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% |
|
Biography
Roland Blanco 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 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 was elected governor of Tachira, beating the incumbent anti-Chavez governor, Sergio Omar Calderon, also known as "El Cura".
Personal life
Roland Blanco is married to Guadalupe de Blanco and they have three children named Royma, Ronald, and Indira.
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