Henry Lisandro Ramos Allup (born 17 October 1943) is a Venezuelan politician and lawyer and former President of the National Assembly who was born in Valencia, Carabobo. He has been leader of the social democratic Democratic Action party, holding the position of Secretary-General.
Henry Ramos Allup | |
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 Ramos Allup in 2021 during the activities for the 80th anniversary of Democratic Action | |
| 7th President of the National Assembly of Venezuela | |
| In office 5 January 2016 – 5 January 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Diosdado Cabello |
| Succeeded by | Julio Borges |
| Vice President of Socialist International | |
| Assumed office 2 September 2012 | |
| President | George Papandreou |
| Secretary-General of Democratic Action | |
| Assumed office 2000 | |
| President | Isabel Carmona de Serra |
| Preceded by | Lewis Pérez |
| Deputy of the National Assembly for the Capital District | |
| In office 5 January 2011 – 5 January 2021 | |
| In office 14 August 2000 – 5 January 2006 | |
| Deputy of Latin American Parliament for Venezuela | |
| In office 7 January 2011 – 5 January 2016 | |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies for Carabobo State | |
| In office 23 January 1994 – 22 December 1999 | |
| In office 23 January 1989 – 23 December 1993 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Henry Lisandro Ramos Allup 17 October 1943 Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela |
| Political party | Democratic Action |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic Unity Roundtable |
| Spouse | Diana D'Agostino [1] |
| Children | 3 |
| Profession | Lawyer |
In 2016, following the decisive victory of the Democratic Unity Roundtable (an electoral coalition of which Democratic Action is part) in the 2015 parliamentary election, Ramos Allup was chosen by members of the coalition to be President of the National Assembly, succeeding Diosdado Cabello.[2]
Early life
editHenry Ramos was born on 17 October 1943 in Valencia, Carabobo, son of Amanda Allup de Ramos and Emilio Ramos Rachid. His father was a doctor and his mother was a housewife. He has one sister, Amanda Ramos Del Nido.
Political career
editRamos Allup is a lawyer and was a member of the Legislative Council of the Carabobo State and four times deputy for Carabobo state to Congress.
He was deputy for Democratic Action party in 1984, 1989, 1994, 1998 and 2000. In the 2000 elections he was elected deputy for the Caracas district, then in sync with the decision of the alliance of opposition parties does not present his candidacy for re-election in the legislative elections of 2005, this with the intention of making known the distrust at the time was on the electoral arbiter, National Electoral Council.
In 2008 he makes his party comes to the Mesa de la Unidad Democratica, along with other parties like COPEI, Primero Justicia, Venezuela Project, Alianza Bravo Pueblo, Un Nuevo Tiempo and others.
In the parliamentary elections of 2010 Ramos Allup Venezuela elected deputy for the Democratic Unity Roundtable for the Latin American Parliament, being sworn in that office on 7 January 2011.
In August 2012 he was elected vice president of the Socialist International.[3]
In May 2019, Supreme Tribunal of Justice ordered the prosecution of seven National Assembly members for their actions during the failed uprising, including Ramos.[4][5]
Personal life
editHis first marriage was in Valencia and had a second marriage with Diana D'Agostino,[1] with whom he had three children.[6] His brother-in-law are Francisco D'Agostino[7] and Eladio Larez.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Maier, Ana Carolina (6 June 2016). "Diana D'Agostino, la cara más bonita de Henry Ramos Allup". El Estimulo (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ "Henry Ramos Allup será el nuevo presidente de la AN". El Universal (in Spanish). Caracas. 3 January 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ "Internacional Socialista elige a Ramos Allup directivo". El Universal. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ "Venezuela crisis: US lifts sanctions on general who broke ranks". BBC News. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Tribunal Supremo de Justicia de Venezuela ordena enjuiciamiento de varios diputados". CNN en Español (in Spanish). 7 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "¿Quién es Henry Ramos Allup?". Reporte1. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ^ Brito, Edecio (7 January 2016). "Henry Ramos Allup: "Yo no respondo por las responsabilidades de mi cuñado"". El Pitazo (in European Spanish). Retrieved 3 January 2017.