Rafael Isea

Rafael Isea
58th Governor of Aragua
In office
2008–2012
Preceded by Didalco Bolívar (PODEMOS)
Succeeded by Tarek El Aissami (PSUV)
Personal details
Born (1968-02-18) February 18, 1968
Maracay
Political party PSUV
Profession Politician

Rafael Eduardo Isea Romero (born 18 February 1968, Maracay[1]) is a Venezuelan politician, and Governor of Aragua State from 2008 to 2012. A graduate of the Venezuelan Military Academy (1989), he participated in Hugo Chávez' February 1992 Venezuelan coup d'état attempt.[1] From 2001 to 2004 he was Venezuela's representative to the Inter-American Development Bank.[1] In the 2005 parliamentary elections he was elected to the National Assembly of Venezuela. In 2007 he was named deputy Minister of Finance, and in 2008, Minister of Finance, before being elected Governor of Aragua in the 2008 regional elections, beating PODEMOS' Henry Rosales.[1]

Defection

In September 2013, Isea moved to Washington, D.C. to participate in postgraduate studies, though he was reported that he was possibly working with the Drug Enforcement Administration.[2] A year later on September 3, 2014, Venezuela's attorney general, Luisa Ortega Díaz, announced that her office has requested that Interpol issue a red notice for Isea, faced an arrest warrant for allegedly having acquired currency through criminal actions.[3][4] Months later in April 2015, details from Spanish journalist Emili Blasco from his book Bumerán Chávez gave allegations provided by Isea that revealed potentially illicit activities that the Venezuelan government was participating in.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 (Spanish) Aragua State, Rafael Isea, accessed 11 June 2012
  2. ↑ Martín, Sabrina (29 January 2015). "The Bodyguard: DEA Witness Was Chávez Confidante". PanAm Post. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Este año 966 personas han sido detenidas por corrupción". Agencia Venezolana de Noticias. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "FGR: “Rafael Isea tiene orden de captura por haber adquirido dólares en acciones delictivas”". Noticias24.com. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  5. ↑ Cristóbal Nagel, Juan (28 April 2015). "Something Is Rotten in the State of Venezuela". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 17 May 2015.

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