Hugo de los Reyes Chávez

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Barinas State Governor Election, 2004 Results Source: CNE data

Candidates Votes % Hugo de los Reyes Chavez 135674 76% Andres Eloy Camejo 24651 14%

Hugo de los Reyes Chávez was a regional director of education and subsequently rose to prominence as a member of the conservative Social Christian Party; he is currently governor of Barinas in Venezuela. He is best known as the father of current Venzuelan president Hugo Chávez. His mother is Rosa Inés Chávez.

The Chávez family is descended from the mestizos and mulattos that live in central Venezuela's vast and verdant llanos, home to a rural cattle ranching culture famed as restive and fiercely independent. Chávez himself was born with primarily indigenous Indian blood mixed with some African and Spanish roots. Chávez and his wife started their careers as local schoolteachers. He dropped out of school after completing the sixth grade, later qualifying to teach.

Current governors of states of Venezuela
Amazonas: Liborio Guarulla Anzoategui: Tarek Saab Apure: Jesus Aguilarte Aragua: Didalco Bolivar Barinas: Hugo de los Reyes Chávez Bolivar: Francisco Rangel	Carabobo: Luis Acosta Cojedes: Jhonny Yanez Delta Amacuro: Yelitza Santaella Falcon: Jesus Montilla Guarico: Eduardo Manuitt Lara: Luis Reyes	Merida: Florencio Porras Miranda: Diosdado Cabello Monagas: Jose Briceño Nueva Esparta: Morel Rodriguez Portuguesa: Antonia Muñoz Sucre: Ramon Martinez	Táchira: Roland Blanco Trujillo: Gilmer Viloria Vargas: Antonio Rodriguez Yaracuy: Carlos Gimenez Zulia: Manuel Rosales Caracas: Juan Barreto (Mayor)