Juan Barreto

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Juan Barreto (right) with José Vicente Rangel
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Juan Barreto (right) with José Vicente Rangel

Juan Alejandro Barreto Cipriani (born 1959) is a politician in Venezuela. He has been mayor of Caracas since 2004, and belongs to the Movimiento Quinta República party (MVR).

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[edit] Career

[edit] Congressperson

Juan Barreto entered the political scene with his election to the Venezuelan National Congress in November 1998. On July 30, 2000, Barreto was elected to the newly created National Assembly (the legislative body that replaced the National Congress), receiving 276,952 votes, or 53.98% of the total votes, and represented the Venezuelan Capital District. He resigned from this position when he was elected mayor of Caracas in October 2004.

[edit] Mayor of Caracas

Since becoming mayor, Barreto's relationships with the other mayors of Caracas has been hostile. On August 22, 2006 he denounced fellow mayors Leopoldo López and Henrique Capriles Radonski. In response, both announced legal action against him. [1]

On 29 August, Barreto announced plans to illegally expropriate land from three privately-owned and operated golf courses in Caracas, in order to build houses for the poor in their place.[2] [3]. José Vicente Rangel, the vice-president of Venezuela, objected to the plans, and said that the Venezuelan government "does not share the decision adopted by the mayor".[4]

[edit] Other

Juan Barreto has received degrees in journalism and social sciences. He was the director of the newspaper "Correo del Presidente", the Oficina Central de Información (OCI, now the Ministry of Communication and Information), and the news agency Venpres (now known as the Agencia Bolivariana de Noticias, or ABN). Barreto is also a professor at the Universidad Central de Venezuela.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Mayors of Venezuela’s Capital Engage in Verbal Fistfight. Venezuelanalysis.com. Venezuelanalysis.com (2005-08-30). Retrieved on 2006-09-01.
  2. ^ Venezuela to seize golf courses. Retrieved on 2006-09-01.
  3. ^ Caracas takes golf courses for housing. Retrieved on 2006-09-01.
  4. ^ Venezuela against seizing golf courses. Retrieved on 2006-09-01.

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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)
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