Roland Blanco

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Roland Blanco
Governor of Táchira
In office 2000 – present
Preceded by	Sergio Omar Calderon
Succeeded by	incumbent
Born	April 12, 1959 Caracas
Political party	Movimiento Quinta Republica
Spouse	Guadalupe de Blanco
Profession	soldier, diplomat

Roland Blanco La Cruz is a Venezuelan politician and has been the governor of Táchira since August 2000.

Táchira State Governor Election, 2004 Results Source: CNE data

Candidates Votes % Roland Blanco 169587 57% Sergio Omar Calderon 117682 40%

[edit] Biography

Roland Blanco La Cruz was born in Caracas on April 12, 1959 to Jose Vicente Blanco and Ana Julia La Cruz. He spent his early years going to school in his birth city. In 1977 he received his Bachelor of Science degree. He later joined the Military Academy of Venezuela (Academia Militar de Venezuela) where he received a licence in Military Arts & Sciences in 1981. That same year, he was deployed to the Cuartel Bolívar del Tachira, a military base. Blanco La Cruz is currently a retired captain of the Venezuelan Army and has a Master's degree in international relations and Company Management, obtaining both titles from Troy University in the United States. He has held various positions in the Tachira State, among them the director of the Maternal-Infantile Nourishing Program (Programa Alimentario Maternal Infantil, also known as PAMI). He was also a professor at the Universidad de Los Andes. In 1999, he was elected to the National Constituent Assembly, where he served as the President of the Subcommission of Borders. In August 2000, Blanco La Cruz was elected governor of Tachira, beating the incumbent anti-Chavez governor, Sergio Omar Calderon, also known as "El Cura".

[edit] Personal life

Roland Blanco La Cruz is married to Guadalupe de Blanco and they have three children named Royma, Ronald, and Indira.

[edit] References

• http://www.tachira.gov.ve/gobernador/biografia/

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)