Juan Pablo Guanipa | |
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![]() Guanipa in 2010 | |
First Vice President of the National Assembly of Venezuela | |
In office 5 January 2020 – 5 January 2021 | |
President | Juan Guaidó (disputed) |
Preceded by | Edgar Zambrano |
Succeeded by | Iris Varela |
Deputy of the National Assembly for Zulia State | |
In office 5 January 2016 – 5 January 2021 | |
Governor of Zulia | |
In office 15 October 2017 – 26 October 2017 | |
Preceded by | Francisco Arias Cárdenas |
Succeeded by | Magdely Valbuena (interim) Omar Prieto |
Councilor of Maracaibo | |
In office 7 August 2005 – 8 December 2013 | |
Deputy of the Legislative Council of Zulia | |
In office 23 January 1993 – 23 January 1996 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Juan Pablo Isidoro Guanipa Villalobos 20 December 1964 Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela |
Political party | Copei (1983-1999) Justice First (2003–present) |
Alma mater | University of Zulia |
Occupation | Lawyer, politician |
Juan Pablo Isidoro Guanipa Villalobos (born 20 December 1964) is a Venezuelan lawyer and politician who served as deputy and First Vice President of the National Assembly, leader of the Justice First political party and former governor of Zulia. He was a presidential candidate in the 2018 elections until boycott. Guanipa is the regional coordinator of the Justice First party in Zulia and chairs the Maracaibo Posible foundation.[1][2][3]