Carmelo Lauría Lesseur

Carmelo Lauría Lesseur
President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Congress of Venezuela
In office 1994–1996
Preceded by	Luis Enrique Oberto
Succeeded by	Ramón Guillermo Aveledo
Minister of Home Affairs of Venezuela
In office 1992–1992
President	Carlos Andrés Pérez
Succeeded by	Luis Piñerúa Ordaz
Secretary of the Presidency of Venezuela
In office 1985–1988
President	Jaime Lusinchi
Preceded by	Simón Alberto Consalvi
Personal details
Born	24 August 1936
Died	29 November 2010 (2010-11-30) (aged 74)
Profession	businessman, politician

Carmelo Antonio Lauría Lesseur (24 August 1936 – 29 November 2010[1][2]) was a Venezuelan businessman, lawyer and politician.

Career

He served in several ministerial positions for Carlos Andrés Pérez, and was Secretary of the Presidency for Jaime Lusinchi from 1985 to 1988, and Governor of the Federal District (1984–85).[3] He also served as President of the Venezuelan Chamber of Deputies from 1994 to 1996. Among other business positions he was Director of Banco Central de Venezuela and President of Banco de Venezuela, and a board member of Sidor.[1]

Lauría was said to be one of the "Twelve Apostles", a group of Venezuelan businessmen close to President Carlos Andrés Pérez during his first term,[4] Lauria served briefly as Minister for Development in 1974, during the First Presidency of Carlos Andrés Pérez. He was also briefly Interior Minister in 1992 during the Second Presidency of Carlos Andrés Pérez. He obtained a law degree and a doctorate in law from the Andrés Bello Catholic University, and taught there and at the Central University of Venezuela.[3][5]

References

1. (in Spanish) Globovision, 30 November 2010, Hoy se realizará ceremonia fúnebre del dirigente político Carmelo Lauría
2. (in Spanish) RAFAEL DÍAZ CASANOVA, El Universal, 3 December 2010, Carmelo que está en el cielo
3. (in Spanish) Democratic Action, 29 November 2010, CEN de AD lamenta la muerte de Carmelo Lauría Archived 18 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
4. Fernando Coronil. The magical state: nature, money, and modernity in Venezuela, University of Chicago Press, 1997. p247
5. (in Spanish) El Nacional, 30 November 2010, Falleció el dirigente adeco Carmelo Lauría^[permanent dead link‍]