonzalo Barrios


President of the Senate of Venezuela
In office 1974–1979
Preceded by	José Antonio Pérez Díaz
Succeeded by	Godofredo González
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office November 1947^[1] – February 1948
President	Rómulo Betancourt
Succeeded by	Andrés Eloy Blanco
Minister of Internal Affairs
In office 1964–1966
President	Raúl Leoni
Preceded by	Carlos Andrés Pérez

Personal details
Born	(1902-01-10)10 January 1902 Acarigua, Venezuela
Died	30 May 1993(1993-05-30) (aged 91) Caracas, Venezuela
Political party	Acción Democrática
Profession	politician
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Gonzalo Barrios Bustillos (10 January 1902 – 30 May 1993), was a Venezuelan politician. He was a founding member of the political party Acción Democrática (AD) and Minister of Foreign Affairs during the Trienio Adeco (1945–48). Later he signed the Puntofijo Pact on behalf of AD and served as Minister of Interior and Justice under Raúl Leoni (1964–1966).

He was AD's presidential candidate in the 1968 Venezuelan presidential election, and later President of the Venezuelan Senate from 1974 to 1979.^[2]^[3] He was elected Secretary General of AD in 1966.^[4]

References

^ The New York Times, 2 November 1947, Venezuelan Minister Named
^ Sereno, Herminia Cristina Méndez (January 1997). "5 siglos de historia de Venezuela: Desde 1492 hasta 1996 : Guía para estudiantes".
^ Bangor Daily News – 13 Mar 1974, "Nationalized oil speed-up is pledged"
^ Powell, John Duncan (1971), Political mobilization of the Venezuelan peasant, Harvard University Press. p. 206

External links

(in Spanish) Biography at Venezuelatuya.com

Party political offices
Preceded by Raúl Leoni (1963)	AD presidential candidate 1968 (lost)	Succeeded by Carlos Andrés Pérez (1973)
Preceded by Carlos Morales	153rd Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela November 1947 – February 1948	Succeeded by Andrés Eloy Blanco